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216 The Life of Muhammad She said, 'If you must do this, Then take us anywhere but to Yathrib.' I said to her, 'Nay, Yathrib today is our goal. What the Merciful wills ihe slave must do.' Towards God and His apostle is my face And he who sets his face to God today will not be disappointed. How many sincere friends have we left behind And a woman who would dissuade us with weeping and wailing. You may think that hope of vengeance takes us far from home, But we think that the hope of good things to come draws us. I besought the Banu Ghanm to avoid bloodshed And accept the truth when the way is plain to ail. Praising God they accepted the call of truth And salvation, and went forth as one man. We and some of our companions who left the right path Who helped others against us with their weapons Became two parties: one helped and guided To the truth, the other doomed to punishment. Unjust they have invented lies. Iblis beguiled them from the truth-they are disappointed and frustrated. We turned back to the prophet Muhammad's words. 'Twas well with us, friends of truth, and we were made happy. We are the nearest in kin to them. But there's no next-of-kin when friendship is lacking. What sister's son after us will trust you? What son-in-law after mine can be relied on? You will know which of us has found the truth The day that separation is made and the state of men is distinct (263).1 'UMAR MIGRATES TO MEDINA. 'AYYASH AND HIS STORY 319 Then 'Umar b. al-Khanab and 'Ayyiish b. Abu Rabi'a al-Makhzumi went to Medina. Niifi', freedman of 'Abdullah b. 'Umar, told me that the latter informed him that his father 'Umar said: 'When we had made up our minds to migrate to Medina 'Ayyash, Hisham b. al-'A~ b. Wii'i! al-Sahmi, and I made an appointment to mett at the thorn-trees of A

218 The Life of Muhammad THE LODGEMENTS OF THE EMIGRANTS IN MEDINA 321 'Vmar accompanied by various members of his family, and his brother Zayd, and 'Amr and 'Abdullah the sons of Suraqa b. al-Mu'tamir, and Khunays b. UudhMa al-Sahmi (who had married 'Umar's daughter !:Iaf~a whom the apostle married after the death of her husband), and Waqid b. 'Abdullah al-Tamimi an ally of theirs, and Khauli and Malik b. Abi'l Khauli, two allies (265), and four sons of al-Bukayr, namely Iyas, '."qil, 'Amir, and Khalid; and their allies from B. Sad b. Layth; when they arrived at Medina stayed with Rita'a b. 'Abdu'I-Mundhir b. Zanbar among B. 'Amr b. 'Auf in Qubii'. 'Ayyiish also stayed with him when he came to Medina. Then came successive waves of emigrants: Tall:ta b. 'Ubayd Allah b. 'Uthman; i;3uhayb b. Sinan stayed with Khubayb b. IsM brother of the B. al-!:Iarith b. al-Khazraj, in al-Sunl:t.· Others deny this and say that Tall:ta stayed with As'ad b. Zurara brother of the B. aI-Najjar (266). 322 The following stayed with Kulthum b. Hidm brother of B. 'Amr b. 'Auf in Qubii' :!:Iamza b. 'Abdu'I-Mugalib; Zayd b. !:Iaritha; Abc\ Marthad Kannaz b. !:Ii~n (z67); and his son Marthad of the tribe Ghani, allies of I:Iarnza; Anasa; and Aba Kabsha, freedmen of the apostle. Other reports are that they stayed with Sad b. Khaythama; and that !:Iamza stayed with As'ad b. Zurara. The following stayed with 'Abdullah b. Salama brother of the Banu 'Ajlan in Quba': 'Ubayda b. al-!:Iarith and his brother aI-Tufayl; al­ I;Iu~ayn b. al-/:!arith; Mislal:t b. Uthath" b. 'Abbad b. al-Mugalib; Suwaybil b. Sad b. /:!uraymila brother of B. 'Abdu'l-Dar: Tulayb b. 'Umayr brother of the B. 'Abd b. Qu~ayy; and Khabbab, freedman of 'Utba b. Ghazwan. With Sa'd b. al-Rab!' brotherof the B. al-I;Iarith b. al-Khazraj in the house of the latter stayed 'Abdu'l-Ral:tman b. 'Auf with some male emigrants. With Mundhir b. Muhammad b. 'Uqba b. Ul:tayl:ta b. al-Julal:t in al-'U~ba the dwelling of the B. Jal:tjabii, stayed al-Zubayr b: al-'Awwam and Abu Sabra b. Abu Ruhm b. 'Abdu'l-'Uzza. With Sad b. Mu'adh b. al-Nu'man brother of the B. 'Abdu'l-Ashhal in their dwelling stayed Mu~'ab b. 'Umayr b. Hashim brother of the B. 'Abdu'l-Diir. 323 With 'Abbad b. Bishr b. Waqsh brother of the B. 'Abdu'l-Ashhal in the latter's dwelling stayed Abu /:!udhayfa b. 'Utba b. Rab!', and his freedman Salim; and 'Utba b. Ghazwan b. Jabir (268). With Aus b. Thabit b. al-Mundhir, brother of /:!assan b. Thabit in the dwelling of B. aI-Najjar stayed 'Uthman b. 'Alfan. This was the reason why J:Iassan was so fond of 'Uthman and lamented him when he was slain. It is said that the celibate emigrants stayed with Sa'd b. Khaythama because he himself was unmarried; but God knows best about that. I In the upper part of Medina. PART III THE HIJRA THE CAMPAIGNS FROM MEDINA THE OCCUPATION OF MECCA THE CONQUEST OF ARABIA THE DEATH OF THE PROPHET

