Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
12. Emigration—From Makkah to Madinah
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the prayer of pilgrimage—”We are here at your
service, Lord...”—at the same time. The Quraysh’s
envoy was extremely impressed. On his return to
Makkah he told the Quraysh that he was quite sure
that the Muslims had come on a pilgrimage and for
no other reason, and should be allowed to carry on.
The very spectacle of 1400 Muslims displaying their
faith in God also made a deep impact on the
Quraysh. When one of their envoys came into the
Muslim camp, the Muslims were all praying in
ranks, lined up behind the Prophet. He was highly
impressed by the organization and discipline of the
worshippers. When he returned to the Quraysh, he
told them that the Muslims worked as a unit: when
Muhammad made a move, all his followers did
likewise. Another envoy saw that when the Prophet
performed his ablutions, the Muslims rushed to
catch the water he had used in their hands before it
could touch the ground. He noticed the hush, which
descended upon them when the Prophet was
speaking, the reverence which prevented them from
looking him straight in the eye. When this envoy
reported back to the Quraysh, they were deeply
impressed by his description of the Muslims’
