Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 66
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa. Sa та sa sa desperate. The threats of violence against the Holy Prophet" and his. Companions" markedly increased. The Muslims were generally poor, were unsafe and vulnerable as they were surrounded by the idolators who were in the majority. Under these circumstances, the Holy Prophet" advised his followers to migrate to Abyssinia, where the king (Negus) was a kind and noble person. Eighty-three adult Muslims and some children migrated to. Abyssinia in groups. The first group which left Mecca for the sake of. Allāh consisted of ten Muslims. the Holy Prophet" appointed Ḥadrat 'Uthman bin Maz'un" as the leader of the first group which migrated to. Abyssinia. This was the first migration (Hijrah) in Islām. ra. God Almighty says in the Holy Qur'ān: sa وَالَّذِيْنَ هَاجَرُوا فِى اللَّهِ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوْا لَنُبَوّتَنَّهُمْ فِي الدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً ، وَ لَأَجْرُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوْا يَعْلَمُوْنَ 8 walladhina hājarū fillahi mim ba'di mā zulimū lanubawwi'annahum fiddunya ḥasanatan wa la ajrul ākhirati akbar lau kānū y‘lamūn. And as to those who have left their homes for the sake of Allah after they had been wronged, We will surely give them a goodly abode in this world; and truly the reward of the Hereafter is greater, if they but knew. (16:42). The Quraish were not happy with the migration of the Muslims to. Abyssinia. So a delegation comprised of two ambassadors, ‘Amr bin al-‘Ās and 'Abdullah ibn Abū Rabi'ah, traveled to Abyssinia and tried to extradite the Muslims back to Mecca by bribing the courtiers of the king. They told the king that the emigrants follow a new religion of which no one had heard anything before. The king wanted to know more about these emigrants and their religion. So he gathered all the emigrants in his courtyard for a question and answer session. He asked what is the new 66