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Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted.
A serious challenge: who am I?
I am one of the Companions, the leader of the Banu Mudlij and one of the nobles of the Kinana tribe.
I was known for my skill in physiognomy and tracking.
Because of my leadership and status among my people, the Arabs held me in high esteem.
When the Quraysh intended to set out for Badr,
they feared that the Banu Bakr would attack them from behind.
There were blood feuds between the Quraysh and the Banu Bakr dating back to the pre-Islamic era.
They were inclined not to set out.
But Satan appeared to them in my likeness,
and said to them:
"I am a protector for you against the Banu Bakr coming from behind you with anything you dislike."
So they went out to their deaths at Badr.
When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, set out,
accompanied by Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, from Mecca for the Hijra,
the Quraysh placed a bounty on each of them,
for whoever killed or captured them.
While I was sitting in one of the gatherings of my people, the Banu Mudlij,
a man from among them approached,
stood before us, and said:
"I have just seen some figures on the coast;
I believe them to be Muhammad and his companions."
I knew it was them,
but I said, "It is not them;
rather, you saw so-and-so and so-and-so."
They were merely scouts we had sent out.
I stayed in the gathering for a while,
then I got up and entered my house.
I ordered my slave girl to take my horse out from behind the house,
and to keep it hidden for me.
I took my spear with me,
and went out from the back of the house,
until I reached my horse and mounted it.
I rode off until I drew near them,
but my horse stumbled,
and I fell off.
I stood up and reached for my quiver,
took out the divining arrows,
and cast them to see if I should harm them or not.
The result I disliked came out.
I mounted my horse again, ignoring the arrows.
I approached them until I heard the recitation of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
He did not look around,
while Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, looked around frequently.
Suddenly, the legs of my horse sank into the ground,
up to the knees.
I fell off again.
I urged the horse on,
and it struggled to its feet, barely able to pull its legs out.
Once it stood upright,
the dust from its legs rose into the sky
like smoke.
I cast the divining arrows again,
and the result I disliked came out.
So I called out to them, offering safety.
They stopped.
I mounted my horse and came to them.
It occurred to me, when I encountered the obstacles that prevented me from reaching them,
that the cause of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, would surely prevail.
I said to him,
"Your people have placed a bounty on you."
I told him what the people intended for them,
and I offered them provisions and supplies.
They did not take anything from me,
nor did they ask for anything,
except that he said:
"Keep our secret."
I asked him to write me a document of safety.
He commanded 'Amir Ibn Fuhayra, may Allah be pleased with him,
and he wrote it for me on a piece of parchment.
Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, departed.
When Allah granted His Messenger victory over Mecca,
and he had finished with Hunayn and Ta'if,
I went out with the document to meet him,
until I drew near him
while he was on his camel.
I raised my hand with the document,
and said, "O Messenger of Allah,
this is your document for me."
The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:
"This is a day of fulfillment and righteousness."
I drew near him and embraced Islam.
So, who am I?
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The best of generations in stance and example,
following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.
They were here, watering our lives like rain clouds,
and though they have passed, their memory among us remains exalted.
They departed, leaving a question in our conscience:
Has any star ever risen and shone like them?
They filled life with pride through their deeds,
and the world of humanity blossomed with their grace.