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there for a long time,” the voice out-
side said again. “There's a spider's
web right over the entrance. And
look, here's a dove, nesting on this
ledge. She wouldn't still be sitting
there if there were people about."
Abu Bakr [r] heard the Quraysh sol-
diers move away. When at last he
was sure they had gone, he turned
to Nabi Muhammad [s] puzzled.
“What has happened?” he asked.
“There was no spider and no dove
when we came in!” But the Prophet
just smiled and said, “Did I not tell
you that Allah is with us?”
On another day, while on their jour-
ney to Yathrib, a Makkan soldier
spied Prophet Muhammad [s] and
Abu Bakr [r]. It was Suraqah, son of
Malik. He charged on his swift
horse towards Nabi Muhammad [s].
But no sooner did he approach the
Prophet [s] but the hooves of his
horse sank into the groud, throwing