THE LIFE OF MUHAMMAD A TRANSLATION OF ISHAQ'S SIRAT RASOL ALLAH OXFORDOXFORD rent Clarendon Steet, Oxford ox Gor Iefirers he Unrate of excelence in resarh sctnp ted econ by pblihing woranie in flied Bag Ran Ace Cie ow Ch si Linge tid ste Mex Gay Mas Nao {n'the Unand in cenaln ther counties “The bok © Capit under the Berne Convention “The mera igh ofthe athe have been sera publ 1988, _Atsigh eed, No pt thi pon my repose, waned ahou the pues pola nw af Oxford Univeriy Pres ules concemngrepedacion should Ye wt 0 ‘Ono Unie Pew the ares om “This tok nd abject he condone isha ot yw tate or others, be eat esol zed ou of oben ‘hou the pars pl conent ay form 9 ining or caver nr tan tat in whch ti paabee se nut la conan “nding tn condor ing kmpeed om the eaquen purchase ISBN 01966088 1 Seententh Impresion 2004 Nonriearch abla by oto ocr 15 Roan Inara Aer FO arch 700, Pasa ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ir na pleaure to ackoowiedge the debt tat I owe to the fends whom have cansled inthe many and aro dfculis which beset = tante Tor ef such «long text a the Siw on which there is no commentary trorthy ofthe name. My thanks are eapeclly de tomy old end Pro- mor A. A Afifof Alesandra, Prfenor A Kh. Kinani of Damaics, Der Aialah al Tayib of Khartoum, Dr. M.A. Assam of Caro, and Profestt AK. 5, Lambton of Landon. Parcel T would thank Dr. ‘We Arafat foc his el-usiing labour in reading the whale of ny rans {a in anucrip, and for bringing it shortcomings to my notice. Tf tit reference to thin book of min, am eve able to solace yee with the words hafelmare fedlon a bade mayb, i will bein ret means de to in eady ep and eagle eye ast, but ot eet, I gratefully acknowlolge the enerasy ofthe Shook of Oriental nt Afocan Susie meting the ort f production. Without {his help it would have been itypoanible to publish the book. T hope chat inthe yeas come I wil tnd a a mod tribute wo the Schools great {ater in Oretal stan and ako elp 19 farther co-operation and {nase beeneen my entry andthe Islami world.CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : INTRODUCTION si “The Author i ‘The Soa xe "The Eto th Hisham x 2 Feagmen of th Lov Bock of Mast b, "Uaba a Pans t ‘THE GENEALOGY OF MUHAMMAD; TRADITIONS FROM THE PRE-ISLAMIC ERA; MUHAMMAD'S. CitnbHoOD AND EARLY MANHOOD Geomlogy 2 “The wothaaers Sigg nd Sah + [Ab Kari expedition Yah é ‘issn Hans snd "Ane s Latina Dba Shanisir 8 Dh Nein % “Abdullah b eT and the Cristian mary a Abit domination othe Yaman * ‘Abra’ sborve tack on Mecen = Persian dorset ofthe Yarn > "The descerdants of Nak b. Mate Bn (Onn of sey among the Arabe 35 ‘Amb boos * ‘The dvcrant of Madar ps ‘The deging of Zaza ne ‘into and Khuat's expel Juhu and exupy the Kaba 6 ‘The han the Ihe » Quraph predominate a Mecca = Tema Snenioon 6 ‘The walls of Mecca es “Ab eMat vows sacri vo re “Abdallah ther of he prophet, o rina mother the prope o ia birth ad ontermoter 6 His mothers death a Death of Abdali and sei thereon a ‘Abo Tilt becomes Muharomd's guardian ” ‘The mek bie »va Contents ‘The sacrilegious war Muhammed martes Khai Rebuliig ofthe Rabe Jers, Chriss, ane Arab predict Muhammad’ mission ‘Saimin the Fenian Easy monethist "The Gospel prophecy of the sending of the Comforter? Pant I MUHAMMAD'S CALL AND PREACHING IN MECCA, isl and he beginning of the Quran ‘hod accepts Liam Praserpresobed “AIT the fst male Musi, then Abd Bakr and is converts ‘Muhammad preaches ad Qursth rect fam ‘Ana Tal protect info Quay ‘aman acept slam ‘Uitha atempt comproine Conference with Quryah lenders The chapter of The Care “Abdullah by Mas'ad wets the Quran pubes ‘Meesans perscote Mulnoals flowers ‘Theft emigranc Alenia ‘Qureysh yt ge them sent hack How the Negus ind hie throne ‘The document proclaiming a boyset Active opposition Maturna Hin temporary concson to politi ‘The return ofthe fie emigrance "Ullanie b. Mat‘on and Ab Bake renounce their protectors Analg ofthe oye {Tate Ame sccpe Islam ASO Tah datoweny kina wre wth Muhammad Some Chvstiane sce Islan Sore 108 and 6 "The nigh journey and the acento heaven Allah pies the mackers ‘The ory of Abs Unghir Death of Aba Tat and Kbaa “Muhurad peaches in sh TWiE " te 2 Pa 1 iss tor 6 m5 8 a 7 wa Contents Mabumma preaches tthe Belin Ip aces Ita Begining of Islam among the Helpers The fin pee aa Aaa Inu of Friday prayers in Mein ‘The second pledges alAgaba [Names of the tele leader ‘Amr de Conlon ofthe plage and name of those present Allah orders Muhnsnad to Sake ‘The Emigrants to Medina ‘Thon with whom hey ledge Pane 111 MUHAMMAD'S MIGRATION TO MEDINA, HIS WARS, ‘TRIUMPH, AND DEATH mosque and hoses in Medina Covenant with the Jews and men of Mina Brotherhoed between the Emre: andthe Helpers ‘The Call to Prayer Aba Osos Lewis opponents “Abul Salm accepts alam enjoined by hypocies among the Helpers Daneel bbe ‘The chaye of The Cow an Jewish opposition Deputaton fom the Crna of Nan ‘The dnafected Fever in Medina Dat ofthe ire ‘The et ids on Waddin ‘Hams ri othe const aid on Bump Raid on a Ushayra Raid on Khare Rad on Saldin “igh in the sce oath ‘The change of the ibe Base of Bade ayaa neon for Medina ‘Abn’ Ag ecope lars Dinay . Wat acep Ie ‘Tae chapter of The Spas 20 be 2 26 B osaes fhe Emirs ho fought a [Names of the Quraysh prisoners eres on the Bate Raid called a Sun, Reid on Daa Aart drach on B. Gnynugt Reid on s-Garda Killing f ab assaf ‘Malye and aanser ate of Ue ‘The Quran on Ubud Names of the Malin ein a Ubud aes ofthe poles slain at Ub ‘The dy of a-Rat BabNafi ened Poste ther Raid of Dnt Ri [Last epedion to Hale aid on Domate-Jendsl Bate of the Ditch Attack on B. Questa Kiln of Sala ‘Ant Agana Khalsa aco ala Att on B. Liga ‘Ateck on Da Gard Atak on Barta ‘Seana