And the Exalted has also said:

“Those who emigrated, were expelled from their homes, were harmed for My sake, fought and were killed—I shall surely wipe away their sins and admit them to Gardens beneath which rivers flow, a reward from Allah; and with Allah is the best reward.” ⦗Āl ʿImrān 195⦘.

And His words:

“...driving out the Messenger and you (from your homes)…” ⦗Al-Mumtaḥanah 1⦘.

All of the Emigrants and the Helpers believed in him freely and by their own choice, before anyone was ever commanded to fight.

Indeed, he remained in Mecca for some thirteen years, fighting no one and receiving no command to fight.

Rather, he never coerced anyone into the religion, exactly as the Exalted said:

“There is no compulsion in religion; guidance has become clearly distinct from error.” ⦗Al-Baqarah 256⦘.

They were, moreover, a great many people. It is self-evident that when a large number follow a man who has come with a religion approved by no one else, and he asks them to believe in him, follow him, abandon the faith of their forefathers, endure people’s hostility and harm, and for his sake forsake what souls naturally love—family, wealth, and homeland—while he, despite