With-Love-to-Muhammad

50 With Love to Muhammad sa the Khātam-un-Nabiyyīn
Then, he writes that the words aاجرۃ [in the migration] “seem
to indicate that ‘Ibn Abbas was the last migration in the specific
migration from Makkah to Medīnah.” 35
First of all, Farhan Khan makes another embarrassing
mistake, this time with the background of the hadīth. This is not
about Hazrat Ibn ‘Abbās ra . Instead, it is about Hazrat ‘Abbās ra ,
who was indeed the uncle of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa !
What happened was that Hazrat ‘Abbās ra was worried about the
nature of his migration. He embarked upon his migration from
Mecca to Medina at the time when the Holy Prophet
Muhammad sa was returning to Mecca from Medina with
thousands of Muslims. This was just before the Prophet’s
victory of Mecca. When Hazrat ‘Abbās ra left Mecca for Medina,
he met with the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa on the way and
came back to Mecca with him. This caused him to get worried
that his migration may not be considered an actual migration.
Hence, the Holy Prophet sa comforted him with the words,
(Rest assured, O Uncle!). Then, he said, “For you ‏”انaاaم“‏
are the Khātam-ul-Muhājirīn in the migration as I am Khātam-un-
Nabiyyīn in the prophethood.”
Farhan Khan is correct in stating that this hadīth is not
about migration in general, but the specific migration from Mecca
to Medina. In that sense, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa
comforted Hazrat ‘Abbās ra that his migration from Mecca to
Medina would in fact be accepted but it would be the last of its
nature. This also means that the Holy Prophet sa could not
possibly be comparing the specific migration to prophethood in
general. If that is so, then this comparison would be faulty and
no Muslim would accuse the Holy Prophet sa of making faulty
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Khan, With Love, Page 45