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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

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Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah.

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A summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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The Quraysh pursue the emigrants to Abyssinia.

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When the Quraysh saw that the companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, were safe in the land of Abyssinia,

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and that they had found there a home, stability, and good protection from the Negus,

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they sent two men to the Negus.

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These were 'Amr ibn al-'As and 'Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'ah.

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[They were sent] so that the companions of the Prophet, peace be upon him, might be surrendered to them.

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Imam Ahmad recorded in his Musnad, with a sound chain of narration,

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from the Mother of the Believers, Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, who said:

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"When we arrived in the land of Abyssinia, we lived under the best of neighbors, the Negus.

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We felt secure in our religion, we worshipped Allah without being harmed, and we heard nothing that we disliked."

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When this reached the Quraysh, they resolved to send two strong men to the Negus regarding us,

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and to present the Negus with gifts from the finest goods of Makkah.

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Among the most prized items they brought him were hides.

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So they collected many hides for him.

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They did not leave a single one of his patriarchs without giving him a gift.

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Then they sent these with 'Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'ah ibn al-Mughirah al-Makhzumi

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and 'Amr ibn al-'As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi.

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They gave them their instructions, saying:

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"Give every patriarch his gift before you speak to the Negus about them."

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"Then present the Negus with his gifts."

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"Then ask him to surrender them to you before he speaks to them."

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She, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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So they departed and arrived at the Negus.

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We were with him in the best of homes and under the best of neighbors.

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There was not a single patriarch of his

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to whom they did not give his gift before speaking to the Negus.

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Then they said to each of the patriarchs:

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"Some foolish youths from among us have fled to the King’s land."

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"They have abandoned the religion of their people and have not entered into your religion."

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"They have brought a novel religion that neither we nor you recognize."

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"We have been sent to the King regarding them by the nobles of their people to return them to them."

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"So when we speak to the King about them,"

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"advise him to surrender them to us and not to speak to them,"

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"for their people are more observant of them,"

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"and more knowledgeable about what they have criticized them for."

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They said to them, "Yes."

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Then they presented their gifts to the Negus,

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and he accepted them from them.

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Then they spoke to him, saying:

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"O King,"

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"some foolish youths from among us have fled to your land."

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"They have abandoned the religion of their people and have not entered into your religion."

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"They have brought a novel religion that neither we nor you recognize."

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"We have been sent to you regarding them by the nobles of their people—their fathers, uncles, and clans—"

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"so that you may return them to them."

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"For they are more observant of them,"

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"and more knowledgeable about what they have criticized them for and rebuked them for."

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She, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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There was nothing more hateful to 'Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'ah

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and 'Amr ibn al-'As than that the Negus should hear their [the Muslims'] words.

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His patriarchs around him said:

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"They speak the truth, O King."

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"Their people are more observant of them,"

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"and more knowledgeable about what they have criticized them for."

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"So surrender them to them,"

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"that they may return them to their land and their people."

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The Negus became angry and said:

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"By Allah, no."

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"I will not surrender them to them."

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"I will not betray a people who have sought my protection and settled in my land,"

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"choosing me over others."

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"I will summon them and ask them what these two say about their affair."

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"If they are as they say,"

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"I will surrender them to them and return them to their people."

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"But if it is otherwise,"

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"I will protect them from them,"

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"and I will treat them as good neighbors as long as they remain with me."

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She, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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Then he sent for the companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, and summoned them.

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When his messenger came to them,

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they gathered together.

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Then they said to one another:

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"What will you say to the man when you come to him?"

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They said:

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"We will say, by Allah, what we know and what our Prophet, peace be upon him, has commanded us,"

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"whatever the outcome may be."

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"Whatever happens, happens."

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When they came to him,

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the Negus had already summoned his bishops,

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and they had spread their scriptures around him.

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He asked them, saying:

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"What is this religion for which you have abandoned your people,"

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"and have not entered into my religion or the religion of any of these nations?"

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She, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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The one who spoke to him was Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him.

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He said to him:

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"O King,"

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"we were a people of ignorance (Jahiliyyah),"

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"worshipping idols, eating dead meat,"

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"committing indecencies, severing ties of kinship, and mistreating our neighbors."

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"The strong among us would devour the weak."

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"We were in that state,"

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"until Allah sent to us a Messenger from among ourselves,"

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"whose lineage, truthfulness, trustworthiness, and chastity we know."

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"He called us to Allah, to affirm His Oneness and worship Him,"

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"and to cast aside the stones and idols that we and our fathers used to worship besides Him."

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"He commanded us to speak the truth, to fulfill trusts,"

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"to maintain ties of kinship, and to be good neighbors."

