The marked night
Young men from every tribe gathered at the Prophet's door to strike him as one man.
A Cave in Thawr
Three days inside the mountain while the search circled them — the story of Thawr's cave in twelve cards.
Ali in the bed
Ali ibn Abi Talib slept in his bed, wrapped in the green Hadrami cloak.
The dust
He came out, took a handful of dust, scattered it over their heads, and passed unseen.
Abu Bakr
He walked through the night to Abu Bakr the Truthful's house, closest of people to his heart.
Two mounts
Abu Bakr had prepared two mounts for this journey long before, fed at his daughter's.
The back road
They left from behind Makkah, not its gate, and took a road no one knew.
The cave
They entered a cave in Mount Thawr far from the road and hid in its dark.
The sandals
It is said Abu Bakr plugged every hole in the cave with pieces of his sandal so no snake would come.
Do not grieve
As the searchers came near Abu Bakr said: if one looks under his feet he sees us — he said: do not grieve.
The web
The books tell a spider spun threads over the mouth as if no one had touched it.
The watchers
Abu Bakr's son spent the nights with them and brought news, while Amir's flock erased the tracks.
The departure
On the fourth night the guide came with the two mounts, and they rode the coastal road to Madinah.
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- The marked night
Young men from every tribe gathered at the Prophet's door to strike him as one man. - Ali in the bed
Ali ibn Abi Talib slept in his bed, wrapped in the green Hadrami cloak. - The dust
He came out, took a handful of dust, scattered it over their heads, and passed unseen. - Abu Bakr
He walked through the night to Abu Bakr the Truthful's house, closest of people to his heart. - Two mounts
Abu Bakr had prepared two mounts for this journey long before, fed at his daughter's. - The back road
They left from behind Makkah, not its gate, and took a road no one knew. - The cave
They entered a cave in Mount Thawr far from the road and hid in its dark. - The sandals
It is said Abu Bakr plugged every hole in the cave with pieces of his sandal so no snake would come. - Do not grieve
As the searchers came near Abu Bakr said: if one looks under his feet he sees us — he said: do not grieve. - The web
The books tell a spider spun threads over the mouth as if no one had touched it. - The watchers
Abu Bakr's son spent the nights with them and brought news, while Amir's flock erased the tracks. - The departure
On the fourth night the guide came with the two mounts, and they rode the coastal road to Madinah.