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140 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "Among their people there were still a few elders persisting in their polytheistic beliefs. One ofthese was 'Amr b. al-Jamah b. Zayd b. Harm b. Ka'b b. Ghanm b. Ka0 b. Salama. "His son Musdh b. 'Am was one of those who were present at aLCAqaba. 'Amr b. al-Jamah was a leader of the Banii Salama. He had a wooden idol, named Manst, in his home; this was a practice common among those chieftains. They would ti-eat these idols as gods and would venerate them and show them off. When the young men of the Banii Salama, Musdh, and Musdh h. Jabal accepted Islam, they would sneak in at night to that idol of 'Amr, carry it out and toss it head first into pits used to contain the excrement of the Banii Salama. Next morning 'Amr would ask, 'Who could have attacked our god tonight?' He would then look around for it and when he found it he washed it, purified it and scented it. Then he would say, 'I swear, if I knew who did that to you I would put him to shame!' "When 'Am slept at night they would again seize it and do as before. 'Amr again found it harmed as before and he would wash, purify and scent it. That night they returned and did the same, as he did. But this time he brought his sword and attached it to the idol saying, 'I swear I do not know who is doing this to you, but if there is any good in you, then defend yourself! You have this sword now.' "That night while 'Amr slept they returned to the idol, took the sword off its neck and then replaced it with a dead dog they attached to it. Then they threw it into one of the cesspools of the Bann Salama. Next day 'Amr b. al-Jamah did not see it in its place, so he went out to find it and did so in the cesspool, upside down and with the dead dog attached. When he saw it in this state he reflected upon his state and one of his people who had accepted Islam went and spoke to him, and, by God's mercy, he accepted Islam himself and remained a good Muslim. When he accepted Islam and knew what he now did of God, he reflected on his own state and what he had seen happen to the idol. He thanked God who had saved him from his former blindness and error and spoke the following verses, 'By God, if you had been a god, you would not have been hurled into a well tied to a dog! Yekh! for treatlng you as a god; now we have assessed you and (turned from) evil ways, Praise be to God the Almighty, the Benevolent, the Giver, the Provider, the establisher of the religions, He it was saved me before I was encased in the darkness of a grave."' Section: That gives the names of those who attended the second meeting at al-'Aqaba, their number, according to Ibn Ishaq, totalling seventy-three men and two women. There were 11 men from Aws: Usayd b. Hudayr, one of the "leaders"; Aba al-Haytham b. al-Tayyihiin, who was also at Badr; Salama h. S alw b. Waqash, at Badr; Zuhayr b. Bfic; Abn Burda b. Niyzr; Nuhayr b. al-Haytham b. NZbi b.
IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA?L IBN KATH~R 141 Majda'a b. H%%ha; Sa'd b. Khaythama, one of the "leaders" who was killed at Badr; Rifa'a b. 'Abd al-Mundhi b. Zunayr, a "leader", at Badr; 'Abd Allah b. Jubayr b. al-Nu'man b. Umayya b. al-Burak, at Badr, killed at Uhud where he was a commander of the bowmen; Ma'an b. 'Adi b. al-Jadd b. 'Ajlim b. al-Haith b. Dubay% al-Balawi, an ally of the Aws, present at Badr and its aftermath and died a martyr in al-Yamaa; 'Uwaym b. Sa'ida, who attended Badr and thereafter. From the Khazraj there were 62 men: Aba Aflb Khdid b. Zayd, who participated at Badr and thereafter, dying a martyr in Byzantine territory during the reign of Mu%wiya; Mu%dh b. al-Harith, along with his brothers 'Awf and Mu'awwidh, sons of 'Afra', all at Badr; Umara b. Hazm who witnessed Badr and thereafter, was killed in al-Yamaa; As'ad b. Znriira Aba Urnitma, one of the "leaders", who died before Badr; Sahl b. 'Atik, at Badr; Aws b. Thabit b. al-Mundhir, at Badr; Aba Talha Zayd b. Sahl, at Badr; Qays b. Aba Sa'sa'a 'Amr b. Zayd b. 'Awf b. Mabdhal b. 'Amr b. Ghanm b. Mein, a commander of the rear-guard at Badr; 'Arnr b. Ghaziyya; Sa'd b. al-Rabi: one of the "leaders", who was at Badr and was killed at Uhud. Also there were 'Abd Allah b. Raw*a, one of the "leaders"; he was present at Badr, Uhud and the khandaq, "the trench". He was hilled at the battle of Mu'ta, acting as commander. Also there was Bashir b. Sa'd, at Badr, and 'Abd All& b. Zayd b. Thalaba b. 'Abd Rabbihi, who was shown how to call people to prayer. He was present at Badr. Khallad b. Suwayd, who was present at Badr, Uhud and al-khandag. He died a martyr battling the Bana Qurayza; a millstone was hurled at him and it crushed hi. It is said that the Messenger of God (SAAS) stated, "He will have the reward of two martyrs." Also there was Aba Mas'iid Wqba b. 'Amr, at Badr. However, Ibn Ishaq stated, " He was the youngest person to witness al-'Aqaba, and he was not present at Badr." There was Ziyad b. Labid, at Badr, Farwa b. 'Amr b. Wadhafa; Khalid b. Qays b. Malik, at Badr; Rzfi' b. Malik, a "leader"; Dhakwan b. 'Abd Qays b. Khalda b. Mukhlid b. 'Amir b. Zurayq. He it is who was called both muh8ymriand ansdri, "Emigrant" and "Helper", because he stayed with the Messenger of God (SAAS) in Mecca until his migration to Medina. He was present at Badr and was killed at Uhud. Also there was 'Abbad b. Qays b. 'Amir b. Khalid b. 'Amir b. Zurayq, at Badr, and his brother al-Hiirith b. Qays b. 'Amir, also at Badr. And al-Bar2 b. Ma'rar, a "leader" and the first man to pledge allegiance (at 'Aqaba) according to the claim of the Banii Salama. He died before the arrival of the Prophet (SAAS) in Medina and pledged to hi a third of his wealth. The Messenger of God (SAAS) returned the money to his heirs. His son was Bishr b. al-Bars'; he was present at Badr, Uhud and al-khandaq. He died a martyc at Khaybar as a result of eating, along with the Messenger of God (SAAS), from the poisoned sheep. God bless him! Also there was Sin% b. Sayfi b. Sakhr, at Badr, al-Tufayl b. al-Nu'man b. Khans%', at Badr; be was killed at the battle of al-khandaq.
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CONTENTS Foreword About this Series
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CONTENTS vii Chapter: On the birth
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ABOUT THIS SERIES THIS series of Ar
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