On that night, the Rasul of Allah (saw) gave the following order to Hadhrat Ali:

“Tonight, sleep in my bed, O Ali, and wrap yourself in this green cloak. No harm will come to you from your enemies.”

The Rasul then placed Hadhrat Ali in His own bed and waited until midnight. When midnight arrived, the representatives of the Meccan polytheists gathered in front of the Rasul’s house. After they had gathered, Muhammad (saw), recited the first nine verses of Surah Ya-Sin, sprinkled dust on His head, and went outside. The translation of these verses is as follows:

Ya Sin (O Muhammad)!

And the Quran full of wisdom (which he disclosed)!

You are most definitely of the Rasuls.

Upon a straight path.

With the comprehensive knowledge disclosed to you by the One who is the Aziz, the Rahim.

So that you may warn a people whose forefathers have not been warned and thus who live cocooned (from their reality, the sunnatullah).

Indeed, the word (“Hell will be filled with the majority of humans and the jinni”) has come true for most of them! Because of this they do not believe.

Indeed, We have formed shackles (conditionings and judgments) around their necks up to their chins! Their heads are aloft (they are unable to see their essential reality; they live driven by their egos)!

And We have formed a barrier before them and after them (they can neither see their future nor take lessons from their past) and thus We covered them... They can no longer see.[1]

These verses were recited by the Rasul of Allah (saw) as an act of supplication and protection.

Our Master went directly to the house of Hadrat Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and rested there for a short while.

There was no one left in the streets. Then he said:

“Let’s go, O Abu Bakr.”

They got up from where they were sitting, Hadhrat Siddiq took the bundle in his hand, and together they moved to the back room. This room faced the desert. First, the Rasul of Allah (saw) and then Hadhrat Siddiq gently climbed out of the window.

Their destination was a small cave called “Thawr” in the Sevr Mountain.

The moon, which was only a few days old, had just set, leaving them with only the stars to light their way. However, even the stars couldn’t provide much illumination. In the darkness, the two friends could barely make out each other. They walked quietly but quickly towards the Sevr cave.

They walked like this for a while, about an hour since they had set out. So, they had approximately another hour’s journey ahead of them.

Hadhrat Siddiq looked back and said:

“O Rasulullah, the Meccans would never imagine that we are now heading in the opposite direction of Medina. Surely, they will be searching for us on the northern road towards Medina.”

The road seemed endless, and it was almost the second hour. The cave at Sevr Mountain was getting closer to being reached. They began to climb slowly. These small caves were called “ghar.” First, Hadhrat Siddiq, and then our Master entered with difficulty. The next day was Friday.

The entire night had been spent with the Meccans waiting in vigil around the Rasul’s house, eagerly anticipating the moment when He would come out. They were becoming increasingly impatient to kill Him. Finally, after sunrise, the door of the Rasul’s house opened, and they were all filled with excitement.

However, when they saw that it was not Muhammad (saw) but rather His cousin and son-in-law, Hadhrat Ali, who had come out, they were frozen in terror. They had seen Him enter the house with their own eyes, and they had kept watch all around the house throughout the night. Yet, the Rasul of Allah (saw) had disappeared. The Meccans began frantically searching the surroundings.

Some time later, a group of three or four Meccans, led by Umayya, Hadhrat Bilal’s former master, along with their guide, discovered the footprints of the two people who had left for the desert. Following these tracks, they reached the Sevr Mountain.

Indeed, Allah Almighty is the Helper of His servants who walk in His path, striving for His pleasure.

This is just one more proof of that.