about ‘Nise ‘Tho af of &-Bstayhia ‘Thon le helene AU-Rewad the shepherd Asc of Fak [Name of the Disiyain 36 a ‘The sed pierimage hid followed by “A go forth a misonares Bare of Hansa Capa of TSE Division of the spoil of Hawtin Keb b Zabaye His ode Rei! on Tabak ‘The postion mong ‘Thove whe fang bk frat he raid on To Derracton of aLLat ‘Aba ae lea he pln ‘ank’s odes on te ee "The Yer ofthe Deputations The B, Ta ‘Amir ba lay ant Arbab. Gaye Deptt from B.S punto fen “ABH. Oaye eputation fom B. Hari Deputation fen Tarot ‘iy : Hs Depuution of Farwa eputson fon B. Zed ‘Deputton fem Kinda Deputation fr aA eputton fom Hinge Farwe , “Ame scope Iam Beh ace Tela ‘The fae prophets Monaylina and al Aswad ‘The feewel pliage Union's expedition 0 Paetine ‘Mabunsnads misono fore urs ‘Xsummary of Mubunmad's ris and expeditions Ghai’ don al-Mlarwa ays id om aban Zap ido 8. Fue Rbdlahb Ra's rid Bl s-Yoaye “Abdalchb, Unie rt ll Khai Supt “Uyayn's rid on Bal“Anbar Ghats ni on B. Marre "Amr ba’ y's rid on Datta Uns Ea a oo Sea Contents hn Abo Hadras ri on Tar Hin nil onal. Chibe “Abd Rae's on Damata Janda Alb "Uap ald to the cxse ‘Salim b "Uy rd wal Ab “A “Umayr .Adi’sr 0 K“Ana {Capere of Pharma by Ath “Alar ‘Karte nid on the Bais “Alva id onthe Yeman Degining of Muhammed’ nee "The meting inthe all of B Sida Preparations for bari Hamutspaneyre IBN HISHAM's NoTES ADDENDA, INDEXES Proper Nemes oaks cited Subjects aie 84 ais INTRODUCTION THE AUTHOR Mews, son of Tebig, son of Yasir, was bor in Madina abost ‘au 8s and ied i Baghdad ip 151 His grander Yan fll into the Hands of Khalid a-Walid whea be opted ‘Ayan in A015, having been eld tere at «priaonerby the Pesan King” Kha vet bi ‘ths numberof pone fo Abu Bake a Medina, ‘There he was banded (vert Gays b. Makirama bal: Maalibb,Abi Manda 9 lve, and ‘was tanumited when he accepted Ins. His family adopted the faruly ‘ume oftheir patrons. His son Tshig was bora about the yar 5, is mother being the daughter of another Freedman. He and his brother ‘Mad were well-known tadtonis, 2 tac our autor path a fe wae prcpredbeloe he reached manhood re sasocated wich the sewad generation of trainin, notably s-Zat, ‘hyn b. "Una b Quid, and ‘Abdallah Aba Bak He mart sMterwardsrelted tations on Ibm Ishiqsauthorty-* On his return to [Medina he went on with the ellen and arrangement ofthe material head collected. Al Zul, who wasn Medina i tie epoted'to have sid tt Medine would never kia ong a Iba sbag was there and he eagerly gathered from him the deta of the prophet wan. Untor- ely Tn ahigexced te enmity of Milk b. Aa, for whove werk be Showed his contemp, and twas no long before his ova waitings and his ‘ohodoxy wer called in queon. Prosbly twas our authors Tt boa ‘of Sion which excited MII ie, fri would have Been jn the eld ‘tinw based on the prctie ofthe prope that differences would be moet Keely fl He was accused of Bang & Qadar and a Sa Another man attacked his veracy: he often quoted Fina, the wife of Hishirn "Ura, asthe authority for some of his tations, ‘The husband was sul denied that be bad ever met his wie; but as she was neaiy forty eas ba abies senor ite ely credible that they often met idhoutoceasioning gop. Tee nat known whethe Ibn Is was cor Pall to leve Medina oF whether he went say rolitarily. ‘Obioualy fe could not have the same standing in a pace that housed in chet {ESM pu, aati rt ga {ie oe whee dear reed He ata wih wan in emt peony Sm ame a eRsi The Life of Muhammad {formants she would hol elewhere, ands he ef forthe ea, topping Sn Rata aaron the Tig and Ray ally seting in Baghad. While ‘Sas waaat Hsia he atached melt is following and presented awit copy of his work doubtlesin the pe of grant rom the ep. "Thoncs he moved to Ray and then to the new capital ofthe pie. He ‘Eel ago (ou pevhop rt) and as Dud in the cemetery of ayer, THE sIRA es precrers Tis ean that Thm sks biography ofthe prophet had no serio sivas bat tw preceded byeeverl maghastbooks. We do aa ksow when {hey were Eat write, though we have the mae of several ft-sentary ‘Torthics who be ween notes and ped on their kowiedge tthe sng [onertion. ‘The fist of ee wan Abaa the son ofthe eliph ‘Uhm! Fictwes born in, 0 and tok prt inthe campaign of Talba and Zabaye pins bin fates slayers, He diol about oo. The language used BY ‘Erni inrteence to Too a-Muphir, he bad nothing weten down Sout hadith excep the prope’ maghans which head acquzed from iar 'Say pls, though does ne demand, tht Th al-Mugha, ‘Note down wint Abin to him. Tis strange that neither Tbs noe TWvagl tcl have ited thisnan whore have had inside knowledge ‘finan stters hat were net kor tthe pubic poaibly a follower GEA fe prefered to igbore the wn ofthe nan the Alia regarded 9 8 suger, Homeves, hs name often appears inthe iu of the enonical ‘aeons of hai (The man named in ‘Tab. agg and ES. i298 ‘Sn "Ui apa who sero bave wren a book on mags) ss pan of much grenter importance wes “Urw bs alZubayt bal ‘Amr (2-94) 8 cousin of the prophet, ‘Urwa's mother was ABO ‘aks daughter Asa. He and his brother ‘Able were in eloe con tee tah the prophe’s widow ‘Nisha, He was a recognized suhorty on {ie cy Hay Tole, andthe Umayyad caliph ‘Abd -Maic apoticd (inline needed information on that subject Agi, its unerain ‘Mss he sates bok, but the many tains that are handed dawn Tisname by Ll and otber wuitersjusiy the aserion that he wa the eae of fame history? Thongh hei the east wniter whose notes Fv come down to shave not ranlted the page from Tab, Pine thom beens they donot sce 0 adel anything of importance ee Sha They form pat of Teter which “Urea. rae 0 ‘Abdu TEMaEE wo waned to lave acurste knowledge about the prophet Carece#! Much of is material ets on the