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3921. It was narrated from Abu Musa that the Prophet ﷺ said: "In a dream I saw myself emigrating from Makkah to a land in which there were date-palm trees, and I thought that it was Yamâmah or Hajar, but it was Al-Madinah, Yathrub. And I saw in this dream of mine that I was wielding a sword then it broke in the middle. That was what befell the believers on the Day of Uhud. Then I wielded it again and it was better than it had been before, and that is what
Allāh brought about of the Conquest and the regrouping of the believers. And I also saw cows, and by Allāh it is good, for they are the group of the believers (who were martyred) on the Day of Uhud, and the goodness is that which Allāh brought forth after that, and the reward of the truth which Allāh brought us on the Day of Badr.” (Sahih)
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The sword means the collective power of the Muslims, the breaking of the sword means a decrease in that power, and its repair means getting rid of that loss.
Slaughter of cows indicates the martyrdom of faithful believers.
The dream in which the Prophet ﷺ saw his emigration was true, since he emigrated to the place having plenty of dates. However, he was confused in determination of the place. The correct interpretation of the dream was that the place is Al-Madinah.
In the pre-Islamic period, Al-Madinah was called 'Yathrib'. After the emigration of the Prophet ﷺ, this name changed to Madinatun-Nabi "the city of the Prophet ﷺ." The Prophet ﷺ, named it as 'Taibah' and 'Tābah' (pure earth). Now, it should not be called 'Yathrib'. The Prophet ﷺ mentioned the old name 'Yathrib' only to make the matter clear.