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"He commanded us to refrain from forbidden things and bloodshed."

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"He forbade us from indecencies, speaking falsehoods,"

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"consuming the wealth of orphans,"

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"and slandering chaste women."

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"He commanded us to worship Allah alone, associating nothing with Him."

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"He commanded us to pray, to give zakat, and to fast."

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He enumerated for him the matters of Islam.

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"So we believed in him and trusted him,"

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"and we followed him in what he brought."

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"We worshipped Allah alone,"

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"associating nothing with Him."

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"We declared forbidden what he forbade for us,"

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"and we declared lawful what he permitted for us."

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"Then our people turned against us,"

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"persecuting us and trying to force us away from our religion,"

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"to return us to the worship of idols from the worship of Allah,"

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"and to make us consider lawful the evil things we used to consider lawful."

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"When they oppressed us, treated us unjustly,"

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"and made life difficult for us,"

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"and stood between us and our religion,"

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"we went out to your land,"

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"choosing you over all others."

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"We desired your protection,"

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"and we hoped that we would not be treated unjustly in your presence, O King."

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She said:

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The Negus said to him:

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"Do you have with you anything of what he brought from Allah?"

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Ja'far, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him:

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"Yes."

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The Negus said to him:

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"Then recite it to me."

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So he recited to him a portion of

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Kaf-Ha-Ya-'Ayn-Sad.

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By Allah, the Negus wept

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until his beard was soaked.

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And his bishops wept until they soaked their scriptures,

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when they heard what he recited to them.

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Then the Negus said:

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"Indeed, this and what Musa (Moses) brought"

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"emerge from the same source."

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"Go,"

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"for by Allah, I will never surrender them to you."

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"Never."

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Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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When they left his presence,

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'Amr ibn al-'As said:

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"By Allah, I will tell him tomorrow about their fault regarding their view of 'Isa (Jesus)."

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"Then I will destroy them completely."

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'Abdullah ibn Abi Rabi'ah said to him,

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and he was the more pious of the two regarding us:

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"Do not do that."

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"For they have ties of kinship,"

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"even if they have opposed us."

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He said:

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"By Allah, I will tell him that they claim 'Isa ibn Maryam is a servant."

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Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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Then the next day he went to him

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and said to him:

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"O King,"

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"they say a grave thing about 'Isa ibn Maryam."

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"Send for them and ask them what they say about him."

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So he sent for them to ask them about him.

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Umm Salamah, may Allah be pleased with her, said:

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Never had we been in such a difficult situation.

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The people gathered,

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and they said to one another:

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"What will you say about 'Isa when he asks you about him?"

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They said:

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"We will say, by Allah, what Allah has said,"

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"and what our Prophet, peace be upon him, has brought,"

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"whatever the outcome may be."

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When they entered upon him, he said to them:

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"What do you say about 'Isa ibn Maryam?"

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Ja'far ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said to him:

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"We say about him what our Prophet, peace be upon him, brought:"

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"He is the servant of Allah and His Messenger,"

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"His spirit and His word, which He cast into Maryam, the chaste virgin."

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She said:

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The Negus struck his hand against the ground,

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picked up a twig, and said:

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"'Isa ibn Maryam does not exceed what you have said by even this twig."

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His patriarchs began to murmur around him when he said what he said.

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He said, "Even if you murmur, by Allah!"

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"Go, for you are safe in my land."

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"And 'suyum' means the safe ones."

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"Whoever insults you will be fined,"

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"whoever insults you will be fined,"

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"whoever insults you will be fined."

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"I would not like to have a mountain of gold"

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"and have harmed one of you."

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"And 'dabar' in the Abyssinian language means a mountain."

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"Return their gifts to them,"

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"for we have no need of them."

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"For by Allah, Allah did not take a bribe from me when He restored my kingdom to me,"

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"so I will not take a bribe regarding them."

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"And the people did not obey me regarding Him, so I will not obey them regarding Him."

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She said:

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They both departed from his presence in disgrace.

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Everything they had brought with them was rejected.

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We remained with him in the best of homes and with the best of neighbors.

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The stay of the Companions in Abyssinia.

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Ja'far Ibn Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) remained.

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Along with the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) who were with him in Abyssinia.

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Until the seventh year of the Hijrah.

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This was when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) conquered Khaybar.

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As will be discussed when we speak about the expedition of Khaybar.

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A Concise Summary of the Prophetic biography (Seerah).

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Authored by Shaykh Musa Balrashid al-'Azimi.

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And presented by the Mawaddah Association in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

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May Allah send blessings upon you as long as the call to prayer is raised.

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And as long as lips move in remembrance.