‘Aishah (May be pleased with her) (the Prophet’s spouse). She said: “I asked the Prophet (Peace be  upon him) if he had ever experienced a worse day than Uhud. He answered that he had suffered a lot  from those people (the idolaters) but the most painful was on the day of ‘Aqabah. I went seeking  support from Ibn ‘Abd Yalil bin ‘Abd Kalal, but he spurned me. I set out wearied and grieved heedless  of  anything around me until I suddenly realized I was in Qarn Ath-Tha‘alib, called Qarn Al-Manazil.
There,
I looked up and saw a cloud casting its shade on me, and Gabriel addressing me: Allâh has heard your  people’s words and sent you the angel of mountains to your aid. The latter called and gave me his  greetings and asked for my permission to bury Makkah between Al-Akhshabain, the two mountains  flanking Makkah. I said in reply that I would rather have someone from their loins who will worship
Allâh, the All–Mighty with no associate.” A concise meaningful answer fully indicative of the Prophet’s  matchless character and the fathomless magnanimous manners.
The Messenger of Allâh (Peace be upon him) then came back to wakefulness and his heart was set at  rest in the light of that invisible Divinely provided aid. He proceeded to Wadi Nakhlah where he stayed  for a few days.
During his stay there, Allâh sent him a company of jinns who listened to him reciting the Noble
Qur’ân:
“And (remember) when We sent towards you Muhammad (Peace be upon him) Nafran (three  to ten persons) of the jinns, (quietly) listening to the Qur’ân, when they stood in the presence  thereof, they said: ‘Listen in silence!’ And when it was finished, they returned to their people, as  warners. They said: ‘O our people! Verily! We have heard a Book (this Qur’ân) sent down after
Moses, confirming what came before it, it guides to the Truth and to a Straight Path (i.e. Islam).
O our people! Respond (with obedience) to Allâh’s Caller i.e. Allâh’s Messenger Muhammad
(Peace be upon him) , and believe in him (i.e. believe in that which Muhammad (Peace be upon  him) has brought from Allâh and follow him). He (Allâh) will forgive you of your sins, and will  save you from a painful torment (i.e. Hell-fire).’” 46:29-31
The same incident is referred to in Sûrah Al-Jinn:
“Say O Muhammad (Peace be upon him) : “It has been revealed to me that a group (from three  to ten in number) of jinns listened (to this Qur’ân). They said: ‘Verily! We have heard a  wonderful Recital (this Qur’ân)! It guides to the Right Path, and we have believed therein, and  we shall never join (in worship) anything with our Lord (Allâh).’” 72:1,2 … Till the end of the
15th verse.
From the context of these verses and their relevant interpretation, we can safely establish it that the
Prophet (Peace be upon him) was not aware of the presence of that group of jinns. It was only when
Allâh revealed those verses that he came to know of it. The verses also confirm that it was the first  time they came. However, the context of the different versions suggests that the jinns repeated their  visits later on. The presence of that company of jinns comes in the context of the Divine support givto
His Messenger, and constitutes a propitious sign of ultimate victory and success for the Call of Islam.
It  provides an unshakable proof that no power however mighty could alter what is wrought by Allâh:
“And whosoever does not respond to Allâh’s Caller, he cannot escape on earth, and there will be  no Auliyâ (protectors) from him besides Allâh (from Allâh’s punishment). Those are in manifest  error.” 46:32
“And we think that we cannot escape (from the punishment of) Allâ h in the earth, nor can we  escape (from the punishment) by flight.” 72:12
Given this support and auspicious start, depression, dismay and sadness that used to beset him since  he was driven out of At-Ta’if, he turned his face towards Makkah with fresh determination to resume  his  earlier plan to expose people to Islam and communicate his Message in a great spirit of zeal and  matchless enthusiasm.
Zaid bin Harithah, his companion, addressing the Prophet (Peace be upon him) said, “How dare you  step into Makkah after they (Quraish) have expatriated you?” The Prophet (Peace be upon him)  answered: “Hearken Zaid, Allâh will surely provide relief and He will verily support His religion and
Prophet.”
When he was a short distance from Makkah, he retired to Hira’ Cave. Whence he despatched a man  from Khuza‘ah tribe to Al-Akhnas bin Shuraiq seeking his protection. The latter answered that he was
Quraish’s ally and in no position to offer protection. He despatched the messenger to Suhail bin ‘Amr,  but to no avail, either. Al-Mut‘im bin ‘Adi, a notable in Makkah, however, volunteered to respond to