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On the next visit, Abdullah and his sister Asma, who had prepared food for the journey to
Yathrib tore her belt into two and tied the bundles of food together with it, from that time
onward she was affectionately called Dhat-un-Nitaqain, meaning owner of the two belts!
Abdullah and Asma were accompanied by Uraqiquit’s son and Aamir, the shepherd, who
this time came without his flock, and together they made their way with the camels to the
cave where they were awaited.
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When they reached the mountain, Abdullah and his companions waited for the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and Abu Bakr to descend its slope. And so the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam), Abu Bakr, Aamir the shepherd, and their guide prepared
themselves to set out on the second stage of their migration to Yathrib, soon to be
renamed Medina, whilst Abu Bakr’s children returned in safety to Mecca.
When Abdullah arrived with the camels Abu Bakr offered the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) the finest of the camels, however on account of the importance of the
Yathrib tore her belt into two and tied the bundles of food together with it, from that time
onward she was affectionately called Dhat-un-Nitaqain, meaning owner of the two belts!
Abdullah and Asma were accompanied by Uraqiquit’s son and Aamir, the shepherd, who
this time came without his flock, and together they made their way with the camels to the
cave where they were awaited.
4
When they reached the mountain, Abdullah and his companions waited for the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and Abu Bakr to descend its slope. And so the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam), Abu Bakr, Aamir the shepherd, and their guide prepared
themselves to set out on the second stage of their migration to Yathrib, soon to be
renamed Medina, whilst Abu Bakr’s children returned in safety to Mecca.
When Abdullah arrived with the camels Abu Bakr offered the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam) the finest of the camels, however on account of the importance of the