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Shots and pulses | Scenes from the biography by A. Ali bin Muhammad Al-Qarni | H (7) | Between Farouk the nation and Pharaoh the nation
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
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Ibn Ishaq said:
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'Umar ibn al-Khattab set out,
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along with 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah al-Makhzumi,
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until they arrived in Medina.
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Nafi', the freedman of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar, narrated to me,
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on the authority of 'Abdullah ibn 'Umar,
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who reported that his father, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab, said:
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"When we intended to migrate to Medina, I made an appointment
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with 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah
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and Hisham ibn al-'As ibn Wa'il al-Sahmi
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at al-Tanadub, a watering place of the Banu Ghifar above Saraf.
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We said, 'Whoever among us does not arrive there by morning has been detained,
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so his two companions should proceed.'
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I and 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah arrived at al-Tanadub by morning,
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but Hisham was detained from us.
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He was tempted and succumbed to the trial.
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When we arrived in Medina,
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we stayed with the Banu 'Amr ibn 'Awf in Quba'.
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Then Abu Jahl ibn Hisham
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and al-Harith ibn Hisham set out
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to find 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah,
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for he was their cousin and their maternal brother.
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They reached us in Medina,
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while the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was still in Mecca.
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They spoke to him and said,
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'Your mother has vowed that no comb shall touch her head until she sees you,
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and she will not seek shade from the sun until she sees you.'
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His heart softened for her.
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I said to him, 'O 'Ayyash,
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by Allah, these people only want to tempt you away from your religion,
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so beware of them.
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By Allah, if lice were to bother your mother, she would surely comb her hair,
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and if the heat of Mecca became too intense for her, she would surely seek shade.'
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He replied, 'I will fulfill my mother's oath,
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and I have some wealth there that I will take.'
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I said, 'By Allah, you know that I am among the wealthiest of the Quraysh,
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so I will give you half of my wealth,
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but do not go with them.'
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Yet he refused my offer and insisted on going with them.
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When he insisted on doing so,
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I said to him, 'Since you have decided to do what you have done,
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take this she-camel of mine,
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for she is a noble and docile mount.
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Keep to her back,
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and if you sense any treachery from these people,
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escape on her.'
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So he set out with them on her.
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When they were on the road,
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Abu Jahl said to him,
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'By Allah, my camel has become sluggish,
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will you not let me ride behind you on your she-camel?'
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He replied, 'Yes,' and made her kneel.
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They also made their camels kneel to switch mounts.
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When they were all on the ground,
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they fell upon him,
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bound him, and tied him up.
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Then they brought him into Mecca,
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and they tempted him, and he succumbed to the trial."
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Ibn Ishaq said:
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Someone from the family of 'Ayyash ibn Abi Rabi'ah narrated to me
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that when they entered Mecca with him,
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they brought him in during the day, bound,
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and then said,
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"O people of Mecca,
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do this to your fools
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just as we have done to this fool of ours."
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'Umar had made every effort,
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but emotion overcame the heart of 'Ayyash.