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place, they forgot their fish, which quickly burrowed its way
into the sea. (Surat al-Kahf: 60-61)
As the verse maintains, the Prophet Musa (as) benefited from
his servant's company during his long journey. This practice is,
in fact, a wise precaution, since traveling alone to a remote des-
tination with someone who is not familiar with that region is a
dubious venture at best. In this sense, the guidance and support
of another person, in both the spiritual and material sense,
would be of great help when one has to cope with the difficul-
ties likely to be encountered during and after the journey.
The Qur'an relates Prophet Muhammad (saas)'s journey from
Mecca to Medina as another example:
If you do not help him, Allah helped him when the unbelievers
drove him out and there were two of them in the cave. He said to
his companion: "Do not despair, for Allah is with us." Then
Allah sent down His serenity upon him and reinforced him with
troops you could not see. He made the word of the unbelievers
the lowest. Allah's Word is the highest. Allah is Almighty, All-
Wise. (Surat at-Tawba: 40)
Those who were hostile to the Prophet (saas) wanted to seize
and murder him, thereby eliminating his influence over his fol-
lowers. If the Prophet (saas) had been alone under such risky
and dangerous conditions, the idolaters no doubt would have
been sorely tempted to see this as the perfect opportunity to re-
alize their wicked ambitions. This was why our Prophet (saas)
always was in the company of at least one other believer. This
practice continues to guide all Muslims even today.

Living in Safe Places
The conditions that surrounded all the prophets and their fol-
lowers during their struggle with unbelievers led them to de-