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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the most exalted among them.

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A new challenge: Who am I?

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I am one of the Companions from the Muhajirun.

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I am the disciple (hawari) of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

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I am one of the ten promised Paradise.

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I was the first to draw a sword in Islam.

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This happened when a rumor spread by the Shaytan circulated,

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claiming that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

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had been seized in the upper reaches of Makkah.

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I went out, though I was a boy of twelve years,

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with a sword in my hand.

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Whoever saw me was amazed and said,

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"The boy has a sword with him!"

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I reached the Prophet, peace be upon him,

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and he asked, "What is the matter with you?"

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I replied, "I heard that they had seized you,

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so I came to strike with my sword whoever had taken you."

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He prayed for me and for my sword,

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and he named me his disciple.

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When the persecution of the polytheists against us in Makkah intensified,

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I migrated to Abyssinia with those who migrated.

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An incident occurred there that terrified us.

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A man rose up

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to challenge the Negus for his kingdom.

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By Allah, we had never known a sadness

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greater than that,

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fearing that this man would defeat him,

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and he would not recognize our rights as the Negus had.

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We began to call upon Allah and seek His aid for the Negus,

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and we said,

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"Who will go out to witness the battle and see who emerges victorious?"

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I said, "I will."

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I was the youngest of them in age.

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They inflated a waterskin for me and placed it against my chest,

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and I began to swim across the Nile with it,

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until I emerged on the other side,

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where the people had met.

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I witnessed the battle,

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and I saw the victory of the Negus,

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and how Allah defeated that man and killed him.

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I returned to the people,

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and I began to wave my garment to them, saying,

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"Rejoice!

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For Allah has granted victory to the Negus."

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By Allah, we never knew a joy

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like our joy at the victory of the Negus.

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Then we stayed with him,

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until those of us who left for Makkah departed,

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and those who remained stayed.

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At the Battle of Badr,

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I was wearing a yellow turban,

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and Jibril and the angels descended in my likeness.

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So, who am I?

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Share your answers with us in the comments below the video.

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We will pin the correct answer in the comments

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when the next episode is released, insha'Allah.

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The best of generations in their stances and examples,

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following the Messenger whenever he strove or spoke.

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They were here, watering the clouds of our lives,

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and through their stances, their memory is exalted.

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They departed and cast a question into the conscience:

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Is there a star like them that has risen and shone?

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They filled life with glories through their deeds,

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and the world of the noble flourished because of them.