tatement of bis at "Xabs 1 RORERS BFS inn tr {Bavae ines hast wees: east CE 175, Introduction w Like LL he was given to ianertngpoczy i his traditions and jae the habit bythe example of aha who utered vers oa every subject that presented il He wat «fiend ofthe etic poe "Umar b. Rab, but ‘hought very ie af the prope’ poct Haein by TA." ‘Of Shuralslb Sa feedman, presumably of South Arbian origin lide i non beyond theft that he wrte a maghéa? book, LL would ave one of im, and he is seldom quoted by other writers. He ded in 125, an au hei said to have known ALi he must ve died a centenarian. He reported ‘ndidons from some of the prophets companins, and ‘Mist bs "ba! recon that he wrote ints of he names ofthe iran fhe the combatant at Bade and Ubud. Tn his old ae he was discredited ‘rcaue he blamed his vistors: if ehey dd nr ive him anything he ‘would xy that theaters were not presen t Bade Poverty and extreme [remade him catankeros. The vcs of iploen dobied his vera, ‘Hough tase Best qualifed to jodgeregrded hi as an authority. “Another important Tab ws Wah b. Munabbih (3 of Perian origin His fer probably was a Jew. He lnteet in, and Knowledge of Jewish and Cristian veripare and ta {loos and though smh tat wa invented Iter at fatbered cn him, hi IK e-Mubtad le behind the Mi version of the ves ofthe propbet tu other iba stores With his books on the legendary history of the ‘Yanan aaphor, on fc will and other matter preserved in prin Live K. ab Tijon ware not concerned; but the statement of Haj ‘Khalifa tat he collected the maghstis now conimed by the gicovery of fragment ofthe lt work on papel writen in 238. Unforomatay this fiagroat tls elite that io new; nevertheless importance is get ‘nscrise proves that atthe ed of theft century, or sme years before [At 109, the main facts about the prophets fe were writen down much {vre have them in the later works. Further i shows tat, tke the ether ‘aly eraditonstsbe halite or no se frindd, Mise Gertrud Marte? fi compared the account ofthe meting a “Aqaba (.H 288, 293,99) ‘withthe tertare onthe aubjct and ber etm, leary and itr, Tender to sme important onslnions which o ot concer sere. Aa interesting deal i tat Mahammad speaking to 'AbLS« call Aus and ‘Khaz oy and your mater uncles. "ABbE throughout russ with the Aare and ts with the hounds “hl ltr come "Aim b "Umar b, Qat l-Anee (120). He lectared in Damaacan om the campaigns ofthe prophet and the exploits ff his compantna and seems to heve commited hs lecture wring. We too ule inconsistent in naming hie authors: sometimes he i ‘ind nore often he dee ot. He returaed o Medina to continue his ‘wo and Ll ated lectares there Occasionally he fnseted verses, in hit narrative, and vometines gave his own opinion. 1 cer, te Fai,eat The Life of Muhanad ‘Muhammad Mai. Sth l-Zrt-tay) wana member of a distinguihed cern fail He the aclf“AbdsMab Tish and Vad, sed wrote dows some tate for hin pane ep He ma he rt of reno hb ok ‘tracy pune org people, young and ld ofboth veces, who ‘Sight poner knowlege ofthe pst. He Iles Bory oh on Fay ‘ds book of mage Mort of his transl re wrived ia esos this ecrre ht is pps wrote down quoting history forthe {tito they reo Re pom sie ors Medion a ong an “mer hen care south on plgrimage nde soften amet aan ‘sthonty in the Soa, He was the St bxporanttaditonse Of he este snd hin nlc so be son i lect of cone Fatih (Se freer Hori, Maa Care, 33 8) “kilos ABS Bakr. Muhammad Amt ism (4136 35) vwatent of Ls mest imporan informants Hi father ha bon ord by “Umar. Abdo'Aue to -wrte#ealston of probes hath, ly what ‘Arr "Abana ms ‘Ti Iter sa fend Pisa wa th sunt chs Abs Bake Aledo oe fe ‘Sn Abul thse wens ad bee oe. Though we ave no record of ‘ok by ‘Abdul substance probably ence exited in the meghefof Linephew “Abd Maik Av one woud expec the ndd amar of Intference to “AbGalahhe tedto ea he eens song aay who eco hem el ee ain Ti cant ah {Etcetiog sso how Ll got hs ifomaton, “ASC wl i wife Fim el hin what he iw on “Ames authority, ‘AuatsAevad: Maharad be ‘Abdu Rabedn by Nawal (2 32 of so) emp ok wih ny "Uva ei ‘Contemporary with or stor nthe third geerton wa MSE “Ube (egg-14) 4 foedian ofthe fil of Zaye Aft of ‘invork hw auvived and wn publi by Sacha in 190g" As once ‘ald L's work and one of our er tenes to he Sto Tha {Bren traninon ofthe extant tions” Abogh MAb, Ane, SS and Abad b:Hanbalan improve too™awertd hat hi ‘rk ms them mpoant and story fly onterty viel (id no tare the opin se are of his work would ave sored LLL never menos him. One canot escape the convict ta Petty ‘ofonl alony wa fein hoe dasa nowy ad hat acl Seiberstely reine! fom gvng the preecennmcet for thelr scree, Need ei oa Hess a ca Enter ce proce of ideisng the proper’ Hes ely quoted by MWg Sd aBalsdhur, Tabanan. Sayide Nia He pave Introduction si lst of thse who went to Abyanin and fought at Bade, The ler Mii reguded ss uthstativ. He penal ges an ind dough it ot alas cae whether he rejing on a writen o an orl nue Once I lent he wefers to arse of rece by To Abbas (LS. 31) Ocesinaly be quotes poems. ‘par frm the fegment of Webb b, Mungbbih's mph the Bertin MS, ifitisautbent, nthe ole pee of ioral ereturein Arsbic in cxscnc, an if nl fr that reson deserves ore thn posing etioe importance ao been cate ba seo the wana in Bathiet 20) moe than» cetuy Other magia! works were produce in Iraq, Syria, andthe Vaman dhring the second eenary, but none of them ky fo have iedamced 1 and they can safely be regarded" What i of signieance i he agent ters in the He ofthe prophet hat ws shown veer daring {hs century. But o book known tothe Arab ot tour can eopute ‘omprehensveacs, rangement or astenatie etme, wth Ls ork ‘hich win be dco The Sra ‘The tle