The Companions' Migration — Umar Embraces Islam — Page 13

Arabic text · النص

Line-by-line translation · المعاني

لَقَدْ تَخَيَّرَتْ قُرَيْشٌ أَقْوَى سِهَامِهَا لِتُحَارِبَ صَفْوَةَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ.

Quraysh chose its deadliest arrows to strike at the elite of the emigrants.

حِينَ اخْتَارَتِ ابْنَ الْعَاصِ وَابْنَ أَبِي رَبِيعَةَ.

They chose Ibn al-Aas and Ibn Abi Rabiah for the task.

وَلَكِنَّ اللَّهَ رَدَّ سِهَامَ الْبَاغِينَ إِلَى صُدُورِهِمْ.

But Allah turned the aggressors' arrows back against their own chests.

وَنَجَّى الْمُسْلِمِينَ مِنْ كَيْدِ أَعْدَائِهِمْ.

He saved the Muslims from the schemes of their enemies.

إِنْ يَنْصُرْكُمُ اللهُ فَلَا غَالِبَ لَكُمْ.

If Allah aids you, no one can overcome you.

صَدَقَ اللهُ الْعَظِيمُ.

Allah the Almighty has spoken the truth.

هَكَذَا كَانَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الْأَوَّلُونَ يُحَاوِلُونَ النَّجَاةَ بِدِينِهِمْ مِنْ أَعْدَاءِ الدِّينِ.

This is how the first Muslims sought to preserve their faith from those who opposed it.

وَهَكَذَا يَسَّرَ اللهُ لَهُمْ طَرِيقَهُمْ، وَجَعَلَ لَهُمْ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ مَخْرَجًا.

In this way, Allah eased their path and provided a way out for them.

لَقَدْ عَرَفْنَا هَاتَيْنِ الْهِجْرَتَيْنِ اللَّتَيْنِ قَامَ بِهِمَا بَعْضُ الصَّحَابَةِ إِلَى الْحَبَشَةِ.

We have learned of the two migrations that some of the companions undertook to Abyssinia.

فَمَاذَا كَانَ مِنْ بَعْدُ؟

What happened after that?

لَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كِلْتَاهُمَا الْهِجْرَةَ الْكُبْرَى هِجْرَةَ الرَّسُولِ ﷺ مِنْ مَكَّةَ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ.

Both migrations preceded the Great Migration—the Prophet's (PBUH) journey from Makkah to Medina.

ذَلِكَ الْحَادِثُ الَّذِي وَجَّهَ الدَّعْوَةَ الْإِسْلَامِيَّةَ وِجْهَةَ الْبَقَاءِ وَالِاسْتِقْرَارِ.

That event steered the Islamic mission toward survival and stability.

لَقَدْ خَشِيَ النَّبِيُّ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ، فَزَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الرَّحِيلَ عَنِ الْبَلَدِ الَّذِي تَعَرَّضُوا فِيهِ لِلْأَذَى.

The Prophet feared for his companions, so he encouraged them to leave the land where they were being persecuted.

وَأَرَادَ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ تَتَحَقَّقَ لَهُمُ النَّجَاةُ مِنَ الْبَغْيِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ.

He intended for them to find safety from such aggression and hostility.

وَرَأَيْنَا كَيْفَ كَانَتِ الْخُطَّةُ مُوَفَّقَةً، وَكَيْفَ كَانَ التَّدْبِيرُ نَاجِحًا.

We have seen how well-conceived that plan was and how successful the strategy proved to be.

نَعَمْ، لَقَدْ أُحْسِنَ اخْتِيَارُ الْبَلَدِ الَّذِي يُهَاجِرُ إِلَيْهِ الصَّحَابَةُ الْمُضْطَهَدُونَ.

Indeed, the choice of the country for the persecuted companions to migrate to was excellent.

فَكَانَتِ الْحَبَشَةُ لَهُمْ مَأْمَنًا، أَيَّ مَأْمَنِ.

Abyssinia became a sanctuary for them—a true sanctuary.

