Guillaume--Life of Muhammad.pdf - Radical Truth
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466 The <strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong><br />
Shu'ba b. al-I:Jajjaj told me from 'Abdu'l-Malik b. 'Umayr from 'Anya<br />
al-Qura:{i: The apostle had ordered that every adult <strong>of</strong> B. Quray;::a should<br />
be killed. I was a lad and they found that I was not an adult and so they<br />
let me go.<br />
Ayyub b. 'Abduu'I-Ra1.Jman b. 'Abdullah b. Abu i;3,'ea'a brother <strong>of</strong> B.<br />
'Adiy b. al-Kajjar told me that Salma d. Qays, mother <strong>of</strong> al-Mundhir sister<br />
<strong>of</strong> Sali! b. Qays-she was one <strong>of</strong> the maternal aunts <strong>of</strong> the apostle \vho had<br />
prayed with him both towards Jerusalem and towards Mecca and had<br />
sworn the allegiance <strong>of</strong> women to him-asked him for RifJ.'a b. Samaw'al<br />
al-Qura~iwho was a grown man who had sought refuge with her, and \\'ho<br />
used to know them. She said that he had alleged that he would pray and<br />
eat camel's flesh. So he gave him to her and she saved his life.<br />
Then the apostle divided the property. wives, and children <strong>of</strong> B. Quray.t;:a<br />
among the .l\1uslims, and he made known on that day the shares <strong>of</strong> horse<br />
693 and men, and took out the fifth. A horseman got three shares, two for the<br />
horse and one for his rider. A man without a horse got one share. On the<br />
day <strong>of</strong> B. Quray~a there we-re thirty-six horses. It was the first booty on<br />
which lots were cast and the fifth \vas taken. According to its precedent<br />
and \vhat the apostle did the divisions were made, and it remained the<br />
custom for raids.<br />
Then the apostle sent Sa'd b. Zayd al-Aneari brother <strong>of</strong> b. 'Abdu'l<br />
Ashhal with some <strong>of</strong> the captive women <strong>of</strong> B. Quray~a to N"ajd and he sold<br />
them for horses and weapons.<br />
The apostle had chosen one <strong>of</strong> their women for himself, Ray1.Jana d.<br />
'Amr b. Khunafa, one <strong>of</strong> the women <strong>of</strong> B. 'Amr b. Qurayza, and she<br />
remained with him until she died, in his power. The apostle had proposed<br />
to marry her and put the veil on her, but she said: 'Kay, leave me in your<br />
power, for that will be easier for me and for you.' So he left her. She had<br />
shown repugnance towards Islam when she \vas captured and clung to<br />
Judaism. So the apostle put her aside and felt some displeasure. \Vhile<br />
hc \vas with his companions he heard the sound <strong>of</strong> sandals behind him and<br />
said, 'This is Tha'laba b. Sa'ya coming to give me the good news <strong>of</strong><br />
Ray~ana's acceptance <strong>of</strong> Islam' and he came up to announce the fact.<br />
This gave him pleasure.<br />
God sent down concerning the trench and B. Quray?a the account which<br />
is found in the sura <strong>of</strong> the ConfederatesJ in which He mentioned their trial<br />
and His kindness to them, and His help when He removed that from them<br />
after one <strong>of</strong> the disaffected had said what he did: '0 you \vho believe,<br />
remember God's favour to you \vhen armies came against you, and \Ve<br />
sent against them a wind and armies you could not sec, and God is a seer<br />
<strong>of</strong> \vhat you do.' The armies were Quraysh, and Ghatafan, and B. Quray~a.<br />
694 The armies which God sent with the wind were the angels. God said,<br />
'When they came at you from above you and below you, and when eyes<br />
grew wild and hearts reached to the throats and you thought vain things<br />
I Sura 33.<br />