218 The <strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong><br />

THE LODGEMENTS OF THE EMIGRANTS IN MEDINA<br />

321 'Vmar accompanied by various members <strong>of</strong> his family, and his brother<br />

Zayd, and 'Amr and 'Abdullah the sons <strong>of</strong> Suraqa b. al-Mu'tamir, and<br />

Khunays b. UudhMa al-Sahmi (who had married 'Umar's daughter<br />

!:Iaf~a whom the apostle married after the death <strong>of</strong> her husband), and<br />

Waqid b. 'Abdullah al-Tamimi an ally <strong>of</strong> theirs, and Khauli and Malik<br />

b. Abi'l Khauli, two allies (265), and four sons <strong>of</strong> al-Bukayr, namely<br />

Iyas, '."qil, 'Amir, and Khalid; and their allies from B. Sad b. Layth;<br />

when they arrived at Medina stayed with Rita'a b. 'Abdu'I-Mundhir b.<br />

Zanbar among B. 'Amr b. 'Auf in Qubii'. 'Ayyiish also stayed with him<br />

when he came to Medina.<br />

Then came successive waves <strong>of</strong> emigrants: Tall:ta b. 'Ubayd Allah b.<br />

'Uthman; i;3uhayb b. Sinan stayed with Khubayb b. IsM brother <strong>of</strong> the B.<br />

al-!:Iarith b. al-Khazraj, in al-Sunl:t.· Others deny this and say that<br />

Tall:ta stayed with As'ad b. Zurara brother <strong>of</strong> the B. aI-Najjar (266).<br />

322 The following stayed with Kulthum b. Hidm brother <strong>of</strong> B. 'Amr b.<br />

'Auf in Qubii' :!:Iamza b. 'Abdu'I-Mugalib; Zayd b. !:Iaritha; Abc\ Marthad<br />

Kannaz b. !:Ii~n (z67); and his son Marthad <strong>of</strong> the tribe Ghani, allies<br />

<strong>of</strong> I:Iarnza; Anasa; and Aba Kabsha, freedmen <strong>of</strong> the apostle. Other<br />

reports are that they stayed with Sad b. Khaythama; and that !:Iamza<br />

stayed with As'ad b. Zurara.<br />

The following stayed with 'Abdullah b. Salama brother <strong>of</strong> the Banu<br />

'Ajlan in Quba': 'Ubayda b. al-!:Iarith and his brother aI-Tufayl; al­<br />

I;Iu~ayn b. al-/:!arith; Mislal:t b. Uthath" b. 'Abbad b. al-Mugalib;<br />

Suwaybil b. Sad b. /:!uraymila brother <strong>of</strong> B. 'Abdu'l-Dar: Tulayb b.<br />

'Umayr brother <strong>of</strong> the B. 'Abd b. Qu~ayy; and Khabbab, freedman <strong>of</strong><br />

'Utba b. Ghazwan.<br />

With Sa'd b. al-Rab!' brother<strong>of</strong> the B. al-I;Iarith b. al-Khazraj in the house<br />

<strong>of</strong> the latter stayed 'Abdu'l-Ral:tman b. 'Auf with some male emigrants.<br />

With Mundhir b. <strong>Muhammad</strong> b. 'Uqba b. Ul:tayl:ta b. al-Julal:t in<br />

al-'U~ba the dwelling <strong>of</strong> the B. Jal:tjabii, stayed al-Zubayr b: al-'Awwam<br />

and Abu Sabra b. Abu Ruhm b. 'Abdu'l-'Uzza.<br />

With Sad b. Mu'adh b. al-Nu'man brother <strong>of</strong> the B. 'Abdu'l-Ashhal in<br />

their dwelling stayed Mu~'ab b. 'Umayr b. Hashim brother <strong>of</strong> the B.<br />

'Abdu'l-Diir.<br />

323 With 'Abbad b. Bishr b. Waqsh brother <strong>of</strong> the B. 'Abdu'l-Ashhal in<br />

the latter's dwelling stayed Abu /:!udhayfa b. 'Utba b. Rab!', and his<br />

freedman Salim; and 'Utba b. Ghazwan b. Jabir (268).<br />

With Aus b. Thabit b. al-Mundhir, brother <strong>of</strong> /:!assan b. Thabit in the<br />

dwelling <strong>of</strong> B. aI-Najjar stayed 'Uthman b. 'Alfan. This was the reason why<br />

J:Iassan was so fond <strong>of</strong> 'Uthman and lamented him when he was slain.<br />

It is said that the celibate emigrants stayed with Sa'd b. Khaythama<br />

because he himself was unmarried; but God knows best about that.<br />

I<br />

In the upper part <strong>of</strong> Medina.<br />

PART III<br />

THE HIJRA<br />

THE CAMPAIGNS FROM MEDINA<br />

THE OCCUPATION OF MECCA<br />

THE CONQUEST OF ARABIA<br />

THE DEATH OF THE PROPHET

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