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Companions from migrating. However, they were unsuccessful and all but a few of the
Companions migrated.
The First Immigrant to Yathrib
Abu Salamah's family originated from Yathrib, from the tribe of Asad, however some of
his family had settled in Mecca under the protection and sponsorship of his uncle, the
late Abu Talib.
Not long after Abu Talib's death, Abu Salamah and his wife Hind better known as Umm
Salamah the daughter of Abi Umayyah, from the tribe of Mughirah, a branch of the
Makhzum tribe, and first cousin to the infamous Abu Jahl decided to migrate. Abu
Salamah and Hind had been among the early converts and now that permission had
been given to migrate they made preparations to migrate to the safety of Yathrib with
their young son Salamah.
When the time came to leave, Abu Salamah saddled his camel and seated his wife as
she cradled her young son in her arms, and set off walking alongside the camel leading
it by a rope. Almost immediately, men from Umm Salamah's tribe, the tribe of Mughirah,
Companions migrated.
The First Immigrant to Yathrib
Abu Salamah's family originated from Yathrib, from the tribe of Asad, however some of
his family had settled in Mecca under the protection and sponsorship of his uncle, the
late Abu Talib.
Not long after Abu Talib's death, Abu Salamah and his wife Hind better known as Umm
Salamah the daughter of Abi Umayyah, from the tribe of Mughirah, a branch of the
Makhzum tribe, and first cousin to the infamous Abu Jahl decided to migrate. Abu
Salamah and Hind had been among the early converts and now that permission had
been given to migrate they made preparations to migrate to the safety of Yathrib with
their young son Salamah.
When the time came to leave, Abu Salamah saddled his camel and seated his wife as
she cradled her young son in her arms, and set off walking alongside the camel leading
it by a rope. Almost immediately, men from Umm Salamah's tribe, the tribe of Mughirah,