04/01/2026
The distance between Makkah and Madinah is about 450 km. That means if you were driving at a continuous speed of 80 km per hour, you would arrive in approximately 5 hours.
Imagine, O believer, that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ traveled half of this distance riding on camels and half of it walking on his own feet, for eight days, accompanied by Abū Bakr aṣ-Ṣiddīq رضي الله عنه, in extremely hot days and very cold nights.
Our Prophet ﷺ carried his belongings and burdens that even mountains could not bear, after leaving his home in haste under the cover of darkness, fleeing with his religion from Quraysh, who had firmly resolved to eliminate him ﷺ.
Why all this hardship, exhaustion, and suffering?
All of this was so that this religion might prevail, that the universe might be illuminated with the light of truth, pushing away the darkness of ignorance and jāhiliyyah, and so that believers might live in the light of faith.
May my soul and my family be sacrificed for you, O Messenger of Allah.
O Allah, send prayers and peace upon our master Muhammad.🤲
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