Life and Teachings of the Prophet Muhammad
2. The Life of the Prophet Muhammad
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was under divine protection. He begged for mercy. The Prophet
forgave him.
THE PROPHET ARRIVES AT MADINAH
After six days’ journey the Prophet reached Quba, a village
three miles from Madinah. At that time the people of Madinah had
been waiting impatiently for his arrival. The Prophet stayed for two
weeks in Quba, where he built the first mosque of Islam.
Each morning people used to come out of the city and watch
the road from Quba. At last the great day arrived. He set off for
Madinah on a Friday morning. When he entered the town, he
found that all the people, men, women and children, had turned
out to receive him. The women stood on the house-tops and sang
songs of joy.
They had all lined both sides of the street to receive him. When
the Prophet entered the city, everybody wanted him to be his
guest. The more zealous held the reins of the camel and wanted
the Prophet to dismount in front of their doors and enter their
houses. But the Prophet refused politely and said:
“Leave my camel alone. She is under the command of
God; she will stop where God wants her to stop.”
It finally stopped at a site, which belonged to two orphans of
the Banu Najjar tribe. The Prophet dismounted saying: “It seems
that this is where God wants us to stop.”
