The Life of the Prophet Muhammad by Ibn Kathir - Volume 2 of 4

226 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD
There are those who say that al-Nucm2n b. Bashir was born six months prior
to him. According to that, Ibn al-Zubayr would have been the first child horn to
Emigrants following the emigration.
Some people suggest that they were both horn in the second year of the hegira.
The former is obviously correct, as we have shown above. And all credit be to
God. We will make reference to this second statement, if God Almighty wills it,
in dealing with the end of that second year.
Ihn Jarir stated, "It has been said that al-Mukht* b. Abii Wbayd and Ziyad
b. Sumayya were born in that first year. But God knows best."
Among the Companions who died that first year were Kulthiim b. al-Hadm
al-Awsi, in whose home the Messenger of God (SAAS) stayed in QuhS' prior to
his departure to the home of the Bana al-Najja, as told above. Later that same
year Abii Umma As'ad h. ZurBra, the leader of the Banii al-Najjar, died, while
the Messenger of God (SAAS) was still building the mosque. This has been
related above. May God be pleased with both these deceased men.
Ibn Jarir stated, "That year, the first of the hegira, Abii Whayha died on his
property in Tz'if. Also al-Walid h. al-Mughira died, as did al-'A$ b. Wa'il
al-Sahmi in Mecca."
I observe that these men died while still polytheists. They did not accept God,
the Almighty and Glorious.
An Account of what happened in the secondyear of the hegira.
In this year many military exeditions took place, the most important and glorious
of these being the great battle of Badr, which occurred in Ramadan. It was the
battle that God used to make a clear distinction between truth and falsehood,
right guidance and error.
Now is the oasion to make mention of the military expeditions and the delegations
sent. We therefore state (as follows), and we seek help from God in doing so.
THE BOOK OF MILITARY EXPEDITIONS.
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Imam Muhammad b. Ishaq b. Yasar stated the following in his work of biography,
after giving information about the Jewish rabbis and their declaration of
enmity against Islam and the verses making mention of them. Of these men was
Huyayy b. Akhcab and his two brothers, Aba Yasir and Judayy. Also there were
Sallam b. Mishkam, Kinana h. al-Rahic b. Abn al-Huqayq, Sallam b. Abii
al-uuqayq, otherwise known as Aba W' al-Acwar. The latter was a trader of the
Hija and one who was killed by the Companions at Khaybar, as will be shown
later. Also, there were 'Amr b. Jahhsh, Ka'b h. al-Ashraf, he being of Tali and