7 Chapters to Love You More
Chapters 5.3
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The Quraysh polytheists were greatly disappointed and regretted, after the Prophet had escaped from their siege. They no longer think of the sleeping Ali. Their minds were focused only on 'Muhammad had escaped and had to be pursued until he met.'
The Quraysh polytheists continued to search for the Prophet ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ith Abu Bakr ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ).
When the Quraysh went up to the Hill of Tsur and observed the cave, it was a tense moment. Abu Bakr ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ saw their feet, so he whispered to the Prophet ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ “ 'O Prophet, if they look down the soles, they will surely see us."
The Prophet answered, “O Abu Bakr, do you think that we are just two, know that the three are God who protects us."
Those are the memories in Tsur Cave, which is gripping and tense. The following days, it felt somewhat relieved, not so alarming. The event is immortalized in the Qur’an, as follows:
إِلَّا تَنصُرُوهُ فَقَدۡ نَصَرَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِذۡ أَخۡرَجَهُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ثَانِيَ ٱثۡنَيۡنِ إِذۡ هُمَا فِي ٱلۡغَارِ إِذۡ يَقُولُ لِصَٰحِبِهِۦ لَا تَحۡزَنۡ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَنَاۖ فَأَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ سَكِينَتَهُۥ عَلَيۡهِ وَأَيَّدَهُۥ بِجُنُودٖ لَّمۡ تَرَوۡهَا وَجَعَلَ كَلِمَةَ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ٱلسُّفۡلَىٰۗ وَكَلِمَةُ ٱللَّهِ هِيَ ٱلۡعُلۡيَاۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
"If you do not help him (Muhammad) then Allah has helped him (i.e.) when the unbelievers (mushrikin of Mecca) brought him out (from Mecca) while he was one of the two when both were in cave, when he said to his friend: "Do not mourn, verily Allah is with us". So Allah sent down His peace to (Muhammad) and helped him with an army that you did not see, and the Quran made the disbelievers inferior. And the word of God is high. Allah is Mighty, Wise. (QS. al-Taubah, 9:40).
So they said, "If he had entered this cave, the cobwebs would no longer be in his mouth."
At first they thought the Prophet was hiding in the cave, but after they saw in the mouth of the cave there was a spider web, beside him were two pigeons incubating their eggs and there were branches of trees that closed the cave hole, they were sure that the cave could not have any inhabitants. They believe too much in the calculation of the ratio, so they believe so.
No one knew of the Prophet's hiding in the Cave of Tsur, except for Abu Bakr's family, his son Abdullah, his two daughters Asma’ and ‘Aisha and his loyal servant Amir ibn Fuhaira.
Staying in the Cave of Tsur for Three Nights The Prophet ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ Stay in the cave of Tsur for three nights, from Friday night, Saturday, to Sunday night.
During his stay in the cave of Tsur, Abdullah son of Abu Bakr helped his second hijrah journey by providing news information about the Quraysh. While Amir bin Fuhairah, a former slave of Abu Bakr, gave a drink from the milk of goats that he shepherded.
Meanwhile, the Quraysh grew mad when they learned that the Prophet ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ had escaped the heinous plan they had prepared.
At that time all they did was beat up Ali and drag him to Ka’bah and lock him for a moment in an attempt to get information about the Prophet. But that effort did not produce results.
After three days in the Tsur Cave, the Prophet ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ migrated to Madinah by riding two camels prepared by Abu Bakr. All preparations and supplies for the trip were prepared by Asma’ and Aisyah, the sisters of Abu Bakr who were very loyal to defend the Prophet.
In addition to providing two camels, Abu Bakr prepared five to six thousand dirhams. That is the rest of the wealth he has. (Said Ramadhan, Fiqh al-Sirah, p. 83).
The journey of the Prophet and Abu Bakr passed through a difficult path that people could not pass, to avoid the supervision of the Quraysh polytheists. The other companions of the Prophet emigrated secretly, except Umar ibn al-Khattab, a hero nicknamed the Lion of the Desert.
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ , after learning that the companions of the Prophet migrated immediately drew out his sword, announcing to the Quraysh that he would emigrate. After praying two rakaats in the Grand Mosque he departed and no one dared to disturb.
Ali bin Abi Thalib ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ , after completing his commission, emigrated on foot. On a hot day he hid behind mountains of rock. In the evening, he traveled until he met the Prophet in Quba, a small town near Medina. It was there that the Prophet and his companions built the first mosque, named after the Quba mosque.
Abdullah bin Uraiqit of Banu Du'il and Amir bin Fuhaira were asked as road signs. The two carried Muhammad ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ & Abu Bakr cautiously southward and then headed towards Tihama near the Red Sea coast.
On Monday night, the beginning of Rabi’ul Awwal 1 H or coincide with September 16, 622 AD. The Prophet Muhammad ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ The Prophet Muhammad ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ along with his pointer all night and day were on the vehicle. No longer do they care about difficulties and fatigue. They just believe that Allah.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, the Quraysh held a contest, 'Anyone who can bring Prophet Muhammad ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ ⁇ , life or death, great gifts and high office awaits him.'
This attracted the public at that time, including Suraqa bin Malik who already knew the journey of the Prophet Muhammad.
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