Brief Biography of the Holy Prophet (Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam)

2-P: THE MIGRATION OF MUSLIMS AND HADHRAT OMAR TO MADINA:

Allah commanded in Sura IV : 75 the Muslims to migrate. Hadhrat Omar (R.A.) was so brave that he became the pioneer Makki to migrate to Madina to prepare the ground for the Holy Prophet Salallaho Alaihi Wasallam. to shift there. As such Omar the great (Allah is pleased with him) migration in this way bravely and daringly encouraged the faithfuls to leave Makkah for ever to Madina. He commenced journey with twenty riders. Ayash Bin Rabeeah was with him. They left Makkah in the day light in the presence of all the Quraysh. They announced loudly "Any one who wants his wife to be a widow, and also any one who wants his childrens to be orphans, may meet me behind this mountain; but none dared to check him with this First caravan of Muslim migrants but all of them remained dumb.