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30 “O people of Arabia, there comes the man you have been waiting to see. ” Soon the whole of Yasreb resounded with the cries of Allah - o - Akbar (Allah is great). Big crowds rushed to welcome the Prophet. They went wild with joy. Yasreb had never been so happy before. The Prophet then proceeded to Quba. Kalsum bin Alhadam, chief of the place, gave him a big welcome there. The Prophet put up at his house. The first thing he did there was to build a mosque. It was called Masjid - i - Quba. Yasreb was now called Madina - tul - Nabi , the city of the Prophet. Muslims of Medina were called Ansars (helpers). And the refugee Muslims were called Muhajirs. Every Ansar family wanted the Prophet to stay with them. He chose to put up with Banu Najjar, the relations of his grandfather Abdul Muttalib. Friday Congregational Prayers After about ten days, the Prophet moved from Quba mounted on the back of a camel. Ansars and Muhajirs followed him. On the way he stopped for Juma – Friday congregational prayers. From that day, Juma prayer has become a regular weekly worship in Islam. On the way to Medina proper the Prophet was warmly greeted by groups of Ansars. Women and little girls sang with joy. “The full moon has arisen on us from the top of mount Vida. It is our duty now to give thanks to God. ”