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Learn about the companions, scholars, and notables | Who am I? | Episode No. (153)
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Pause and identify these Companions, scholars, and prominent 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 be upon him, from the Ansar.
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I was among the first of the people of Medina to embrace Islam.
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I witnessed both the first and second Pledges of al-'Aqabah.
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I participated in all the battles alongside the Prophet, peace be upon him.
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During the Battle of Badr,
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my primary concern in this battle
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was to take vengeance for the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, against Abu Jahl,
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who used to insult and harm him in Mecca.
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I stood on the battlefield on the day of Badr,
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while I was still a young man,
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beside the Companion 'Abd al-Rahman Ibn 'Awf, may Allah be pleased with him.
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I asked him about Abu Jahl,
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as I did not know what he looked like.
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He asked, "What is your need of him?"
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I replied, "I have heard that he insults the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him."
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"By Him in Whose hand is my soul,
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if I see him, my shadow shall not part from his shadow
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until the one of us destined to die first meets his end."
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My brother stood beside him on his other side,
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and said to him exactly what I had said.
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We had waited only a short while
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when Ibn 'Awf saw Abu Jahl among the people like a great mountain.
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He said to us,
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"This is the man you were asking about."
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We swooped down upon him like two falcons,
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and I struck him with my sword.
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Once I had gained the upper hand,
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I dealt him a mighty blow,
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which severed his foot along with half of his leg.
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My brother also struck him a powerful blow,
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until we brought him down to the ground.
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Then we went to the Prophet, peace be upon him,
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both of us claiming to have killed him.
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He, peace be upon him, asked,
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"Have you wiped your swords?"
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We replied, "No."
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He looked at the two swords,
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and said,
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"Both of you killed him."
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Later, 'Ikrimah Ibn Abi Jahl spotted me in the battle,
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and struck me on my shoulder,
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severing my arm from the shoulder joint,
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though it remained hanging by a piece of skin from my side.
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I continued to fight for the rest of the day, dragging it behind me.
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When it became a hindrance,
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I placed my foot upon it,
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pulled hard until I severed it, and then cast it aside.
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I then continued the fight.
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As for my brother,
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he was killed during the battle.
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So, who am I?