Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
12. Emigration—From Makkah to Madinah
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gully, he gazed in wonderment at the goats and
camels swarming beneath him. “Abu Wahab,” the
Prophet enquired on seeing him, “would you like
all these cattle?” Safwan said that he would. “It’s all
yours,” the Prophet told him. “No one but a
Prophet could be so generous,” Safwan replied. He
immediately accepted Islam, and testified that there
was no one worthy of being served save God, and
that Muhammad was His servant and Prophet.
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The Prophet’s numerous marriages were also part
of this policy. Prime importance was attached in the
tribal system to relationships through marriage.
This gives us an insight into the marriages entered
into by the Prophet after his emigration to Madinah.
Through them relationships were established with
countless people, whose hearts then mellowed
towards his mission. The Prophet’s first marriage
was with Khadijah, a widow almost twice his age.
Except for that one marriage, his other marriages
were entered into for the political and missionary
advantages that accrued to Islam from them.
The year after the Peace of Hudaybiyyah (A.D. 628),
the Prophet—along with 2000 Muslims—went on a
