It is He Who has freed me from darkness of ignorance.

It is He Who has freed me from darkness of ignorance." This is one of the examples of how the young Muslim volunteers of Madina helped the Prophet in putting an end to idol worship and spread the true message of Islam. When the Prophet entered the city amid great rejoicing, every one wanted him to stay at his house. Particularly, the chiefs of all the tribes were keen to have the Prophet as their guest.

Everyone insisted but the Prophet ordered: "Let the reins of the camel loose and I shall get down and stay where it stops by itself." The camel went ahead further and further till it stopped at a big open land. It was a place where people used to dry their dates and other farm produce. It knelt there and sat. The Prophet dismounted and asked the people, whose land it was. They replied that it belonged to two small children by the name of SAHL and SUHAIL. Nearby was the house of ABU AYYUB.

ABU AYYUB'S mother came forward and took away the luggage of the Prophet to her house. People again persuaded him to put up in their house but the Prophet asked: "Where is my luggage?" The reply was that the mother of ABU AYYUB had taken them to her house. And the Prophet said: "One has to go to stay at a place where one's luggage and belonging go to." Some time later, the name of Yathrib was changed to 'Madina-tun-Nabii' i.e. 'the city of the Prophet!

He named the people of that city as ANSAR (helpers) and those who had migrated from Mecca as MUHAJIREEN (immigrants). All these people, i.e. the Ansar and the muhajireen got together and united in the common bond of brotherhood of Islam. Nazr: A Vow With Allah To Be Fulfilled Imam Hasan (a.s.) and Imam Husain (a.s.) were still very young probably in their fifth or sixth year of age.

Once, both of them fell sick and their parents, Imam Ali (a.s.) and Bibi Fatima (a.s.) were grieved to see them in unhealthy condition. The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (s.a.w.) came to see them. He loved them very much and on seeing them sick, he also was much grieved. They all prayed for their quick recovery. The Holy Propht suggested to the parents to keep a Nazr for the restoration of the health of the children.

Thereupon, Hazrat Ali (a.s.) and Bibi Fatima (a.s.) made a Nazr (a vow) that they would fast three days upon the recovery of the children. Allah accepted their prayers and granted their wish. Both the children recovered from their illness. Hazrat Ali (a.s.) and Bibi Fatima (a.s.) decided to fast in fulfilment of the Nazr.