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the leadership of Az-Zubair returning to Mecca with merchandise from Syria.
Az-Zubair had broken his journey in Yathrib and told Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) that the news of his migration had already reached there and that the
Muslims anxiously awaited his arrival. Before they parted company, Az-Zubair gave the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and Abu Bakr some new white clothes which they
gratefully accepted. As they parted company, Az-Zubair told them that as soon as he
had sold his merchandise in Mecca it was his intention to join them in Yathrib.
The Reception in Quba
Each morning at dawn after Fajr prayer, the believers of Quba, a suburb of Yathrib,
would make their way to the lava mounds of Harra near the fertile oasis that marked the
City limits and anxiously awaited the arrival of Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam). There, they would stay until no shade was left to protect them from the harsh,
relentless rays of the sun.
It was now midday, Monday 8th Rabi'ul Awwal, (23rd September 622 CE) the sun had
reached its height and the gathering had returned to the shelter of their homes when a
Az-Zubair had broken his journey in Yathrib and told Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu
alihi wa sallam) that the news of his migration had already reached there and that the
Muslims anxiously awaited his arrival. Before they parted company, Az-Zubair gave the
Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and Abu Bakr some new white clothes which they
gratefully accepted. As they parted company, Az-Zubair told them that as soon as he
had sold his merchandise in Mecca it was his intention to join them in Yathrib.
The Reception in Quba
Each morning at dawn after Fajr prayer, the believers of Quba, a suburb of Yathrib,
would make their way to the lava mounds of Harra near the fertile oasis that marked the
City limits and anxiously awaited the arrival of Prophet Muhammad (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam). There, they would stay until no shade was left to protect them from the harsh,
relentless rays of the sun.
It was now midday, Monday 8th Rabi'ul Awwal, (23rd September 622 CE) the sun had
reached its height and the gathering had returned to the shelter of their homes when a