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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (97)
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Learn about the Companions, the scholars, and those of high standing.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions from the people of Makkah.
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I was the orator of the Quraysh, their most eloquent speaker, and one of their nobles before Islam.
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I fought in the ranks of the Quraysh at the Battle of Badr.
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I was taken prisoner.
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Then, I ransomed myself.
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When the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, intended
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to perform the 'Umrah in the sixth year of the Hijrah,
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he set out toward Makkah.
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The Quraysh prevented him.
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So he stayed at al-Hudaybiyah,
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exchanging envoys with the Quraysh
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to seek permission for him and the Muslims to perform the 'Umrah and visit the Sacred House.
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The Quraysh then sent me to negotiate with the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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regarding the postponement of the 'Umrah
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and the establishment of a peace treaty between the Quraysh and the Muslims.
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When the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, saw me, he said,
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"Your matter has been made easy."
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When the Muslims advanced to conquer Makkah,
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I feared for my life.
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So my son secured a guarantee of safety for me from the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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I came to him and embraced Islam at his hands.
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Thereafter, I went out with the Muslims to the Battle of Hunayn.
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On that day, the Prophet, peace be upon him, gave me one hundred camels from the spoils of the battle
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to reconcile my heart.
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My Islam became sincere.
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I subsequently became frequent in prayer, fasting, and charity,
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until my complexion grew pale and changed.
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I would weep profusely whenever I heard the Qur'an.
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After the death of the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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the Arabian Peninsula was in turmoil.
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Chaos spread throughout its regions,
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and many apostatized from the religion of Islam.
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Makkah was not exempt from this.
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I had no choice
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but to stand and deliver an eloquent sermon to the people of Makkah,
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the content of which resembled the sermon of Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him,
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which he delivered to the Ansar on the day of Saqifah.
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Through it, the Quraysh remained steadfast in Islam.
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With the beginning of the Islamic conquests,
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I went out with all my family to participate in the Islamic conquest of the Levant.
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On the day of Yarmouk, I was
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a commander of one of the Muslim battalions in the battle.
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I remained in the Levant
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until death overtook me during the Plague of 'Amwas
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in the eighteenth year of the Hijrah.
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So, who am I?
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The best of generations in stance and example,
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who followed the Messenger whenever he strove.