The <strong>Life</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Muhammad</strong> 6<br />
about God.' Those who came at you from above wefe B 4 7<br />
from below were Quraysh and Ghatafan 'Th ,.' Quray"a: those<br />
and shaken with a mighty sho k Ad' here \\ere the belIevers tested<br />
h ! c. n w en the disaffected a d th .<br />
\V ?se Iearts was a disease were saying \Vhat God d H. n as: In<br />
~s IS naught but a delusion' refers to the \\'ords an . I; a~ostie promIsed<br />
And when a partv <strong>of</strong> them said 0 1 f Y <strong>of</strong>!\Iu attlb b. Qushayr.<br />
for vou so turn b;ck Ad' fPeh op e a athnb, there is no standing<br />
~ , . n some a t em sought t1 h'<br />
saying Our houses are exposed and the w 1e prop et s permission<br />
only to run a\"ray' refers to th~ . d Yf l\.ere not exposed. They wished<br />
I \\or s a .'1US b Qavzi and th f h'<br />
peop c who shared his opinion 'A d 'f' 1 db' . .. ose 0 IS<br />
i.e. l'rfedina (7 I<br />
3). . n I It 1a een entered from its sides',<br />
'Then ifthey had been invited to reb II" ,.<br />
'they would have complied and \\ auld e h<br />
IOn I' I.~. thedrebturn to polytheism,<br />
h h aye 1esItatc ut a y<br />
~::at~dt~"~:~ to Allah beforehand that they would not tur~~::~;~ack~t<br />
;T must be ans\\cred for.' Thcv WCle the R 1-1- h l' .<br />
were the mcn who th 1 j ~ . ant a. hey<br />
b b h h oug lt to cescrt on the day <strong>of</strong> l'hud \\lth B S I<br />
w en at t ought to desert on the day <strong>of</strong> VI d Th . a ama<br />
~~~t :;:n\\:~lt~I~:\;~~v~(: tl~~ hke ;fai~ an~/l~~e~ind:~ :~:;;'S:t:~,:~ ~:~<br />
death 0 k'lI '" ~ ay, Ig t WI not avaJl yOU If you flee from<br />
r 1 mg, and then you \\111 enJoy comfort but for a little Say 'Vh<br />
:~:~es;;ee y~~ from Allah if He Intends evil to\\ ards you,· or i~tend~<br />
Alla~k y )\\111 not find that they have any friend or helper but Allah<br />
nows t lose <strong>of</strong> vou \\ho h d ,. h d' .<br />
th 'h . ~ mer, I.e. t e Isaffectcd people 'And<br />
ose \\ a say to theIr brethren C t d .<br />
save a little,' I.e. for a moment t' o~e 0 ~s an they. cam.e not to battle<br />
their hel to' ,. 0 rna e a pI etence <strong>of</strong> smcenty, 'sparing <strong>of</strong><br />
p JOU, I.e. because <strong>of</strong> their grudging nature 'B t 'h f<br />
comes you see them lookin . .' . U \\ en ear<br />
faint' i c tl k d g at yOU \\Ith rolling eyes lIke one in a deadly<br />
, .. 1m Ing It readful and ten d1ed <strong>of</strong> It '1'1, h .<br />
departs they scald you \\!th sharp tongues,' I.e. \\:Ith t:~n a~ e~ tr~cIr dcar 695<br />
not please you because theIr hope IS In thI 1 f . au \\ at oes<br />
~oes ~ot mo\ e them, for they fear d~ath \\It~ t~: 'd~~;~ ~: ~:~~~) ~ward<br />
ope In a future hfe (714). 'They think that th f d 0 as no<br />
~~;: :;a~~ 't~~~ \?~~;:r~lca~od2~:!t~;:Je~:~~\\i;tI~~,:~~~i1~;~:;:k~:0~~;<br />
ne~: <strong>of</strong> YHoU and If they wcre among you they \\Quld fight but lIttIc ' g or<br />
len e addressed the believers and l'I G l' .<br />
fine example for onc \\ho hopes for Al1asl~I~;1d ~e 7~stS ~;~~t~c you have a<br />
sho.uld not prefer themselves to hIm and nnt deslre to be ~~ al.pel·atc~at hthey<br />
he IS not.<br />
Then He mentioned the believers and their truth and th ' "<br />
C were<br />
~'hat God promised them <strong>of</strong> trial by which He tested ~hem el~ t eIIef ,m<br />
And \~'hen the believers sa\\' the confederates they said, Th. a.n<br />
'h C sGa1dd'<br />
and HIS apostle prom' I 1 G ~. IS IS \\ at a<br />
. '. Isec us, ane ad and Ifis apostle are true It d'd b<br />
:~c;l~:S~:~:~: f~~~h ~~~e~I\~mi~:i~~~t~C~;~;~:tan~~ta~~a), aI~d 'SU~I~lisshiOUd~<br />
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