End of the Journey and the Completion of Migration — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 1
Introduction
In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding End of the Journey and the Completion of Migration.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: IX-Exile
Pages: Book pp. 326–330 (PDF pp. 350–354)
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Historical Account
After a journey of eight days, stopping at different places en-route, the Holy Prophetsa reached near Madīnah on 12 Rabī‘ul-Awwal of 14 Nabawī, equivalent to the 20th of September 622 A.D. The people of Yathrib had received news of the departure of the Holy Prophetsa from Makkah, therefore, they would come to the outskirts of Madīnah on a daily basis to welcome him and would wait upon him for long periods of time. But when the sun would begin to intensify, they would return home disappointed. On that day, they had also come to welcome the Holy Prophetsa, but since the afternoon had grown long, they had returned to their homes. When they had just reached their homes, suddenly, a Jew who was standing at an eminent position in his small fort noticed the Holy Prophetsa and his companions shining in white clothes from afar. He loudly shouted, “O People of Arabia! The one you wait upon has come!” As soon as this voice reached the ears of this devout community, in the ecstasy of their joy and fervour, the Muslims quickly took their arms and dashed out of the city.
[Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Volume 2, p. 152, Bābu Khātimati fī Waqā’i‘i Mutafarriqati Ḥuṣilat fil-Hijrah, Dārul- Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * Maḥmūd Pāshā Miṣrī * Taqwīmut-Tārīkhī, By ‘Abdul-Quddūs Hāshmī, p. 1, Idāra-e-Taḥqīqāt-e-Islāmī, Pakistan (1965) (Publishers) * Based on the investigation of some research scholars the date was 8 Rabī‘ul-Awwal]
[Among the Arabs, to go out and welcome someone in arms was thought of as an indication that the host is even prepared to sacrifice his life for the sake of his guest. (Author)]
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A Glance at the Makkan Life
X A Glance at the Makkan Life
Whilst alluding to the early era of the Holy Prophetsa, in other words, his pre-prophetic life, our complaint of a paucity of narrations has not fully been dispelled even in the second era of the Holy Prophetsa. It is true that after his claim to divine appointment, such people existed for whom the life of the Holy Prophetsa was seen as a model, as well as those who carefully studied the gesticulations of the Holy Prophetsa and forever longed to remain in his company. However, as we have seen, the persecution of the Quraish prevented the Muslims from regrouping in Makkah, and never gave them enough time and opportunity to remain in the company of their master, and elaborately preserve the complete details of his life for future generations. With all this, a distinct difference can be seen in the circumstances of the pre-prophetic life and latter life, and God-willing, this difference shall become further distinct in the details of the life of Madīnah. For in Madīnah, the companions always found an opportunity to remain with the Holy Prophetsa and study his life. Compliments are owed to them for the detail and elaboration with which they relayed the biography of the Holy Prophetsa from that era. Perhaps thousands, nay, hundreds of thousands of prophets have passed in this world, but even a fraction of the detail and elaboration, in which the life of the Holy Prophetsa has been vouchsafed in history and Ḥadīth, cannot be found with regards to any other prophet. May God send thousands upon thousands of blessings upon the holy community of the companions of the Holy Prophetsa, the Tābi‘īn and Taba‘ Tābi‘īn, by whose merits, even today, after a period of 1350 years have passed since the demise of the Holy Prophetsa, a living and healthy illustration of his life is present before our eyes. Thus, at every step of our lives, we can benefit from the pure model of the Holy Prophetsa.
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 1)
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