The Vanguard of Migration (in the Cause of Allâh) After the
endorsement of the Second Aqabah Pledge and the establishment of
a petite Muslim state in a vast desert surging with disbelief
and ignorance the most serious gain in terms of Islam , the
Prophet (Allah bless him and give him peace) gave his leave for
the Muslims to migrate to Madinah, the nascent Muslim state.
Migration to Madinah, in terms of personal interests, was no
more than material waste and sacrifice of wealth, all in return
for personal safety only. Even here, the migrant could not
expect full security; he was liable to be robbed or even killed
either at the beginning or end of his departure. The future was
foggy, pregnant with various unpredictable sorts of sorrows and
crises. Bearing all this in mind, the Muslims began to migrate,
while the polytheists spared no effort in hindering and
debarring them, knowing beforehand that such a move implied
unimaginable threats and unthinkable destructive dangers to
their whole society: - The first one