Migration to Medina – Under the Cover of Night (Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib’s (ra) Narration)

Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) has written that the Holy Prophet (sa) left in the early part of the night. Regarding this, he states:

“At that time, the besiegers were present in front of the Holy Prophet (sa) door. However, since they did not anticipate that the Holy Prophet (sa) would leave his home so early in the night, at that time, they were in such a state of unawareness that the Holy Prophet (sa) left right through their midst, leaving them in their ignorance, and they had not a clue. Now, the Holy Prophet (sa) was silently, but quickly, passing through the streets of Mecca and it was not long before he reached the outskirts of the town and started towards the Cave of Thaur. The entire matter had been pre-settled with Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), who also met the Holy Prophet (sa) en-route.”

(Sirat Khatamun-Nabiyyin, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra), p. 237)