13وَإِذ قالَت طائِفَةٌ مِنهُم يا أَهلَ يَثرِبَ لا مُقامَ لَكُم فَارجِعوا ۚ وَيَستَأذِنُ فَريقٌ مِنهُمُ النَّبِيَّ يَقولونَ إِنَّ بُيوتَنا عَورَةٌ وَما هِيَ بِعَورَةٍ ۖ إِن يُريدونَ إِلّا فِرارًاN. J. DawoodOthers said: ‘People of Yathrib,1 you cannot stand much longer. Go back to your city.’ And yet others sought the Prophet’s leave, saying: ‘Our homes are defenceless,’ while defenceless they were not. They only wished to flee.The old name of Medina.