The Prophet Arrives at Madinah

The Prophet stayed for two weeks in Quba, where he built the first mosque of Islam. People came out of the city each morning and watched the road from Quba. Then, at last, the great day arrived. He set off for Madinah on a Friday morning. When he entered the town, he found that all the people, men, women and children, had turned out to receive him. The women stood on the house-tops and sang songs of joy. They had all lined both sides of the street to receive him. Everybody wanted him to be his guest when the Prophet entered the city. The more zealous held the reins of the camel and wanted the Prophet to dismount in front of their doors and enter their houses. However, the Prophet refused politely and said: “Leave my camel alone. She is under the command of God; she will stop where God wants her to stop.” It finally stopped at a site that belonged to two orphans, Sahal and Suhail, of the Banu Najjar tribe. The Prophet dismounted, saying: “It seems that this is where God