The Book of Campaigns or The Bak of Compaen and (he ‘ophets) Bgrphy ot The Bok of Bigopy and Se Bhi and he ‘Campa ae all oe met wth inthe cunons of Asie sans Al-Bld, popi of Let copies ofthe whole book onect ich ‘ur have rexced LH. (08) whe tet abbrevinel,aaotted, nod fometimes alee, i te main murs of eur knowledge of te xg wot, A god deat mor of can be covered fom eter utes! he Princes underyng L.'s revion ae nt ot in a Induction Sicha surges hat she copy wed by T. was made when LI win ay by Salama Fadl al-Abrah angi bun [quotes Lacon Ff rico, 4 third copy wan made by Yonus bs Buda ia Bay, ‘hia wae od by I aA i in Us LGA. A copy of prt of serch aris goat er. Thee Hh cna some import aldtons to the rece text I ope to publ sly. ‘A fourth copy wes hat of the Syrian Hin b ABUL "These atts ‘mies wer ey 1. S06" Lay he Fab mention the sion of stat (8359, 1 must sot be supposed that the hook evr existed in three separate parts: ancet legends, Muhanad’ yi sod sion an i nse ‘These ate simply ston ofthe book wich cmaned Ls eee, For the Malus’ (Mabio’) we mis go to'Po Ti and any. The fant quotation rom iin the ltrs rae thu“, si Salapa ‘beat Patol hat 1 nid: “The ft thing tht God ereted wa ght 1 a + be Ne, Crk Ora > »i The Life of Muhammad and darkness, Then He separated them and made the darkness night, Hck enccding dat and Me made the Eight day, bright and lurinows"* rom tis it clear that ‘Gene isthe meaning ofthe tile of the fst ‘ton of the book: LH skipped al the intervening pegs 2d began with ‘Roratam, the presumed encer of Muhammad. AP-Azragt quotes some prsage from the missing seton in his Akar Merce anda few exes Bre given by a-Mtaar 5 Thi Tre Malai in 30 fart i les ouside LHL recension is not our concer, though iti to Be hoped that one day a scholar wl alee and ‘ub’ tet fom the sores that survives tht I's work ean be Fea in itseniety a ie insportance warrant Ia this section LI. relied on Jewish and Chetan informants and the book of Aba ‘Abdullah Wah br Muoabbih (Gg-1t0 of 114 known a2 K: al: Mabtads an also alo’ flyat of which the original tale was Oe’ Anya’. To him he owed {Se History ofthe part Irom Adam to Jeans? and othe South Arabian Tepes sone of which 1, ha etainod, "This man lo wrote a maphst bok, anda fragment of thas survived” LL ites him by name only once-* Tis natural that.a book about Muhammad, “the sal of the prophet should give an actount of the history of the cally prophets but the Tito," legends, of South Arabi demand anther expaadon, As {Goldsthr showe langage! twain the cond al ofthe ist century thatthe antagonism of worth and vouth, Le. Quraysh andthe Ande of ‘Meng, ist showed tein ierture. The Angi, proud ofthirsouthera ign ad oftheir apport ofthe prophet when the Qurayth rejected im, Snarted unde the injustice of thee rues and the northern’ lain 10 apetority. One othe ways in whic tei resentment manifested iself fron in the gloeation of Himyar’s great pa. LL. as a yal 200 of ‘Medina shared the feling of bis pauons and recounted the achievements tibet forefathers and EEL, inet of southern descent, retied in the ‘Sow as rmuchof the orginal work ashe though desirable, ‘To this accident thet LIL vasa Hingart we owe the extract from stories ofthe old South ‘Nubian ings IHl, devoted a separate book to the sujet, the Ke al ‘Ton oma fat ml Lama fabri Qabton* "The cond section ofthe book which soften ald al-Mai'ath begins wih the beh othe prophet and ends when the fst ghtng fom his base J Molina takes place. The impression one get rom thi ects i of ay memrss; te storie ave lost tei freshness and have nothing of {hat ural and sometimes drama deta which make the maphi= stoic Ry ina Wagidt—aofllof interest and extement. ‘hus while the Sedan pevod is well documentos, and events there are chonoloi- {uly srunged, no such accuracy, indeed no such attempt at iy con be el an, Pd cg a Pa Intraduction sx cleed forthe Meccan period, We do nt know Muhammad's age when eae came oth publicly a relgoor reformer: some sy he wa ort, ‘then say forytve; we do not know his prec relation to the Ban ir, de poverty of his childhood il sth assertion that he belonged BRE incpul amily in Mecen "The ory of thoe years led owt wth Tegenis and tes of mimesis evens which eval undermine the Sein reader's confidence in the History of tht prod 2 a whale. Ta {his seen poiculsy, though not exeaively, TLL. writes historical {feroctions to hi parigrapha. A good example his foreword tothe Srcount of the perscuton the prophet endured at the hands of the HMecans When te Qurayth became dremel by the trouble eased by {he enmity between tem andthe apes and those of thee people who sepa bs teaching, hey ted up agains im fools fellows who elle Tm’ lz, nuled him, and accused him of being a poet, a orcerer, 2 {iine, aed of being posted However the apo continued to p> ‘him what God had ordered him to proclaim, coneaing noting, and eiing thee ilk by conerning their religion, forsaking tei ols, Sed kving them to thir unbelief Tai nota sttemene resting on Cintion Eat cance summary ofthe Geeumstances tht are ply inated by cetin pasngs ofthe Quan which del with this esod. (Of the Mag! history hte ec be si. Forte most prt the stories seston te acount of eyewinens a have every ight te ged as tacworth. Character "The opinions of Musi cris on L.'s tt worthiness deserve a special sarograph; but here someting maybe eid of the author's cation snd hie Finca A word tat vey frequen precedes a statement ig 2am or ‘a he (ry) sleged™ Te care ith tore than hint thatthe ‘Hatement say not be fre, though othe other hand it may be sound "Thus thexe ae fourteen or more occurrences of the caveat fom p. 8710 18 alone, bade fequent ase that only God knows