A few days later in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth month)...

A few days later in the month of Dhu al-Hijjah (the twelfth month), Fatimah Zahra had to bid farewell to her parental home so she could go to the house of her husband. Her father assisted her in riding his she-camel. Medina rang with the shouts of Allah-u-Akbar. Salman the Persian held the reins of the she-camel, and walked in front of it, as he recited Qur’an. The Apostle of God walked on one side of the she-camel, and Hamza, the Lion of God, on the other.