**** is**** a traditional Islamic nashid**** that**** the Ansar Muslims of**** Medina**** supposedly**** sang**** for the Islamic prophet Muhammad**** upon**** his arrival at**** Medina****.**** Many sources claim it was first sung as he sought refuge there after being forced to leave his hometown of Mecca. Some others, disagree by saying the second line reads "From the valley of Wada" (ﻣﻦ ﺛﻨﻴﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻮﺩﺍﻉ). The valley of Wada was the place where people would walk with their loved ones who were travelling and say goodbye. It is located north of Medina and Mecca is south and Muhammad arrived at Quba which is south, so it is geographically impossible that it was sung at the Hijrah, some say. The alternative opinion mainly put forth by Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani is that it was sung for Muhammad upon his arrival at Medina, to welcome him after completing the Battle of Tabuk.

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There have been many renditions of the song most notably by Payam Azizi, Mishary Rashid Alafasy, Oum Kalthoum, Sami Yusuf, Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens, Mesut Kurtis, Native Deen, Raef, Maher Zain, Junaid Jamshed, Marufur Rahman and others.

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