wheter a pt Clay satement trae oF not. Another indication of reserve i na ‘Sem under the expen fm dura asin the sory ofthe jinn ‘who lstenel to Mubammad be payed; Muhammad's order to "Urat to Kl Seay one of Gabriel's vats to Mubarmad the remad of to ‘nares ta te man bled bya wosman* An expresion of sma inport Sia alan! Vey sldom docs LI. make ang comment of hit own oa the rations the teconds aprt irra the mental reservation Spied ip these tris ‘Therefore when he does express an opinion iti the more significant, Tanks acount of dhe aight journey to Jerusalem and the ace int heaven 3 pate 8 fa * peste 30, eR Mail ima a a i= The Life of Muhammad Ie slows us to se the working af his mind, The sry i erryere edged with reeratins ad ea sgpesting cation to he eer He eho with al which hay fa enced im lahat rm several tarry ad he has pieced them tte from the storie hae people Tear (dir) ‘Te wine set na narching fx of rents ah in ‘ich ine endowed wih nti we speci concede wa ‘rally nat af Go, but eras wit tapered we Jo ot ow, Ths ‘pinion af hs ie mot delcatly and sky expensed in the words Ree stt, "bow God wished sow hin, I Dia'Od' words te reac by fim Blaha’ ‘ala ‘Teri oting in he tory winds {hat tins von. AH’ reson mach moe deity, for he srs that thea Mabarnad retard to Meche tl he Gorayeh hte Bad ‘eno Jerse and bak daring he nigh snd tha thn so ined the ‘elu of ome the Matin hat hy gave vp th finn vel Som abou hema evo ge an acre despa Jeroen Its thre move serpisng that alan should end hi ory by . Dilferent names in 1815319 Na fom ‘Abdulla b, “Umar: Some ofthe apost's companions said to him “Are you speaking to dead mea?” He answered, "You cannot Ia wat Tsay beter than they ‘So Bukhi o. 17,18, and cf LL, pp. 453 where the words of ‘isha are quod off the statment thatthe dend hea: they baow tut they do ot Bea. 6.1. Shit feo Anas b. Malik: Some Ane asked the apoat's perm tori their sve’ on ‘Abe i ansom, and he replied, 'No by Allah you sall ot let him of singe farthing! ‘So kh 69 1 2 and et T1348, Tut. Me‘, 77, Sachau in Siding virng: the iim to relationship betwee ‘Abbas andthe Anait Secreto ave forgotten tht the grandmother of ‘Abb was Salma d. "hme al’Khasa Cte Bokh. 38818. for the same claim. 7. [Shi rom *AbduT-Rebminb. Keb. Maikal-Sulantand other ‘walivoits: ‘Amie bs Mab Jaa, who eas ale the player with the ‘year’, came tothe apate when be was polythit and the apse {plained Isla to his and he refused Yo aceept He pve the apo 1 Prec, bur he efor it aying that he would not acept a present fom 2 pljteit,‘Amiraid "0 apostle, seal with me those of your messengers Sout than T wl be auety for them” So the apote sent a number Zong whom were Mondbi , “Amr a-Se'h of whom ie wa sid "he tena to his det," a8 4 pp among the Na folk When ‘Amit b. ‘Tatsl bowed about then he ted tall oat B. "Amir guns hem, but ‘hey Tuned to obey him in lating the promise of oecurty given by ‘Rar, MIM. ‘Ten he appealed to B. Sulayman they joined him nd Aled them ia Bir Matina except “Ame br Uauyya ab-Damet whom "Amite alTutsplesptured and sterwards eased When he cae othe sponte te later sai #0 in, “Are you the sol survivor? Tn in atch briefer account than tat given in LHL. 6484. CE. rags Wag (Well 37 Iams, rth b,"Uqba from Sim b. ‘Abdul rom ‘Abdalla bs. inar: Same men contested the leadership of Usima, ad the apse Pose and sail you contest the leadership of Usa you used to contest the leadership offs father Before him, By All he was worthy to be {enter Hew on ofthe dearest of ll men ome, bd this mn (his on) tomate age anal CF ats (une by Sac) ee cn Introduction ae is one ofthe dearest of man to me after him; vo teat him well whea Ta fo mart for he ane athe bs of you” "Ce 4g fis 133, 193 and LHL 999.14; 1008. 20 4. Sin b, ‘Aidala fom *Abdullsh b Una: The apostle wed not to mae an exception foe Fata, Sochasexplane thi from BORA i 41 and 145 where Mobammad aye tha if Egon wee to eal Be would et ber hand off To. ‘Abdi b, Fadl foes Anas h. MA: T grieved over my people sno wer ein the hart ‘Thon Zap. Argan (2 6) wrote to me Irben he head of my est rift ay that he had ear the apo say 10 Gol forgive the Angi and thet sons and we implore Thy grace on their grandsons ‘Sidaly LH 886, x2 and Wg (WF) 386. 1. "Abhi b- abFail: Some men who were with him (Anas asked sin itoueZayd b. Arm ade aid, "Tes be of whom the apa a "Thins he on whom Allah hs testowed much through his et’ He had been an informer, ef Lil. 726. In place of uf Ut lw lad LEC pay. #7 Bat uf ll BE dha. Te seems mach race Hkaly the the vera fo doc miseing than to oral tradition. ‘Wag. (BMS, 1617950 suf adimaha er yadloge’ Haha hatha, ta. 1. Shiba from Sid b, ab Musayyib from ‘Abdul b, Kath b. Mik The apn eid that to Bl, ‘Get up and annownce that nly a [alever wil er prane, and tha God wil ot support His eligion by Sheviman’ Ths happened wien the msn wham the spose ld was one (tte inhabitant of al ak mentioned 1, From Nift by ‘Abdalla b “Umar: Afr the conquest of Khaybar te jens and the sponte to kt them stay there on contin that they ‘worked the and for hal the date crop. Head: We illallow you todo 99 Gn'that conditions long 8 we Wish and they remained there thus unt “Cant epee! them [Here six or even word ae missing] saying “The pol lt down tac things his st disposi, vie thatthe Rabiwe- Jin, Diryan, Sabiyan, aed Asharyin shoul have land which pro- Uocad a hundred loads thatthe miadon of Usima b. Zayd ehould be ‘aed tough and that wo diferent eligins should no be allowed 19 ‘eminin the peninul ofthe Arabs! ‘racclly te sn word are wedi LHL 776 except that the Sabin sxe nt meron. 