Emigration—From Makkah to Madinah

EMIGRATION—FROM MAKKAH TO MADINAH join in any hostilities against the Muslims, and before long, he entered the fold of Islam. After his marriage to Maymunah, the Prophet arranged a wedding reception for the people of Makkah, but the Quraysh reminded him that—according to the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah—he was only allowed to remain in Makkah for three days. After that, his period was up, and he would have to leave the city immediately. So the wedding reception, aimed at attracting people to the faith, could not occur. But Khalid ibn al-Walid and ‘Amr ibn al-’As had become Muslim together. So that, on their arrival in Madinah, people exclaimed: “With these two in the bag, Makkah has been tamed.” Umm Habibah, the daughter of Abu Sufyan, a prominent member of the Quraysh, and her husband Ubaydullah ibn Jahsh accepted Islam and emigrated to Abyssinia. There, however, the husband became a Christian. Not long after that, he died. Hearing of this, the Prophet arranged to marry Umm Habibah by proxy. After the death of Abu Jahl in the field of Badr, Abu Sufyan became the most prominent leader of the Quraysh. The Prophet would now be his sonin-law. The marriage had to be completed by proxy, for it was feared that if Umm Habibah returned to Makkah, her father would not allow the marriage. The ceremony was then conducted by Najashi, King of Abyssinia, and the bride left immediately for Madinah. With this relationship established, Abu Sufyan’s enmity toward the Prophet