Chapter 13: A New Home in Madinahالمدينة المنورة
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Stay in Quba and the beginning of the Islaamic calendar
From the book · p. 23
The book’s text
Before entering , ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) stayed for fourteen days on the outskirts in Quba. It was here that he built the first in the history of Islaam.
Before making , Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) entrusted the (trusts) that people had left with him, to Ali رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him). Hadhrat Ali رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) returned these amanaat (trusts) to their owners in Makkah. Thereafter, he left for Madinah Munawwarah and joined Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) in Quba.
Hadhrat Umar رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) subsequently started the Islaamic calendar from the time of hijrat. The first month of the Islaamic calendar was fixed as .