14 Jind aabaves‘Uimar ied ot ot Jews, Cian, and Magan ein ore than thre days in Medina to do their busines, and be ued foray ‘Two religions cant seit togethe?” and he ex Jews and CChstiane from the pains of the Arabs 1. 1 Shab from "Urwab, a-Zabsy frm Marwin bala andai The Life of Muhanad 41 Minar b. Matirana: When th porte ave men permion oe tbe avin cates be si oot tnow beta ra ot en Jo pom > ge beck wn oe nds bg ox perc ours? Eo themes retuned andthe leader incl tho nd they vetuned {othe sponta od hi thatthe men (Mahan compos) had ‘eated hem Kindly and given them perminon Go fcover thc epive ol) fbr te content see LH. 87. 36.1 Shihab fom Su a: Muay and "UrvsBab Zap: The ceptivs of Hawzin whom the spel turned were 6.0 en, wore, {ft chien. He gave some women wo bad fallen 0 some men of Guesphanong whom wee ‘Abia Rabin 8 Auf and Savin ney wb had appropriated tro women oe conubie he chele {ofretiraing or emaing) nthe elated to go fac othr wm people Gi Waa (5. 1, Ie Tet b. "Ugh fom his ce Mia," fom suit; The opis made the gion of czpleton in it von He ‘Bowel heme he tesa addresel them a Arf iting nine ajay, CEL and Wag. 436 1,1 Shia from ‘Urea ba: Zahye fr alia b Makin fromm ‘Aim A analy of Bi Ami b, Liayy who bad ben Bade Sh the spond: ‘he pol et AB Utayds Bae to bing tbe Pol at Hebd made pace withthe people of aDabay ad nee fhm IAI Batra. When ABU Ubayds came fm shen wit se money the Anthea fe ong wich enced witht See aan pees) Whe tet ben ty eed oer, Sing ther he tel nod esd tha youve heel ofthe coming o ‘Aba Uys sod that bh ugh mnethng” When ey agreed he Xie: "Rj ad tope for what il gad you By Als ot poverty tha I ar on your account. 1a tit you il bore #00 SSrsloabl ed wle e stay He te oe Jou” So kh 68 8 to, Sv, Iain from Thetim b, Abdu'-Raindn b, “Auf: "Abas" |:Rabmnin b “Auf was ‘with "Umar one diy aad be (ihe former) broke s-Zabays svord, But God knows ft who broke The ABO Hak {ot upand addressed the people enesing half and saying, "Never fora Iooment at T eagee for authority (ania) nor id Iwan tor ray 0 Got fri secret or pully. Hot T was sftsid of diorder. 1 fake no ‘plese in authority. [have been invested witha grave mater for which have aot the strength and can ony cope witht # Gad gives me he strength T would tha he who har the mose eng Sor it were in my ‘lace! The emigrants sscepted his excuse and. AW and alZubayr err ON Introduction ai Avi sid: "We were angry only because we were no amie tthe ‘unc and we think that ADO Bakr ithe most worthy of supreme ‘Shorty now tht the pole dead. He was the one wih the apt in {he eave and we recognize his dignity and senior; and the apote put Hm in charge of the prayers while he was tl with peer aaa aaee Uren eects eee Per AE rain ee een wes er oer see erate ree ae ecaereiesaren eg ieere te aera Uftermos farthing ‘Min by "Ugh as sad pretty much the same. on the subject ofthe Anyi and al“Abie se [sid before his editor LH. pred hi work, though he took a diferent view ofthe Alden”PART IIN THE NAME OF GOD, THE COMPASSIONATE, THE MERCIFUL. PRAISE BELONGS TO GOD THE LORD OF THE WORLDS AND MAY HIS BLESSING BE UPON OUR LORD MUHAMMAD AND HIS FAMILY, | ALL OF THEM! MUHAMMAD'S PURE DESCENT FROM ADAM AMA Mubammad “Abdo'-MBlik ibn Hise the Gramimaian si This the book of the biography ofthe apostle of God “Muhammad war the son of Abas, "Abd" Mtl (whose name ran Shaybs) fn Hishi (whose name was “Ame, Abu Mani (whose ame war al-Miughra),b. Qusay (whose name was Zayd, by Kb, Marra, b Keb, b. Luayy, be Chait, b, Fie, b Male b.a-Nade,b ‘Kiana, b. Khizayna, b, Mudrika (whose mame vas Ani) b. Is 1, Madar b. Nat, b. Ma'ad,b,‘Adni,b. Ud (or Uda), b. Muga tram, bth, be Taya be atraby by Yashjby b Nibi Ismet, Br Trim, the friend of the Compassionate, . Trip (rho ix Arie), Br Nabe, be Saigh, BRS b. al, be "Aybar b. Shai, be Arar shad, bs Si, b. Nab, b Lam . Mata b ARB, who ithe [prophets scoring to what they allege,” but God knows Best (ue was {heft ofthe sons of Adam ts whom prophecy and weting witha pen were ven) be Yar, be Mahl bs Qayany by Yann by Sty Adam (10)* Tans b, tbe begat twelve sone: Nabi the eldest, yar, Adib, Mabebi, Misra’, Misi, Dims, Adhr,"Tayns, Yor, Nabth, Qayde hum. ‘Their mother was Rela a. Muga b. “Amr sl-Jurhun (2). Jushum ws the son of ahaa 8 Aybar 9. Sha ‘pe, Copel sun Se obo ton edge of eg iecenrore nts ar ear Pai eames ei rerFe The Life of Muharomad and when he died he was bared in the sacred precints of the Ka'ba bide hit mother Hagar (12) ‘Muammod be Mest, “Ubaydulla b. Shihab al-Zabet wold me saat'AtsieT Rabi b. Alla B. Ka b, Mai al Anita led IS tld hen thatthe ape of God said: "When you conguet Egypt uci ta peopl well for thy can elim ou protection and kinship? Teed at-Zahe what the apostle meant by making them gar kin and he epic tht Hag, the mothe of Tam wa of thei sock (1). "hab. Aug Tram by Sim b. NR and Tham and Jai the wo 2008 cof Abiris am, Simb Nb, and Tas and"Ilag and Unaymn the one ‘titwid by Sto be Nah areal Arab Nii, Tem begat Vashj {fad he ie rans: Yarub-Tayra Nar Muqnewar-Udad~Adnia (4) ‘Peon “And the tee descended from Iam split of, ‘Adnan had vo vans, Maa and "AKL (4g) Madd had four sons: Nie, Q's {he ig his ist bor he was ealed AbD Quel), Quouy, and Tid. {Gagi'a ent tothe Yaran to Hing b, Sabe whose name was ‘Abdu ‘Shame; hereon why he wa called Sa! was that he wa the ist rong the Artbe to take captives, He was the wn of Yashjub b, Ya'ub b, {Giitin (3). OF Qumuy b. Matadd scerding w the genealogists of ‘Madd one fas survived” AL-Ne'ndn b.al-Mundhir ing of Ha ‘longed toc ibe Al Zh tld meat his Numata beloged tothe (hanus b. Malad (6). Yugi b."Utbe bh ic Moghrabal-Athnas told me that shay ofthe ‘Aneto B Zarayg tod him that "Umar b.al-Khatb, when be wa given ‘word of alNuinda bal-Mundhit, seat for Jubayr b. Matin b. ‘Aah, Nab