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

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Mawaddah Association is pleased

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to present to you snapshots from the lives of the Companions,

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written by 'Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha,

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may Allah have mercy on him.

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Dhu al-Bijadayn,

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may Allah be pleased with him.

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To the right of the traveler going from Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah

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to Makkah al-Mukarramah

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stands a mountain with lush green slopes,

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fresh, glowing peaks,

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and expansive shade,

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called Mount Warqan.

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Living on this mountain

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was a clan from the tribe of Muzaynah.

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In one of the mountain passes of that peak,

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close to Yathrib,

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'Abd al-'Uzza

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ibn 'Abd Nuham al-Muzani was born

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to poor parents.

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His birth occurred shortly

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before the dawn of light in Makkah al-Mukarramah

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by a brief period.

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However, the hand of death

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was quick to snatch away

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the young Muzani boy's father

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before he had even begun to walk,

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leaving him trapped between orphanhood and poverty.

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Yet, the poor orphaned child had

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an uncle who enjoyed a great deal

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of abundant wealth and a comfortable lifestyle.

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This uncle had no

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child to brighten his life

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or offspring to inherit his wealth,

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so he became deeply attached to his young nephew.

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He accorded him, in terms of affection and fortune,

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the status of a son to his father.

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The Muzani youth grew up in the embrace of Mount

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Warqan, delightfully lush and leafy.

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The verdant mountain bestowed upon him

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a portion of its tenderness

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and showered him with its serenity,

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so he grew up deeply sensitive,

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pure of soul, and wholesome of innate nature.

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This served as yet another reason

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for his uncle to become increasingly

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doting upon him and favoring him.

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Although the Muzani youth

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had reached manhood,

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he had not yet heard of the new religion,

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nor had any news reached his knowledge

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regarding its proponent,

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Muhammad ibn 'Abdullah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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This state of affairs persisted

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until Yathrib was blessed with its

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radiant, auspicious day

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on which the Great Messenger,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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arrived as an emigrant.

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Thereupon, the Muzani youth began

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diligently following the news of the Noble Messenger,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and actively seeking out details about his affairs.

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He would frequently

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spend the better part of his day

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beside the road leading

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to Al-Madinah,

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asking those traveling to it

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and returning from it,

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inquiring with the eagerness of a seeker about the new religion,

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its supporters,

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and the Noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and his news—

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until Allah expanded his pure chest to Islam

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and opened his tender heart

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to the lights of faith.

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Thus, he bore witness that there is no god but Allah

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and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,

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and that was before his eyes

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had been blessed with the sight of the Messenger,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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or his ears delighted

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by listening to his speech.

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He was the first person to embrace Islam

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among his people on Mount Warqan.

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The Muzani youth concealed his Islam

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from his people in general,

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and from his uncle in particular,

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and began going out to distant mountain passes

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to worship Allah, Almighty and Glorious,

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in their seclusion,

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far from the eyes of the people.

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He kept waiting

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with eager anticipation for the day

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his uncle would accept Islam,

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so that he could openly declare his own faith

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and travel in his company

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to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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especially after his longing

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to meet the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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had completely consumed his heart

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and occupied his mind.

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When the young believer realized

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that his patience had been drawn out too long,

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that his uncle remained far from Islam,

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and that the major events alongside the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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were passing him by one after another,

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he made up his mind, fully aware

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of the consequences of the step he was about to take.

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He approached his uncle and said:

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"O uncle,

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I have waited a long time for you to accept Islam,

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until my patience has worn out.

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If you wish to embrace Islam

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so that Allah decrees happiness for you,

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then how wonderful that would be!

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But if it is to be otherwise,

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then permit me to declare

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my Islam publicly among the people."

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No sooner had the youth's words

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touched his uncle's ears

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than he flew into a rage and exclaimed:

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"I swear by Allah and Al-'Uzza,

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if you embrace Islam,

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I will strip from your hands everything

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I ever gave you,

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hand you over to absolute poverty,

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and leave you a prey to destitute want and hunger!"

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Yet this threat did not stir

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any fear in the young believer,

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nor did it weaken his resolve in the slightest.

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His uncle then enlisted his people against him,

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and they rushed to intimidate him and entice him,

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threatening and warning him.

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But he would say to them:

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"Do whatever you wish!

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By Allah, I am following Muhammad

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and abandoning the worship of stones,

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turning instead to the worship of the One, the Subduer!

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So let happen whatever may come from you and my uncle!"

