Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
9. The Prophetic Method
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enables one to think on a profound level,
penetrating to the very depths of a situation. There
we discover secrets, which enable us to gain control
of our rival from all angles. He becomes like the
quarry caught in the huntsman’s net: movement
only enmeshes him further and serves to tighten the
huntsman’s hold on him.
The emigration from Makkah to Madinah was an
example of the Prophet’s patience. When the
Quraysh had decided to kill the Prophet, the latter
had two options before him: either he could take up
his sword in self-defense, or he could leave Makkah
for some safer abode. The Prophet adopted the
second course of action. He coolly thought the
situation over and decided on emigration to
Madinah, where he would be able to continue the
same work, only in a different place. According to
‘A’ishah, the Prophet used to come to their house
every day in the period prior to the emigration.
There he would hold consultations with her father,
Abu Bakr. Preparations were made, in the utmost
secrecy, over a period of six months. Everything
went according to plan, and finally the Prophet set
out for Madinah, taking a dependable guide with
