Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

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Verily the son of Jafnah tribe has ancestors who are blameless,
He gives a lot but considers it to be quite worthless.
He did not forget me when he ominously went to Syria, nor when
he became a Christian in Rome,
You will be at such a place where you will get every relaxation
if you visit his home.
So hurry to accept what I am offering you to save yourself from destruction
and to enjoy great bounties and luxury.
'Abdurahmdn ~ : There is no deity except Allah alone. He has no partner. Woe unto
you, you son of a despicable man. Do you invite me to come from guidance and go
to misguidance? From faith towards disbelief and ignorance? I am of those whose
faith sits deeply in their hearts, know guidance from crookedness, verify the truth of
Allah's Prophet and despise whoever denies Allah. Come and fight and leave this
deception and impossibility. Come forward and do what you really intended to do in
the first place so that I can strike off your head and dirty your nose with dust. Thus
will the 'Arabs be free of the shame of being connected to you for you are a denier
of the Most Merciful and a worshipper of crosses.
Jabalah became infuriated and attacked him. He wanted to stab him with his spear,
but 'Abdurahman ~ dodged it and then returned his attack. The two of them began
thrusting their spears at each other until 'Abdurahman ~ became exhausted from
using the spear. He flung it down and unsheathed his sword. They continued fighting
until he hit Jabalah's spear with his sword, cutting off the spear-point. Jabalah threw
the stump aside and drew his sword. It had come from Kindah and was a relic of' Ad.
It was like lightning striking, breaking whatever it struck. Jabalah then launched a
vicious attack against him.
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