Emigrants and Helpers - Muhammad Shehroz

Emigrants and Helpers

Emigrants(Muhajirins):

• Early converts of Islam who had migrated to Madina with the Prophet(S.A.W).
• Left all their wealth for the sake of Islam.
• Suffered persecution at the hands of the Quraish and non-believers but remained steadfast on their religion.
• Sacrificed their lives, wealth as well as left their families.
• The Quran says:    “Those who believed and those who suffered exile and fought in the path of Allah, they have the hope of the mercy of Allah” (2:218)
• “Those who have left their homes, and were driven out therefrom, and suffered harm in My cause, and fought, and were slain— verily, I will blot out from their iniquitie”  (3:195)
• The number of immigrants grew gradually as the Prophet(S.A.W)’s influence grew. People left the city of Makkah and came to Madina.
• The later immigrants are also a part of the Muhajirins as Surah Anfal says:   “They are of you”  (8:75)
• List of prominent Muhajirins :

1. Hazrat Bilal(R.A):- severely persecuted by non-Muslims. Huge stones plaved on his back on hot sand.
2. Hazrat Abu Bakr(R.A):- beaten up after he preached Islam openly as ordered by Allah.
3. Hazrat Hamza(R.A):- tortured by his own family.
4. Musab bin Umair:- was very rich and deprived of all his wealth yet did not complain.
5. Hazrat Usman(R.A)
6. Hazrat Umar(R.A)
7. Hazrat Ali(R.A)

Helpers(Ansars):

• People who helped the Muhajirins and Prophet(S.A.W) when they migrated to Madina.
• Called “Ansar-un-Nabi” or “Helpers of the Prophet”
• Prophet(S.A.W) established brotherhood among emigrants and helpers to create a bond between the two as Muhajirins were dependant on Ansars.
• Were good, kind and soft hearted people who were devoted towards the Prophet(S.A.W).
• Showed love, generosity and goodwill to the persecuted Muhajirins from Makkah.
• The Quran says:    “But those who before them had homes)in Madinah) and had adopted the faith, show their affection to such as came to them for refuge, and entertain no desire in their hearts for things given to the (latter), but given them preference over themselves, even though poverty was their(own lot)”     (59:9)
• After the passing away of the Prophet(S.A.W) they at first demanded the Khalifa to be among themselves however later they gave up their demand and Hazrat Abu Bakr(R.A) was made the caliph.