Second Migration to Abyssinia

A larger group of about 83 men and 18 women migrated to Abyssinia in the second wave, led by Ja'far ibn Abi Talib. When the Quraysh sent Amr ibn al-As to demand the Negus return the refugees, Ja'far delivered his famous speech about the condition of Arabs before Islam and recited Surah Maryam. The Negus wept upon hearing about Isa and Maryam and refused to hand over the Muslims, granting them permanent asylum.