The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume I — Page 302
Seal of the Prophets - Volume I 302 4. Qutbah bin ‘Āmir ra who was from the Banī Salamah. 5. ‘Uqbah bin ‘Āmir ra who was from the Banī Ḥarām. 6. Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh bin Rummān ra who was from the Banī ‘Ubaidah. After this, these people took leave of the Holy Prophet sa and upon their departure, said: “We have been greatly weakened by civil war, and there are many disagreements between us. We shall go to Yathrib and preach Islām to our brothers. How remarkable would it be that Allāh the Exalted may gather us again through you. Then we shall be fit to assist you in every way. ” Therefore, these people left, and due to them, Islām began to find popularity in Yathrib. 1 First Bai‘at at ‘ Aqabah – 12 Nabawī This year was spent in Makkah by the Holy Prophet sa in concern and anticipation for the people of Yathrib with regards to their physical means. The Holy Prophet sa would often think, ‘Let us see the outcome of these six converts, and if there are any signs of success in Yathrib or not?’ For the Muslims as well, with respect to physical means, this era was one of concern and anticipation. They saw that the leaders of Makkah and the chieftains of Ṭā’if had sternly rejected the mission of the Holy Prophet sa , and one by one, the various tribes of Arabia had also put a stamp on their condemnation. A ray of hope began to shine in Madīnah, but who could figure that this ray of light could stand before storms of affliction and torture, against the cyclones of hardship? On the other hand, the cruelties of the Makkans were growing day by day, for they understood well that now was the time to erase Islām. But even in this delicate era (such as a more vulnerable era had not befallen Islām), the Holy Prophet sa and his companions stood in their place like a firm mountain. At times, the determination and steadfastness of the Holy Prophet sa would even put his 1 * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Malik bin Hishām, pp. 307-308, Bad’u Islāmil- Anṣār , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī, By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Al-Jarīr Ṭabarī, Volume 2, pp. 245-246, Bābu Dhikril-Khabri ‘ammā kāna min Amri Nabiyyillāhi sa ‘inda Ibtidā’illāhi Ta‘ālā. . . . . . , Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Muḥammad bin ‘Abdul-Bāqī Az- Zarqānī, Volume 2, pp. 72-78, Dhikru ‘Arḍil-Muṣṭfā sa Nafsahū ‘alal-Qabā’ili wa Wufūdil-Anṣār , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)