Hayatus Sahabah - The Lives of the Sahabah - Part 1 of 3

296 THE LIVES OF THE SAHABAH @,- (Vol-I)
to us, (he was beaten so badly that) merely touching the locks of his hair would
cause it to fall off. However, he was saying, 'You are most Blessed, 0 the
Possessor of Majesty and Honour."'
Hadhrat Umar ~ F = Endures Hardships and
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difficulties
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !WWkj narrates, 'When (my father) Hadhrat Umar
!&#2Whj accepted Islaam, he asked, Which person of the Quraysh is the best
informant?' When he was told that it was Jameel bin Ma'mar Jumhi, he went to
him early in the morning. I followed my father to see what he was doing.
Although I was then still a child, I understood everything I saw. When he arrived,
Hadhrat Umar WSWj said, '0 Jameel! Do you know that I have accepted Islaam
and entered into the religion of Muhammad w?' By Allaah! Jameel gave no
response and left, pulling his shawl along with him. Hadhrat Umar WSWj followed
him and I followed my father."
Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar !WWkj narrates further that Jameel arrived at the
door of the Masjidul Haraam as the people were sitting in their gatherings
around the Kabah. He then screamed at the top of his voice, "0 assembly of the
Quraysh! The son of Khattaab has become a heretic!" Standing behind him,
Hadhrat Umar W W said, "He is lying! The fact is that I have accepted Islaam
and I testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allaah and that Muhammad
@& is Allaah's Rasul." The people then attacked Hadhrat Umar UW and they
continued fighting him until the sun stood above their heads (midday).
Exhausted, Hadhrat Umar Wi@# then sat down and the people stood over him.
He said, "Do as you please. I swear by Allaah that we now number three
hundred strong and we shall either leave Makkah for you or you leave it for
us.''
As they were talking, an old man from the Quraysh arrived wearing clothes made
in Yemen with a striped upper garment. He asked, 'What is the matter with you
lot?" When they told him that Hadhrat Umar ?&lW% had accepted Islaam, he
said, "Then stop this. Do you thinc that the Banu Adi tribe (to which he belongs)
will hand their man over to you just like that? Leave the man alone.'' Hadhrat
Abdullaah bin Umar WB$W says, "By Allaah! The people then (disappeared so fast
that it) seemed as if a sheet had been lifted from Hadhrat Umar -. After
migrating to Madinah, I once asked my father, 'Dear father! Who was that old
man who drove those people away from you in Makkah when they were fighting
with you on the day you accepted Islaam?' He replied, 'That man, dear son, was
Aas bin Waa'il Sahmi,"' ('1
Another narration quotes Hadhrat Abdullaah bin Umar W W who says, "As he
(Hadhrat Umar UW) was sitting at home in fear, Aas bin Waa'il Sahmi (also
known as) Abu Ameerul Mu'mineen arrived wearing clothing made in Yemen with
an upper garment threaded with silk. He belonged to the Banu Sahm tribe who
(I) Ibn Is'haaq as quoted In AIB/daaya wan Nihaaya (Vo1.3 Pg,82).