Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 51
17 Madinah Welcomes the Prophet of God sa When the Holy Prophet sa arrived in Mad i nah, the Muslims who were already there gave him a grand welcome. Small children sang with joy. “The full moon has risen upon us from behind the valley of Wad a ‘ to shine on us. ” 16 This meant that they were living in the dark before the Holy Prophet sa came to shed his light on them. They repeated loudly, “Allah’s Messenger has arrived, Allah’s Messenger has arrived!” That day, Mad i nah’s Muslims rejoiced in the way that people rejoice for ‘ I d (religious celebration). They treated the Holy Prophet sa and the other emigrants with