Ada Manat b Quyyy Qe being he best genet of the Gays and need of all the Arabs and himed|t ve been ‘rag by Aba Dake who was the greatest ofthe Arby) and ‘Gide von hi "When eked who al- Norman an, Jubay epi that EEvat survivor ofthe tbe of Quauyb. Ma‘add, Hoverer, thers ofthe IK seer tht e belonged tothe Lakin ofthe Kabra. Nast. Only ‘God knows the trath (27) 9 OF RABI‘A B. NASR KING OF THE YAMAN AND THE stony oF sitrgq AND SATli THE TWO SOOTHSAYERS aba b. Noe, Kng of the Yaman, was ofthe true atock of the Tubbat np He hada von which tered him snd continued to cout hin ‘much ancy. So he summoned every soolaayer, sorcerer, cmeNmongs, End acoge nhs Kingdom and md: "have had a Vion which ecen tne anda soure of airy. Tel me what it was and what it mean? ‘They replied “Tel ta the von and we wil ll you its meaning” “It Tal 9 i ude, ean even confidence ia you interpretation for "he rhe ieee tne hn ol ant Kab “slash eases ld ll The Life of Mahomed 5 the only man who knows its meaning i he who knows about the vision ‘hou my teling an’ "Thereupon ove of them recommended hin £0 ere Shigg at! Sai, for they knew more than other and woul be ‘Sicweeoower is quertions. Subs name was abt, Rabab, Mab $lacin, b Dh bs "Aalyb, Mizin Ghasin. Shigg was the ton of Sb { Yshkorb. Ruhm . Alfa, b. Qasr b ‘Aga B. Anmleby Nice, nd “Bete ws the father of Bala and Kha am (8), So he en foe ter and Sip arcived fst. ‘The king then repeated his word ending, “If you kaow the vison you wil now wht meas Sanh replied fin 97) A ie you did ve Cane forth om the sea. Teel on the ow county An devoured ll that be "The king wget tha thi was excl what he bad een, and what was she meaning oft al? He snawered: ‘By the sepent ofthe lava pine 1 avear ‘The Ethiopian on your Land shall bear Raling fm Abyan to Jrash everpbrs ‘Theking exclaimed tha thew dtetng news, but when would these things cote to peo-in his time or after him? He replied: [gain in ‘hye shat more than acy or seventy yeas must int pew. Would the ewer Kingdom fast? No, an ead would be putt it afer seventy ‘oom ar mores hen they would be sin or deiven outa ugitves, Who ‘Mould do this? Tram b; Dh Yazen, who would come against hem from [Kuen and ot leave one of them inthe Yemen, Farther questions dew {he information tat thet gor would not a, but «pure prophet 0 ‘whom relation come romon high wool bring to an ch; be would be ‘Tinm ofthe cone of Clip b. Feb. Malik, b.ab-Nade His dominion Sold lato the end of tne, Ts time an end? asked the king. Yes, Teped Sah, the day on which the fret and the at shal be assembled {Be ightcos for happen, the vider for misery. Are you teling me the truth? the king sed. "Yes the dark and the twilight [And te dwn that follows the night ‘ery what T have told you i. Later Shigg ative nd the king acquainted him with the facts but Aik not el Re wht Sf ha si, 0 at he might ce wheter they greed or difered, His words were ‘fire you i seo Came forts from the sea. ell beeween rock and wee Devourng al that da breathe6 The Life of Muhanad Pereiving tat they agreed one with the other and thatthe dference wa mere ehice of words the king asked Shing for his interpetton: By the men of the plains T swear ‘The Macks on you land shall bese Pick your ite one frm your cre Ruling from Abyan to Nae everyubere "The king pu the same questions to hi and leamed that after his ime ‘There shall dlver you fom them one mighty, great of name And put them the utmost sane He would be: (A young man neither rie nor hase ‘Coming fons fom Dh Yazan's bose, his plas, ‘Not one of them shall eve on Yaraa' fis He continue in answer othe questions aca prt bis predeceso: is ing shall be nde by a spate who wil bing rath and jue ng a of ign el vee Don wl ong ple Unt the Day of Separation, she day on which those near God wl De rewarded, on which deans from heaven lhe made wich the quick ‘nd dead wl ear, men wil be ated at he apoite ae the fearing recive salvation aa esng. By the Lard of heaven and cart, | nd what es tween them higher ow Chae old you but the rth in ‘which no doubt (amd es (9) ‘What these vo men sad made dee impresion on Raab, Naseand he diptched hs sos and family to Iraq with all that they might ned, } fring theme othe Pesan King Subr b. Khurasdh wh le ther Stinattiin "AL Nu‘ bal-Mundbir asa descendant ofthis kings the geneslo- sfcsand dition of the Vaan sie al Nard eh e-No'minb. Mundie “Ame. "Ady b. Rabb. Nat (20). ‘When Rat's b, Saye ded the whole kingdom ofthe Yarn ll into the hands of Haein by Tibia Aad BG Kari, (Tibia Asad wae the as ‘Tuba’, the son of Kul Kan. Zsy, Zyl bing the St Tubbs’ son cof Ame Dha--Adh “rb Abrabt Dh--Manir by s-Rish (21) ."Aatyb. Seyfib,Sab a-Aggarb, Kab Kab al-Zuim—b, Zaydb. Sabb. ‘Ame Gays by Mutzuiga b,Jusham "Abdu Shame b. Watt b,a-Ghauth (Gan by “Arb br alayr b. Ayman by lH’ by slAranj the Inter i Himyarb,Sabual- Aiba b, Yar b, Yashjubb, Geta (22)) a a al The Life of Maharomad 7 twas Tin Aad ABO Kab who wen to Mein and took aay to the ‘yatlnntwo Jonah rabbi frm thence. He adored the sacred temple snd SAERS't wih doc is reign was before ht of Rabb. Nu (2) ‘When he came fon the est he ad posed by Mesina without harming Front he let behind there oe of is sons who was teacherosly See "Tucreupon he returned with the itention of destroying the ‘ha and exteinating is people and cating dove its palma. So this ibe of he Anse pater together under the Teadenip of “Amr b. ‘Tala the brother of Bal Naf and one of B, ‘Amr b, Mabdhl. Mab- ‘Gaal ame was Arr b, Milk b a-Najar; and a-Najr's ame was ‘Tayen Allah The “Arse. l- Kary), Hatha b, Thalba “Ame b, “Amie (24) ‘Now aman of B, ‘Adiy b. a-Najr called Abmar had allen upon one tthe flowers of Tab when be brought tem