The Madinan Period
Chapter 16 · Event 49
In Cave Thawr
622 CE Cave Thawr
The Prophet ﷺ and Abu Bakr hid in Cave Thawr for 3 days. A spider spun a web and a dove nested at the entrance, fooling the pursuers.
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