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 Nasser Lecture notes available at http://www.why-quran.org/blog/29-hirja-abu-bakr-ali-and-prophet-muhammad/. S...