Departure from the Cave of Thaur (Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib’s (ra) Narration)

Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) writes:

“After he left the cave, the Holy Prophet (sa) mounted himself upon a camel which in light of various narrations, was named Al-Qaswa, while Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) and his servant, Aamir bin Fuhairah mounted upon the other. Upon his departure, the Holy Prophet (sa) cast a final glance towards Mecca and said in intense grief, ‘O city of Mecca! You are more beloved to me than all the places of the world, but your people have not allowed me to live here.’ At that time, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) said, ‘These people have exiled their prophet. Indeed, they shall be destroyed.’”

(Sirat Khatamun-Nabiyyin, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra), p. 240)