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120 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "The following year 12 of the anjar kept to their appointment to attend the festival (of the haj); they were Abn Umama As'ad b. Zurara and 'Awf b. al-Harith, mentioned above, along with his brother Musdh, both these being sons of 'Afra', and mfi' b. Mdik, also mentioned above. "Then there were Dhakwm b. 'Abd Qays b. Khalada b. Mukhlid b. 'Amir, the son of Zurayq al-Zurqi. (Ibn Hisham said that he was a Helper who had also migrated from Mecca.) "Also there were 'Ubada b. al-Samit b. Qays b. Asram b. Fihr b. Tha'laba b. Ghanm b. 'Awf b. 'Amr b. 'Awf b. al-Khazraj, along with their ally Abn 'Abd al-Rahmm Yazid b. Tha'laba b. Khazma b. A~ram al-Balawi, al-'Abbas b. Wbada b. Nadla b. Mdik b. al-'Ajlzn b. Yazid b. Ghanm b. Salim b. 'Awf b. 'Amr b. 'Awf b. al-Khazraj al-'Ajl~ni, Wqba b. 'Amir b. Nabi, mentioned before, and Qutba b. 'Amir b. Hadida, mentioned before. "These men were from Khazraj. "From Aws there were two men, Wwaym b. Sa'ida and Abn al-Haytham, Mdik b. al-Tayhm." Ibn Hishm stated that al-Tayhzn could also be spelled al-Tayyihan, as in the words mayt, dead, and mayyit. Al-Suhayli stated, "The full name of Aha al-Haytham b. al-Tayhm was Mdik b. Malik b. 'Atayk b. 'Amr b. 'Abd al-A'lam b. 'Amir b. Za'nr b. Jusham b. al-Hsith b. al-Khazraj b. 'Amr b. Mzlik b. al-Aws." And he also stated, "It is said that he was an Irashi or a Balawi." But neither Ibn Ishaq nor Ihn Hisha give him such a relationship. He also said, "The word al-haytham refers to an eaglet; it is also a type of plant." By this he shows that these 12 men attended the festival that year with the intent of meeting with the Messenger of God (SAAS); they did so at al-'Aqaba, where they pledged allegiance to him with a pledge known as the "women's pledge"; this occurred at the first (meeting) at 'Aqaba. Abii Nu'aym related that the Messenger of God (SAAS) recited to them God's words in ssrat Ibrrihim, "And when Abraham said, '0 my Lord, render this country secure' @rat Ibrahim; XIV, v.35). Ibn Ishaq stated, "Yazid b. Abn Habib related to me, from Marthad b. 'Abd Allah al-Yazani, from 'Abd al-Ralpnan b. Wsayla al-Sun~bihi, from Wbada, he being Ibn al-Samit, who said, 'I was among those who attended the first (meeting at) 'Aqaba. We were 12 men. We pledged allegiance to the Messenger of God (SAAS) by the so-called "women's pledge". That was before war was enjoined. It was to the effect that we would not associate any other with God, we would not steal, nor commit fornication, nor kill our children, nor make false accusations, nor disobey him in anything good. "If you keep to this," he told us, "you shall go to paradise. But if you commit any of these, then God will decide your fate; if He wishes He will either punish you or forgive you."'" Al-Bukhm and Muslim related this hadith through al-Layth b. Sa'd, from Yazid b. Abn Habib in much the same terms. Ibn Ishaq stated, "Ihn Shihab al-Zuhri recounted, from 'A'idh Allah Aha Idris al-Khawlani that Wbada b. al-S&t related to him, saying, 'We pledged to
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMAC~L IBN KATH~R 121 the Messenger of God (SAAS), on the night of the first (meeting at) 'Aqaba, that we would not associate any other with God, that we would not steal, commit fornication, kill our children, make false accusations, nor disobey him in anything good. (He told us) "If you keep to this, you shall have paradise. But if you give up any of this, and you are punished for it in this world, then that will provide atonement for you. But if it is overlooked until Judgement Day, it will be up to God to decide whether to punish or forgive you.'"" This had& is given in both ~ahih collections and elsewhere with paths from al-Zuhri in much the same version. The words here, the "women's pledge", are a reference to the similarity between this and the revelation relating to the pledge later made by women in the year of the truce of al-Hudaybiyya. And on that occasion the revelation accorded with what had been revealed regarding the pledge he had required of his Companions on the night of alLCAqaba. This is not strange, for a Qur'anic revelation sometimes came in more than one location, as was affirmed by Wmar b. al-Khag~b, as we have explained in both his biography and in the Tafiir (Exegesis). And since this pledge resulted from revelation that was not recited?l it makes the aforementioned observation all the more plausible. But God knows best. Ibn Ishaq stated, "When the group left, the Messenger of God (SAAS) sent to them Mus'ab b. Wmayr b. Hashim b. 'Abd Manaf b. 'Abd al-Dar b. Qusayy. He told him to recite the Qur'an to them, to teach them Islam and to instruct them in the faith." Al-Bayhaqi reported, on the authority of Ibn Ishaq, who said, "'Asim b. Wmayr b. Qatada related to me that the Messenger of God (SAAS) only sent Mus'ab when they wrote to him asking that he send him to them. It was he who was mentioned by Miisa b. Wqba, as given above, even though in that case he applied to the first of the meetings what is here said of the second." Al-Bayhaqi commented, "The account of Ibn Ishaq is more complete." Ihn Ishaq stated, "'Abd Allah b. Abe Bakr used to say, 'I don't know what this "first (meeting at) 'Aqaba" means."' Ibn Ishaq then commented, "Certainly, I swear it, there was an 'Aqaba meeting, and then another one." All authorities agree that Mus'ab took up residence with As'ad b. Zur- and that he was known in Medina as the mugrz', the reciter. Ibn Ishaq stated, "'Asim h. Wmar h. Qatada related to me that he used to lead the prayer for them. This was because the Aws and the Khazraj disliked that they be led in prayer by one who belonged to the other tribe. God be pleased with them one and all." Ibn Ishaq stated, "Muhammad b. Abe Umama b. Sahl b. Hunayf related to me, from his father, from 'Ahd al-Rahan h. Ka'b b. Mdik who said, 'When my 31. This refers to a genre of revelation different from that of the Qur'w. It is therefore not rnarlii, recited, as liturgy in the Muslim daily prayen.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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