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Mecca in the opposite direction to Yathrib. Abu Bakr asked his shepherd Aamir,
Fuhayrah’ son, whom he freed from service sometime before, to follow behind them with
a flock of sheep so that their tracks would be obliterated.
A little while after they had set out on their migration the Prophet looked back is sadness
towards his beloved City and said, "Upon all the earth of Allah, you are the dearest place
to me and the dearest to Allah. Had my people not driven me from you, I would not have
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left you."
The Excruciating Sting
There were many caves in Mount Thawr and when they discovered one suitable, Abu
Bakr had entered first on that eventful first day of the migration. However, as he entered
he noticed there were several holes in both its walls and floor and feared they might be
home to snakes or other poisonous insects, or even reptiles, so he looked around the
Fuhayrah’ son, whom he freed from service sometime before, to follow behind them with
a flock of sheep so that their tracks would be obliterated.
A little while after they had set out on their migration the Prophet looked back is sadness
towards his beloved City and said, "Upon all the earth of Allah, you are the dearest place
to me and the dearest to Allah. Had my people not driven me from you, I would not have
2
left you."
The Excruciating Sting
There were many caves in Mount Thawr and when they discovered one suitable, Abu
Bakr had entered first on that eventful first day of the migration. However, as he entered
he noticed there were several holes in both its walls and floor and feared they might be
home to snakes or other poisonous insects, or even reptiles, so he looked around the