🌙 Prophets and Seerah · Step 35 of 41
The Hijrah to Madinah
The Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr left Makkah secretly, hid in the cave of Thawr, and reached Madinah.
When the leaders of Makkah planned to kill the Prophet ﷺ, Allah allowed him to leave. He set out at night with Abu Bakr, while 'Ali slept in his bed. They hid for three days in the cave of Thawr. The enemies came right to the mouth of the cave.
Abu Bakr said: “If one of them looked down at his feet, he would see us.” The Prophet ﷺ said: “What do you think of two when Allah is their third?”
Do not grieve, Allah is with us
Allah tells of that moment in the cave, when the Prophet ﷺ told his companion: do not grieve, Allah is with us.
The Islamic calendar starts from the year of the Hijrah.
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Who travelled with the Prophet ﷺ on the Hijrah?
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Abu Bakr.
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Where did they hide?
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In the cave of Thawr.