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5 the streets of Madinah singing “Muhammad saw is here! The Messenger saw of Allah is here!” and servants demonstrated tricks from their swords. The procession finally reached the Najjaar fam- ily neighbourhood. Laced with weapons, the Najjaar family lined up outside their homes to welcome the Holy Prophet and their women sang a welcome song, beating their tambourines: ٖ النَّجَّار ْ بَنِی ٍ مِّن ُ جَوَار نَحْن 6 ٖ ْ جَار ٌ مِّن مُحَمَّد حَبَّذَا یَا We are girls of the Najjaar family! How lucky are we to have the Holy Prophet saw stay amongst us! When the Holy Prophet saw passed them, he smiled and said, “Dear girls! Do you hold me dear?” The girls unanimously replied, “Yes! Our beloved Prophet saw!” The Holy Prophet saw said, “I hold you dear as well!” The Najjaar family was extremely ecstatic that day because the Holy Prophet saw had chosen Hazrat Abu Ayub Ansaari ra, leader of the Najjaar family, as his host in Madinah. Since his great-grandmother belonged to the Najjaar, they held a promi- nent and respectable status in Madinah. 6. Tadhkaar-e-Sahaabiyyaat by Talib al-Hashmi, ‘Hazrat Umm-e- Ummaarah ra ’ p. 391, Published by Al-Badr Publications, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore.