Permission to leave
On a blessed night the permission came, and the Prophet left his house while Ali slept in his place.
The Hijra Route
From Makkah to Madinah in eight nights — the journey that changed history, told in twelve cards.
A loyal friend's house
He went first to Abu Bakr's house, and the two agreed to leave together under cover of darkness.
The cave
The two sheltered in Thawr's cave for three days while the searchers looked everywhere.
The spider and the dove
The books tell that a spider wove its web at the cave's mouth and a dove nested there.
Suraqa's chase
Suraqa ibn Malik chased them for the bounty, and his mare's legs sank into the sand.
The guide
They hired Abd Allah ibn Urayqit, a guide who knew the sands, and he took them on an untravelled road.
The sea coast
They travelled the coastal road so none would find them, the sand holding the tracks.
Umm Ma'bad's tent
They passed Umm Ma'bad's tent, and her lean ewe gave them a full pail of milk.
Quba
On the eighth day they reached Quba and stayed, laying the foundations of the first mosque.
The first Friday
Among the Banu Salim ibn Awf he delivered Islam's first Friday sermon.
The Ansar wait
The people of Madinah waited on the lava ridge each morning, until a Jew cried: he has come.
The radiant city
He entered Madinah to singing crowds, and Yathrib became the home of the Hijra and Islam's beacon.
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- Permission to leave
On a blessed night the permission came, and the Prophet left his house while Ali slept in his place. - A loyal friend's house
He went first to Abu Bakr's house, and the two agreed to leave together under cover of darkness. - The cave
The two sheltered in Thawr's cave for three days while the searchers looked everywhere. - The spider and the dove
The books tell that a spider wove its web at the cave's mouth and a dove nested there. - Suraqa's chase
Suraqa ibn Malik chased them for the bounty, and his mare's legs sank into the sand. - The guide
They hired Abd Allah ibn Urayqit, a guide who knew the sands, and he took them on an untravelled road. - The sea coast
They travelled the coastal road so none would find them, the sand holding the tracks. - Umm Ma'bad's tent
They passed Umm Ma'bad's tent, and her lean ewe gave them a full pail of milk. - Quba
On the eighth day they reached Quba and stayed, laying the foundations of the first mosque. - The first Friday
Among the Banu Salim ibn Awf he delivered Islam's first Friday sermon. - The Ansar wait
The people of Madinah waited on the lava ridge each morning, until a Jew cried: he has come. - The radiant city
He entered Madinah to singing crowds, and Yathrib became the home of the Hijra and Islam's beacon.