A joyful day

A joyful day (50) ❣️

Fourteen years after becoming a prophet, on a Monday, the
Prophet ﷺ arrived in Qubaa on the outskirts of Yathrib🌴.

The people of Yathrib (which was later named Al-Madinah
Al-Munawwarah, the City of Light) had long awaited the Prophet ﷺ , and each day they would go to Hira and wait for him until the sun became unberable. One day, the people returned to their homes after waiting a long time for the Prophet ﷺ . A Jew happened to catch a glimpse of a small group of white-robed travellers in the distance🐫. He called out,📣

“O people of Arabia! What you have been waiting for has arrived!”

The Muslims lifted their weapons and rushed to greet the Prophet ﷺ . There was a great trumult as everyone ran to the edge of the desert to catch a glimpse of the travellers. The Prophet ﷺ then turned towards the right and came to Banu Amr bin Auf Qubaa.

After reaching Qubaa, the Prophet ﷺ dismounted and sat in silence. Now those of the Ansar (literally the supporters, the name given to those in Al-Madenah who became Muslim) who had not seen the Prophet ﷺ thought that Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه was the prophet because his hair had turned a little gray. But when they saw Abu Bakr shade the Prophet ﷺ with a sheet, they realised their mistake.🌷

The Prophet ﷺ stayed at Qubaa in the house of Kulthoom
bin Hadam. Other sources, however say that he stayed in the house of Sa’d bin Khathima. He stayed there for four days, during which time he laid the foundation of Qubaa Mosque🕌.

That Friday he left Qubaa with Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه. He sent a message to Banu Najjar, the house of his maternal grandfather, His kinsmen came to Qubaa with their swords hanging from their sides, and joined the Prophet ﷺ on his way to Madinah🌴. When he arrived at the settlement of Banu Salim bin Auf, it was time to perform the Friday congregational prayer. The Prophet ﷺ led a hundred Muslims in prayer❣️.

The Prophet ﷺ enters Madinah🌴

After performing the Friday prayer, the Prophet ﷺ and his
entourage left for Madinah 🌴. Jubilant crowds of men, women and children greeted him, and the narrow lanes of Madinah resounded with their happy voices. Women and children sang their welcome in a song that even now is sung by Muslims in memory of that happy day ❣️when, like the full 🌕, the Prophet ﷺ appeared among his people:

“The full moon has appeared before us. We must give thanks when called to Allah. You, who have been sent to us, bring commands that will be obeyed.”

As the Prophet ﷺ rode through the streets of Madinah,
people would take hold of his camel’s halter and invite the Prophet ﷺ to stay with them.

“Let the she-camel go her way,” the Prophet ﷺ would say. “She is guided by Allah❣️.” Finally, the shecamel knelt, but the Prophet ﷺ did not dismount. The animal 🐫rose to its feet again, ambled ahead for some distance, and then turned back and knelt in the same place it had before.❣️

The Prophet’s Mosque (Masjid Al-Nabawi) 🕌was erected on this very spot.❣️

Many people vied with each other to give shelter to the
Prophet ﷺ, but who will be the lucky man ⁉️

We will know more next time ❣️

Do not forget to share the life of our prophet SAW to get the reward
and read the first parts from here👇👇.

Read from first part https://islamicreminder.org/the-history-life-of-prophet-muhammad-pbuh/

TO BE CONTINUED IN SHA ALLAH