The warm welcoming by the “Ansaar

The warm welcoming by the “Ansaar

After an eight-day journey, the Prophet arrived at
Quba' on Rabia al-Awwal 8, the 14th year of Prophethood (corresponding to
September 23, 622 CE) at noon. Quba' lies at a distance of a few miles from
Al-Madeenah and was generally taken as the locality of Al-Madeenah. It was
largely inhabited by Banu Amr bin Auf (an Arabic tribe) who had already been
enlightened by Islam. A few days before the departure of the Prophet from
Makkah, the news of his anticipated arrival in Al-Madeenah was in the air. The
“Ansar” (Supporters of the Prophet) of Al-Madeenah would come out of their
dwellings early in the morning and kept waiting till noon everyday. Thus, when
the Prophet “” arrived at Quba' at noon, they had already gone back after
waiting for some time.

A certain Jew who was watching the crowds of
Muslims coming out of their settlement as if they were waiting for someone knew
that Muhammad was approaching from Mecca. This Jew was then, by chance, upstairs
when he witnessed the small caravan moving into Quba'; guessing it to be the
caravan of the Prophet he cried at the top of his voice: "O people of Arabia, O
those taking rest at noon, there has come your object of love." Having heard
this call, the people rushed out of their dwellings and waves of joy gripped the
whole atmosphere of Quba'. He was emerging from an orchard of dates. Bearing in
mind that the people might fall into confusion regarding the identification of
the Prophet Abu Bakr drew himself back and shaded the Prophet with his mantle,
thus making a clear distinction between the Prophet and the
companion.

The Prophet was now entering Quba' and the young girls of the
“Ansar” were reciting in great fervor and boundless joy:

"On the hillside
whence caravans are given a send-off,

The full moon comes up in the
day.

All the while Allaah is praised.

We had better return our
thanks

The noble one, O you sent to us,

You have brought binding
commands."

Building the Quba’ Mosque

The Prophet entered Quba' on
Monday and stayed there until Friday. He stayed in the house of Khulthum bin
Hadm while Abu Bakr stayed with Habeeb bin Asaf. He would hold his assemblies in
the house of Sa'd bin Khaithamah and the people visited him at the same place.
During this short stay in Quba', he laid the foundation of a mosque, which is
the first mosque ever built after the advent of Islaam. On Friday, the 12th of
Rabi al-Awwal, he left Quba' and made his entry to Al-Madeenah. He was still in
Quba' when Ali bin Abu Talib came and joined him. Ali had made this long and
arduous journey on foot. While the Prophet was staying in Quba', Ali who had
been busy returning the deposits of the people to their rightful owners (in
Mecca) was blessed with the honor of joining the Prophet . He had left Makkah at
about the time the Prophet was leaving the cave of Thaur. But since he was
traveling by himself, Ali made his movements during the night and kept himself
hidden in the day. The Prophet “” avoided busy roads and reached Quba' in eight
days, while Ali undertook the journey by the well-known routes, but was late by
three or four days because of being on foot.

Entry into
Al-Madeenah

Taking the leave of the people of Quba' and Banu Amr bin Auf
(Banu means tribe) on Friday, the Prophet moved forward to make his stay in
Al-Madeenah. Every household of each locality expressed its strong desire that
the Prophet should stay with them. He was in the locality of Banu Saalim bin Auf
when the time for Friday (jumu'ah) prayer drew near. The Prophet “” led the
prayer in the locality of Banu Saalim bin Auf in a field with about a hundred
men behind him. This was the first Friday prayer of the Prophet “” in
Al-Madeenah and the first time the Friday sermon (Khutbah) was ever delivered.
Later on, a mosque was built at that place.

After offering the Friday
prayer, the Prophet “” mounted his she-camel. Banu Saalim bin Auf approached him
and took hold of his she-camel's rein requesting that he stay with them. People
of other tribes and localities also came in groups and made the same request.
This led to a clash of words, which ended when the Prophet “” said to one and
all: "Let her go her way. She is guided by Allaah. I shall stop where the animal
sits down." The “Ansar” and “Muhajireen” (emigrants) followed the she-camel on
all sides. He set the reins loose and the she-camel moved ahead slowly. All eyes
were focused on the animal, and they were eagerly waiting for it to kneel
down.

When the she-camel entered the locality of Banu Biyadah, Ziyad bin
Labid and Urwah bin Amr the chieftains of the tribes wanted to take hold of the
reins but the Prophet “” forbade them saying: "Leave her for she has already
been commanded." Then, the she-camel stepped into the locality of Banu Sa'idah
and Sa'd bin Ubadah and Mundhir bin Amr the chieftains of Banu Sa'idah made the
same attempt but received the same words from the Prophet . After this, she
reached the locality of Banu Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj, and Sa'd bin Ar-Rabi',
Kharijah bin Zaid and Abdullah bin Rawahah stepped forward to stop her but
received the same reply. From there the she-camel made an entry into the
locality of Banu Adi bin An-Najjar. Since Abdul Muttalib's mother, Salma bint
Amr, belonged to this clan, they made their claim for the Prophet to stop there.
Thus Salit bin Qais and Asirah bin Abu Kharija, the chieftains of Banu Adi, took
hold of the reins but he asked them to leave it for the animal had prior
instructions for herself. At last the she-camel arrived at the locality of Banu
Malik bin An-Najjar and knelt down in a deserted and bare land for a while and
then got up and advanced a little, only to turn back and be seated on the same
spot again. This time she shook herself and then laid down on her neck wagging
her tail.

Close to this unpopulated land was the house of Abu Ayub Khalid
bin Zaid Ansari . He rushed to the spot with his face beaming with joy and took
the belongings of the Prophet to his house. Thus he stayed with him in his
house. The deserted land was the property of two orphan boys Sahl and Suhail. It
had a few date trees, some graves of polytheists and a resting spot for herds of
cattle. "Who is the owner of this land?" The Prophet enquired. Mu'adh bin Afra
responded, "This piece of land belongs to two orphan boys related to me, and I
take care of them; I shall make them agree, you may take it for building a
mosque." But the Prophet asserted, "I want to buy it, and will not take it
without paying its price." Abu Bakr made the payment at once. With the order of
the Prophet the date trees were cut, the graves leveled, and the construction
work of the mosque was started then and there. The Prophet joined the builders.
The walls of the mosque were constructed with stone and clay, the roof with wood
and leaves of the date palm. Until his house was built, the Prophet continued to
live with Abu Ayub Ansari for six months and a few days.

The mosque
built during the time of the Prophet saw no change before the caliphate of Umar
. During his caliphate, it underwent an expansion for the first time. Uthman bin
Affan strengthened it. During the time of Walid bin Abdul-Malik it saw more
expansion with the inclusion of the dwellings of the noble wives of the Prophet
.

The Prophet was in the house of Abu Ayub Ansari when he sent Zaid bin
Harithath and Abu Rafi to bring Fatimah, Umm Kulthum, Saudah bint Zam'ah, Usamah
bin Zaid and his mother, as well as Umm Aiman . Talha bin Ubaidullah, along with
Abdullah bin Abu Bakr, and his relatives, also accompanied them . After the
arrival of these people, the Prophet moved into his newly built
home.
Sources:

The
History of Islam, by Akbar Shah Najeebabdi

“The Sealed Nectar” By:
Saifur Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

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