Ch 3: Migration
Migration:
Muhammad’s
hardships mounted when his uncle Abu Talib passed
away, leaving him without a strong ally in
Mecca . Soon after his uncle’s death,
he was secretly visited by leaders of the two major tribes of Madinah, a town 300 miles to the northeast of
Mecca . The leaders, whose tribesmen
fought one another in lengthy wars, converted on the spot to Islam for they were the
neighbors of the Jews who used to tell them about the last messenger whose time
is coming sooner. The people of the Madinah vied out
the Jews to be the followers of the messenger of the end of the world. Thence,
they invited Muhammad, peace be upon him, and the Meccan Muslims to live in the Madinah. The Meccan Muslims left
their homes gradually. Some of them have left their families, money, and their
holdings for the sake of Allah Almighty. Their excruciating sufferance was
bearable for the love of their Lord and His messenger. One can call their Love
and loyalty as the best feelings that one can utter and be aware of. Their departure was soon discovered by the
leaders of Quraysh, who decided to eliminate Muhammad,
the last one to leave. But during the night when they were about to kill him,
Muhammad, peace be upon him, had escaped with his closest friend Abu Bakr, may Allah be praised with him. In the
Medina , safe from the Meccan persecution, Muhammad was now free to call others to
Islam, and his followers increased rapidly. To Muslims, he was both a messenger
of God who shared with them divine revelation, and a political leader who
governed their public affairs. Under the guidance of Muhammad, the Charter of
Madinah was developed. Some people argue that the
Charter was the first pluralistic constitutional framework known to mankind. Not
only did it recognize the several tribes engaging in free trade inside and
outside of the Madinah, it also acknowledged Jewish
tribes as a collective entity bonded with Muslims through attachment to a system
of rights and obligations. The Charter of the Madinah
created an environment where all could lead a moral life and band together to
oppose aggression of any sort.
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