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Thereupon, his uncle did nothing less

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than strip him of everything he had given him,

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cut off his financial support,

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deprived him of any assistance,

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and left him with nothing but a single coarse garment (*bijad*) to cover his body.

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So the Muzani youth set out, emigrating

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with his religion to Allah and His Messenger,

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leaving behind the abodes

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of childhood and the haunts of youth,

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turning away from the wealth and comfort

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in his uncle's hands,

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desiring only the reward and recompense

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that lie with Allah.

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He began quickening his steps toward Al-Madinah,

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driven by a longing

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that tore at his very heartstrings throughout the night.

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he tore his coarse garment into two halves:

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he used one half as a waist-wrapper

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and draped the other over his upper body as a cloak.

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Then he proceeded to the Mosque of the Messenger,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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and spent that night there.

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When dawn broke,

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he stood near the door of the Prophet's room,

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peace and blessings be upon him,

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waiting with eager anticipation

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for the appearance of the Great Messenger,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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from his chamber.

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The moment his eyes fell upon him,

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tears of joy began streaming

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down his cheeks,

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and he felt as though his heart wanted

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to leap from between his ribs

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to greet him and bid him peace.

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When the prayer was completed,

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the Noble Prophet,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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stood up and scanned the faces of the people.

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He looked at the Muzani youth

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and asked: "Where are you from, young man?"

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So he stated his lineage to him.

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The Prophet then asked him: "What is your name?"

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He replied: "'Abd al-'Uzza."

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The Prophet said to him: "Rather, you are 'Abdullah."

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Then he drew close to him and said:

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"Stay near us

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and be among our guests."

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From that day on, people

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called him 'Abdullah,

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and the noble Companions gave him the honorific title

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*Dhu al-Bijadayn* (The One of the Two Coarse Garments)

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after they saw his two-piece garment

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and learned his story.

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Thus, he became known in history

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He was the one most frequently known by this title.

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Do not ask, dear listener,

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about the immense bliss of Dhu al-Bijadayn

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when he came to live

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under the care of the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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attending his gatherings,

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praying behind him,

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drinking deeply from his guidance,

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and filling his heart with his noble characteristics.

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The worldly life had summoned him,

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yet he turned a deaf ear

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to its enticing calls,

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turning wholeheartedly toward the Hereafter,

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seeking it by every possible path.

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He sought it through supplication,

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crying out to Allah

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in deep fear and humble devotion,

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until the Companions dubbed him "the tender-hearted, frequent suppliant."

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He sought it through the Qur'an,

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constantly filling and perfuming

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with the fragrance of its verses—

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the clear, manifest proofs—

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the corners of the Mosque of the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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He sought it through jihad,

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never missing a single

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military expedition undertaken by the Messenger of Allah,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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During the Expedition of Tabuk,

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Dhu al-Bijadayn asked

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the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah

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be upon him, to pray for him

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to attain martyrdom.

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But the Prophet prayed that Allah preserve his blood

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from the swords of the disbelievers.

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He said to him, "May my father and mother be sacrificed for you,

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O Messenger of Allah!

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This is not what I intended!"

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The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied to him,

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"If you set out to fight

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in the cause of Allah,

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and you fall ill and die,

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then you are a martyr!

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And if your mount throws you

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and you fall and are killed,

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then you are a martyr!"

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No more than a day and a night

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had passed after this conversation

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before the young man from the Muzaynah tribe

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fell sick and passed away.

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He died as an emigrant for the sake of Allah,

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a striver in the cause of Allah,

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far away from family

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and kinsmen,

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a stranger to his homeland and his home.

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Yet Allah compensated him for all of that

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with the finest of rewards.

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For the noble Companions

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dug his grave with their own pure hands,

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arms working together,

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and the noble Messenger,

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peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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personally descended into his grave and prepared it

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with his own blessed hands.

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Lowering him down into the grave

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were the two venerable leaders, Abu Bakr

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and 'Umar, to whom

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the Messenger, peace and blessings

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of Allah be upon him, said,

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"Bring your brother close to me,

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and lower him down to me."

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So he received him from their hands

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and settled him gently in his niche.

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'Abdullah

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Ibn Mas'ud was standing by, witnessing

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all of this,

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and he said, "How I wish

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I were the dweller of this grave!

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By Allah, I wished that I had been in his place,

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even though I had embraced Islam

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fifteen years before him."

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The worldly life had indeed summoned

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Dhu al-Bijadayn,

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yet he turned a deaf ear to

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its call,

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and turned wholeheartedly toward the Hereafter, seeking it

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by every possible path.