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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (152)
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the senior Companions from the Muhajirun.
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I am the son of one of the most formidable leaders of the polytheists of Quraysh.
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I am known as the "Artubun" (the cunning strategist) of the Arabs.
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And I am one of their most sagacious leaders.
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I was a skilled merchant and a courageous commander.
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I was the envoy of Quraysh to Abyssinia.
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To negotiate with the Negus.
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So that he would return to them the Muslims who had migrated to his land.
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I held intense hatred for Islam.
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It never crossed my mind that I would ever embrace it.
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Even if I were to remain the only one left in polytheism.
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I participated with Quraysh in their wars against the Muslims.
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At Badr, Uhud, and the Trench.
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And every time, Allah spared me.
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I did not witness the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah.
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When the news of the treaty reached me,
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I became certain that Muhammad, peace be upon him,
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would prevail over Makkah.
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And over the entire Arabian Peninsula.
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At that point, I decided to go to the Negus.
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And live in his country.
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For he was a friend of mine.
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I thought that being under his authority
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was better for me than being under the authority of Muhammad.
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When I came to the Negus,
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I found that he had embraced Islam.
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He said to me,
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"Obey me and follow him."
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"For by Allah, he is truly upon the truth."
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"And he will surely prevail over those who oppose him,"
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"just as Moses prevailed over Pharaoh and his soldiers."
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Islam then took root in my heart.
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So I said to him,
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"Will you accept my pledge of allegiance to him for Islam?"
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He said, "Yes."
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He extended his hand,
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and I pledged my allegiance to Islam.
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Then I left him, intending to go to Madinah.
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On the way, I met Khalid Ibn al-Walid
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and 'Uthman Ibn Talha, may Allah be pleased with them both.
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They were also heading to Madinah.
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We traveled together until we arrived at the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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When he saw us, he was pleased with us.
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He said to his Companions,
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"Makkah has cast toward you the dearest parts of its heart."
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The Prophet, peace be upon him, testified to my faith
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on more than one occasion.
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He appointed me as a commander over military expeditions and missions.
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I was among those closest to him.
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Yet, despite that,
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I could not lift my eyes to look at him out of reverence.
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If I were asked to describe him, peace be upon him,
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I would not be able to do so.
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I participated in the Wars of Apostasy,
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and the conquests of Iraq and the Levant.
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During the era of 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him,
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I led the armies to conquer Egypt.
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Allah granted victory at my hands.
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And I became the first governor of the Muslims over it.
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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, in sha' Allah.