uflove.blogg.se - august 2023

It was a time of great joy from both sides.

Interior of Masjid Quba – Photo: makkahmadeenah (Instagram)

But when they saw Abu Bakr shade the Prophet (ﷺ) with a sheet, they realized their mistake. Those of the Ansar (literally meaning ‘the helpers’, the name given to those in Al-Madinah who became Muslim) who had not seen the Prophet (ﷺ) thought that Abu Bakr (رضي الله عنه) was the prophet because his hair had grown a little gray.

After reaching Quba, the Prophet (ﷺ) dismounted.

Most of the Muslims who had emigrated from Makkah had stayed at Quba and many of them were there when the Prophet (ﷺ) arrived. The Prophet (ﷺ) then turned toward the right and came to Banu Amr bin Auf at Quba. There was a great clamour as everyone ran to the edge of the desert to catch a glimpse of the travellers.

The Muslims lifted their weapons and rushed to greet the Prophet (ﷺ).

He called out: “O people of Arabia! What you have been waiting for has arrived!” A Jew happened to catch a glimpse of a small group of white-robed travellers in the distance. One day the people returned to their homes after waiting a long time for the Prophet.

The people of Yathrib (which was later named Al-Madinah Al-Munawwarah, the Enlightened City) had long awaited the Prophet (ﷺ), and each day they would go beyond the fields and palm groves and wait for him until the sun became unbearable.