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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (52)
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Stop.
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Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the noble figures.
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A new challenge: Who am I?
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I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.
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I am from the people of Ta'if.
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I was a slave to al-Harith Ibn Kalada of the Thaqif tribe.
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I was known as the freedman of the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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When the Muslims besieged Ta'if,
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following the Battle of Hunayn,
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I was with the Thaqif inside the fortress.
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After the siege had lasted for a long time,
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the Prophet, peace be upon him, ordered
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a herald to call out,
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"Any slave who descends from the fortress and comes out to us,
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he is free."
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Twenty-three men came out to them from inside the fortress,
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and I was among those who emerged.
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I had climbed over the great fortress of Ta'if,
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and lowered myself down using a round pulley
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that the people used to draw water.
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I came to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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and embraced Islam at his hands.
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I informed him that I was a slave,
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so he set me free.
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He gave me a kunya (patronymic) derived from the tool I had used to escape the fortress,
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and this kunya became more well-known than my actual name.
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Then the Thaqif asked the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him,
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to return me to them as a slave,
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but he said, "No,
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he is a freedman of Allah and His Messenger."
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I lived among the Muslims as a free man,
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a worshiper, a scholar, and a mujahid.
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When death approached me,
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my children offered to bring me a physician,
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but I refused.
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When death descended upon me,
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I said to them,
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"Where is your physician
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to return my soul if he is truthful?"
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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 in all he strove for or said.
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They were here, watering the clouds of our lives,
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and though they passed, their memory remains exalted among us.
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They departed, leaving a question in the conscience:
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Is there any 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 humanity flourished with their guidance.