إِنَّهَا لَمَأْثُرَةٌ لِلْحَبَشَةِ يَبْقَى ذِكْرُهَا عَلَى وَجْهِ التَّارِيخِ!

It remains a glorious deed for Abyssinia, one that history will never forget.

كَانَ مِنَ الطَّبِيعِيِّ أَنْ يُهَاجِرَ الْقَائِدُ إِلَى مَيْدَانِ أَمِينٍ.

It was only natural for the leader to migrate to a secure territory.

بَعْدَ أَنِ اطْمَأَنَّ عَلَى سَلَامَةِ أَصْحَابِهِ الْمُخْلِصِينَ، وَأَمِنَ عَلَيْهِمْ كَيْدَ الْكَائِدِينَ، وَبَطْشَ الْأَقْوِيَاءِ الْبَاغِينَ.

This came only after he was reassured of his loyal companions' safety, protecting them from the plots of their enemies and the brutality of the powerful aggressors.

أَلَمْ تَكُنْ سَلَامَةُ الْقَائِدِ أَوْلَى بِالرِّعَايَةِ مِنْ سَلَامَةِ الْأَتْبَاعِ؟

Was the leader's safety not more deserving of concern than that of his followers?

Vocabulary · المفردات (25 verbs · 61 nouns)

• تَخَيَّرَ — to choose
• حَارَبَ — to fight
• اخْتَارَ — to choose
• رَدَّ — to return
• نَجَّى — to save
• نَصَرَ — to help
• صَدَقَ — to speak the truth
• حَاوَلَ — to attempt
• يَسَّرَ — to facilitate
• جَعَلَ — to make
• عَرَفَ — to know
• قَامَ — to stand
• سَبَقَ — to precede
• وَجَّهَ — to direct
• خَشِيَ — to fear
• زَيَّنَ — to decorate
• تَعَرَّضَ — to expose oneself, to undergo
• أَرَادَ — to want
• تَحَقَّقَ — to come true
• رَأَى — to see
• أَحْسَنَ — to do well
• هَاجَرَ — to emigrate
• بَقِيَ — to remain
• اطْمَأَنَّ — to feel reassured, to feel assured
• أَمِنَ — to feel safe, to feel secure
• هِجْرَة — emigration
• صَحَابِيّ — companion
• إِسْلَام — Islam
• سَهْم — arrow
• صَفْوَة — elite
• مُهَاجِر — emigrant
• بَاغ — aggressor
• صَدْر — chest
• مُسْلِم — Muslim
• كَيْد — plot
• عَدُوّ — enemy
• غَالِب — victor
• عَظِيم — great
• أَوَّل — first
• نَجَاة — salvation
• دِين — religion
• طَرِيق — path
• أَمْر — matter
• مَخْرَج — exit
• بَعْد — after
• كُبْرَى — greatest
• رَسُول — messenger
• حَادِث — incident
• دَعْوَة — call
• إِسْلَامِيّ — Islamic
• وِجْهَة — direction
• بَقَاء — survival
• اسْتِقْرَار — stability
• نَبِيّ — prophet
• صَلَاة — prayer
• سَلَام — peace
• صَاحِب — companions
• رَحِيل — departure
• بَلَد — country
• أَذًى — harm
• بَغْي — aggression
• عُدْوَان — hostility
• خُطَّة — plan
• مُوَفَّق — successful
• تَدْبِير — management
• نَاجِح — successful
• اخْتِيَار — choice
• مُضْطَهَد — persecuted
• مَأْمَن — safe haven
• مَأْثَرَة — feat
• ذِكْر — mention
• وَجْه — face
• تَارِيخ — history
• طَبِيعِيّ — natural
• صَدِيق — friend
• قَائِد — leader
• مَيْدَان — arena
• أَمِين — safe
• سَلَامَة — safety
• مُخْلِص — sincere
• كَائِد — plotter
• بَطْش — tyranny
• قَوِيّ — strong
• رَعِيَّة — subjects
• رِعَايَة — care
• تَابِع — follower