An Outline of Early Islamic History — Page 27
27 away. Only the Prophet, his family, Ali and some poor Muslims were left behind. The Quresh saw the Prophet was friendless. They thought they could finish him now, believing that Islam would then die soon. They met together and agreed to kill him. One man f rom each family was chosen for the job. These men were to attack the Prophet together. The Prophet’s family would not fight back everyone, they believed. God commanded the Prophet to leave Mecca at once. He went straight to the house of Abu Bakr and told h im that he had been ordered to depart for Medina. “Will you not take me with you, O Prophet of Allah?” asked Abu Bakr. “I will ,” said the Prophet. Abu Bakr was moved to tears of joy. He said, “I have two camels ready, one for each of us. ”