Both sides began to quarrl among themselves concerning the son...

Both sides began to quarrl among themselves concerning the son, each tribe began to pull the child towards himself to the extent that they dislocated one of his hands. Then one of the uncles of his mother took him away by force. As for Umm Salama, her tribe imprisoned her because she was planning to immigrate with her husband. Likewise, many other families were scattered because of the oppression and injustice of the Quraish.

Umm Salama (may Allah be gracious with her), who later in life after she became a widow married the Messenger of Allah, says: "My husband set out for Madinah and thus they caused separation between me, my husband and my son." She continues: "I used to go out every morning and sit near a savanna till the evening just weeping and it took more than one year till a man from my uncle (one of the Banu Mughirah) passed and saw me and took pity upon me and said to Banu Mughirah: 'Will you not let this woman to go out.

You have caused separation between her, her husband and her son.' She said that they told her: 'you can follow your husband if you wish'. Banu Abd-Assad returned my son and I took a camel and travelled alone in searching of my husband till I reached a place called Tan'im (11 kilometers away from Mecca) where I met a man called Uthman bin Abi Talhah, a brother of Banu Abdul-Dar who said to me: 'Where are you going, O daughter of Abi Ummayyah?' "I replied that I want to go to my husband in Madinah.

Thus, the man helped me till we reached a Village called Amru bin Awaf in Quba and found my husband. The man left the place. She adds saying that she has never seen a man more kind than Uthman bin Talhah".(54) Thus in Madinah, the Message entered a new phase. In the second book, God willing, we will shed light on the movement of Islam step by step. Praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Previous…