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A new challenge: Who am I?
I am one of the Muhajirun (Emigrant) Companions.
I embraced Islam early on in Makkah.
I migrated to Abyssinia.
Then I returned to Makkah with my kin.
Later, I intended to migrate to Madinah.
But I was unable to do so.
I was a virtuous and righteous man.
My elder brother
is 'Amr ibn al-'As, may Allah be pleased with him.
He was one of the most astute men among the Arabs.
The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, testified
to our faith.
When I intended to migrate to Madinah,
I, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab,
and 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah, may Allah be pleased with them both, agreed
to meet at a specific location
outside of Makkah.
We said,
"Whoever among us does not arrive by morning has been detained,
so his two companions should proceed."
On the following morning,
'Umar and 'Ayyash met at the designated spot,
but I was detained.
So they proceeded to Madinah.
As for me,
my people found out about me.
They bound me, tortured me,
and pressured me to abandon my religion,
and I succumbed to the trial.
People used to say,
"Allah will not accept any repentance,
nor any ransom or compensation from those who were tempted away from their faith."
They were people who knew Allah,
then returned to disbelief due to a trial that befell them.
When the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, arrived in Madinah,
Allah revealed regarding them and us
His saying:
“Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53)
"against themselves."
“Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53)
“Say: O My slaves who have been prodigal to their own hurt! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgiveth all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful.” (39:53)
"Indeed, He is the Forgiving, the Merciful."
"And turn in repentance to your Lord,"
“Turn unto your Lord repentant, and surrender unto Him, before there come unto you the doom, when ye cannot be helped.” (39:54)
"before the punishment comes upon you,"
"then you will not be helped."
“And follow the better (guidance) of that which is revealed unto you from your Lord, before the doom cometh on you suddenly when ye know not,” (39:55)
"before the punishment comes upon you."
"before the punishment comes upon you."
'Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, wrote these verses on a parchment
and sent it to me.
When it reached me,
I began reading it but did not understand it,
until I said,
"O Allah, make me understand it."
Allah, the Exalted, cast into my heart
that it was revealed regarding what we used to say.
I returned to my camel,
mounted it,
and caught up with the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
I witnessed every battle with him after the Battle of the Trench.
One day, my brother 'Amr and I came to the mosque,
and found people arguing about the Qur'an.
We withdrew from them.
Again, the people were arguing about the Qur'an,
and we withdrew from them.
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,
was behind the chamber, hearing their words.
He came out in anger, stood over them, and said,
"It was by this that the nations before you were destroyed."
"The Qur'an was not revealed for you to strike one part of it against another."
"It was revealed so that its parts might confirm one another."
Then he turned to me and my brother,
and we felt relieved that he had not seen us with them.
Then he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,
"The sons of al-'As are believers."
When the day of Ajnadayn arrived,
my brother 'Amr and I went out to the battlefield.
We raced toward Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
I held the curtain for him
until he performed ablution and applied perfume.
Then he held it for me until I performed ablution and applied perfume.
We spent our night asking Allah for martyrdom.
We offered ourselves to Allah, the Mighty and Majestic.
He accepted me and left my brother.
On the battlefield,
I saw the Muslims retreating from their enemy.
I cast the helmet from my face,
and began advancing toward the enemy, shouting,
"O company of Muslims, come to me, come to me!"
"Are you fleeing from Paradise?"
I began plunging into the ranks of the polytheists,
killing some and returning.
I did this repeatedly.
Then a champion from Ghassan stepped forward to challenge me,
and I killed him.
Then men from Ghassan turned upon me,
and struck me with their swords
until they killed me.
Then they trampled me with the hooves of their horses
until they tore my flesh and scattered my bones.
After the battle ended,
my brother 'Amr, may Allah be pleased with him, returned to me,
gathered my flesh and bones, and buried me.
So, who am I?
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