Hirja: Abu Bakr, Ali, and Prophet Muhammad
When Prophet Muhammad learned about the assassination plot against him, he choose his most trustworthy companion to be the decoy: Ali ibn Abi Talib. Why did Abu Bakr migrated with the Prophet? Sunni vs Shia views on the merits of the Quranic verse on Abu Bakr during this hijrat (Quran 9:40), and the first instance of enmity towards the prophet expressed by Abu Bakr. By Sheikh Azhar NasserLecture notes available at http://www.why-quran.org/blog/29-hirja-abu-bakr-ali-and-prophet-muhammad/.Subscribe at http://www.why-quran.org/subscribe to watch the lectures live and participate in the Q&A at the end of each class.Video recording of this lecture + Q&A available on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWBwdei29qE&list=PLpkB0iwLgfTat-Pgh4W3WFmupPamiC9UT&index=29