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o army of the Guide, do not be frightened by this valley
Though it be rough and roadless.
There are no Jinn therein and it is quite enemyless.
Soon you will be treated like children with love and mercy.
Allah will grant you wealth and children aplenty.
Upon hearing this poem and the promised booty I prostrated out of thanks to Allah
and found the Muslims to have awoken due to the recitation of the poem. I
memorised one couplet of the poem while Sammah memorised the remaining three
which he recited to me. The Muslims were overjoyed at what they heard from the
unseen voice and were pleased with the promise of booty.
24) Capture of al-Jlnan
We remained in the valley until morning when I led them in Salatul Fajr. At sunrise
we left the valley. By this time I recognised the land and mountain which was ar-
Raqim Mountain. I called out loudly, "Allahu Akbar!" The Muslims echoed my call
and asked, "What do you see, Ibn 'Amir?"
"We have reached the lands of Syria," I replied, "This is ar-Raqim Mountain."
(Where the Seven Companies slept for centuries - see Surah al-Kahf - translator s
note).
Because most of the men were uneducated bedouins, they queried, "What is ar-
Raqim?"
"Do you not know?" I exclaimed and told them the story which amazed them. I then
took them to the Cave where they performed Salah.
We continued until we approached 'Amman. From here I diverted to a village called
al-Jinan. The village-chiefs were at that time marching out of the village with their
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