Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Futuhushdm
44~ Allah's secret intelligence service
I (al-Waqidi) have heard the very aged man Iyad bin GhlUib al-Himyari narrate
from Jawwad bin Usayd bin 'Alqamah as-Sakasiki who narrated from his
father:
At dawn athan was proclaimed and AbU 'Ubaydah ~ led the Muslims in SaHih
without knowing of Bannes's plot.
In the first rak'ah he recited:
until he reached:
By dawn and the ten nights, [89:1-2]
Indeed your Rabb is waiting in ambush, [89: 14]
Suddenly an unseen voice said, "By the Rabb of Honour! You have triumphed over
the enemy. Their plot will not help them in the least. Allah has inspired your
commander to recite these verses as a hint to you."
When the Muslims heard this they were astonished. He then recited in the second
rak'ah:
until:
By the sun and its light appearing, [91: I]
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