With Love to Muhammad (sa) - The Khatam-un-Nabiyyin — Page 50
50 With Love to Muhammad sa the Kh ā tam-un-Nabiyy ī n Then, he writes that the words اgFجرۃ a B [ in the migration ] “seem to indicate that ‘Ibn Abbas was the last migration in the specific migration from Makkah to Med ī nah. ” 35 First of all, Farhan Khan makes another embarrassing mistake, this time with the background of the had ī th. This is not about Hazrat Ibn ‘Abb ā s ra. Instead, it is about Hazrat ‘Abb ā s ra , who was indeed the uncle of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa ! What happened was that Hazrat ‘Abb ā s ra was worried about the nature of his migration. He embarked upon his migration from Mecca to Medina at the time when the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa was returning to Mecca from Medina with thousands of Muslims. This was just before the Prophet’s victory of Mecca. When Hazrat ‘Abb ā s ra left Mecca for Medina, he met with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa on the way and came back to Mecca with him. This caused him to get worried that his migration may not be considered an actual migration. Hence, the Holy Prophet sa comforted him with the words, “ @م a Mا a اhdن ” (Rest assured, O Uncle!). Then, he said, “For you are the Kh ā tam-ul-Muh ā jir ī n in the migration as I am Kh ā tam-un- Nabiyy ī n in the prophethood. ” Farhan Khan is correct in stating that this had ī th is not about migration in general , but the specific migration from Mecca to Medina. In that sense, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa comforted Hazrat ‘Abb ā s ra that his migration from Mecca to Medina would in fact be accepted but it would be the last of its nature. This also means that the Holy Prophet sa could not possibly be comparing the specific migration to prophethood in general. If that is so, then this comparison would be faulty and no Muslim would accuse the Holy Prophet sa of making faulty 35 Khan, With Love , Page 45