Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 519
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 519 do this. You go back to Makkah as it is your birth place and place of your childhood. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa replied, "I had prayed to my Lord, 'O All a h you have made me leave your beloved land, now give me an abode in some other beloved land of yours. ' Now God has provided me an abode in Mad i nah. " 18 Second Homeland Mad i nah God's decree gave him a second homeland. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa fulfilled all the obligations of love and loyalty to this land. It was the good fortune of the people of Mad i nah that they welcomed the Prophet of God and as a result they were blessed. It is amazing that Mad i nah and its people received immense blessings due to it becoming the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's second homeland. Mad i nah was known as Yathrab and this name carries a connotation of rebuke. After the arrival of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa it became known as Mad i natur Ras u l, that is the city of the Prophet. Lovingly H u du r sa used to say, "People call it 'Yathrab', but it is a city which cleanses people as the iron ore is purified of impurities in a furnace. " He meant that the pure atmosphere and pious company was amazingly effective. He upheld the sanctity of Mad i nah and said, " Hadrat Ibr a h i m had declared Makkah H aram (a sacred place), I declare Mad i nah as H aram. " He meant that fighting and blood shedding was prohibited