to Medina and killed fhm pecan he caught him among bis pale eutng the date cates peek him with hs sickle and Kl hr, saying "The fruit below 10 the un ho culivates i? ‘Ths enraged the ‘Tubbs’ against them and hg bake out Tndced the Angir ase athe use igh them by SEUSEE cere tbem gues by night. Toba was amazed at his and we to may 'ly God our people sre generous! Whe Tuba wat occupied im rhe fing there came evo Jewish abhi from B. Qurayes~-urayz, and a’Nafl and a-Nap and Ame Eiksnnl Hanging ep were sons al-Khsarsb -Sorhbal-Tau'am’ {al Siby baat by Sd by Liv b, Khayeb.al-Najm b Tank b ‘Elbe btn. Haein by Leib, Yarbarb. Gaba b. Lit bY" (herwise cated Ut b Lag. Taha the fiend of al-Rabrman— {disso men well rounded ia tradition. They had heard aboot the king {Rtcndan to destoy the town and it people nd they sai to him: 0. King, do not do iy fori you pest fa Your intention something will apeen to prcrent pour earyng out and we fear hat you wil incur feelyrcetbuton?” When the bing aked the reson for this they told Seah cla Yat was the plac 1 which «prophet of the Qurayeh would ‘Rigen tine to come, and it would be his home and resting place Bee et these men had hides knowledge the King tok their words in fun! far an guve up bis design, departed (rom Medina and embraced Bath religan ‘Khalid Abd al’Uned b, Ghasiya b. ‘Ame b. ‘Auf b. Ghunm b, [Malik bak Najir boating of ‘Amr. Tas ssi: as ke given up youth fly or ceased 10 remember? (Or has fe had hie il of pleasure?® The Life of Muhammad Oe have you remembered youth? ‘And what memory of youth and ie tines you have Ivara young mas war Sch a ives him experience. So akan or Asa, ‘When headlong with the morning star came Aba Kaci with hs great equadrone {lad in og mil of pungent sel ‘They si Whom sal we make for, ‘The Band Auf or the Najr? Surely the Band--Nsir, For we ae seenge for our dead, ‘Then ott evectanen! wet to mest them, “Their number a the dops of widely fling ein, Among them ‘Ame b. Tall (Geet prolong his if forthe welfare of hie people. [A chit wo i on a level with hngs but whowo ‘Would vie th him dee not know is eminence. "Thi tbe ofthe Ane claim thatthe Tubbs’ was enraged only agin this be ofthe Jews who were vg among thm and at twas ony hisimetion to destroy thm, but they prtcted them unl he went his vw. Thetfore in his verse e aid Ta rage aint two Jewish tribes who Hive in Vath ‘Who chy deverve the punihenent fw fatfel dy (25)? Now the Tubbs’ and his people were dolatr, He set out for Mecca which wat on his way othe Yaman and when be was between "Usfin and ‘Ams some men of the Huey, Madkika b Tyas b. Masa b. Nid ‘Ma‘add came to him sying,“O King, may we not lead you oan mcient {renery which former kings have overlooked? Tt contains pearly topaz, Fobics, pod, and alver’ Corti, nud he, and they added dat as temple in Mees which ts people worshipped and where they prayed. But ‘the real ntenton ofthe Hudhayls was fo encumpas his destruction, for they Knew that any King tha rated fe wth dhtesect woe sure to de ving agreed to thee proposal he sent to the to rabbis and asked thei pinion. "Thcy told him thatthe ele object ofthe tbe at to sty fim and hie army. "We know of no other temple inthe land which God has chosen for Hime, wai hey, and if you do wha hey svgrest you ad sll yoor men wil eri” The Bing asked them what he should do when he gt there, and they tld hi to do what the people of Mecca did to fie i dr ta ong tom Ha bas Say ao iin The Life of Muhammad ° ciccumambulite the temple, to veneeate and honour t,t have his head to behave with all uty unt he ad ee ts precinct. "The king shed why they to sbould not do ewig They replied that ia war indeed the temple of thei ther Abram, bat the dels which the inbbiaat had setup round i, andthe blood which they shed. ther, prevented an inaaperabeobwtale, "They ae unclean polthests, adthey Proe words to that effect. Recognising the sounder nd th of the words the king summoned themen from the Hudhayl and cu of ther hands and fect, and continved his journey to Mecca. He went round the Karba, sacrifice, and shaved tis ead, ayia there a days (0 they ny) sei animale which he distted to the people and ping der honey to dink. Te was revealed to him in dream that be should cover the temple, 20 he covered it with woven palm brasches; a ater ison showed hm tha be ust do btter eo he covered with Yaraot cloth; atid vison ined fim to cote t wih fine sped Yaran doth. People soy at the Taba’ twas the fist man fo cove the temple inthis way- He ordered its Jurkat onians to Heep it ean and not to allow blood, dead bodies, or men- ‘Sruour cota to ome neat and be made a dot and a key frit. “Saya s-Aab by Zab b,Jadhinab, Auf b, Nat. Mo'awiya 'b, Bar BH b, Mana b.iksimab. Khasafab. ays b. “Aylin tn the wife of ‘Aba Mana b Kar by Sad Tap b, Murra b Kab DiLa'ay b, Ghai b, Fr b, Mik b, Nageb Kinase, She had by him toon ealed Kili; nd in impressing on hie the sinctity of Mec and erbding him wo oni grevou oi here, she remied him of Tuba’ faa his amily towards and his work there, in the folowing lines: (0 my son, oppres nether the mean nor the great in Meer. reser is sanety and Be not ed away." who docs evil in Mecca will meet the worst misfortune. is face wl be smiten and his ees wil burn with re. ‘iow from certain knowledge cat the evldoes there wil perish. God hue made iva thoagh mo cates are bul i ts eo ‘God has made its birds avila and the widgoas on Tables ‘Tobbat came agit it but covered ie ulin with embroidered loch. God humbled his sovereignty theres be fled his vows, ‘Walking barefoot to ft mth fo thousand eames in is courtyard Its people fed with the fash of Mat camel ‘Gave them to drink strined ney and pre tly water {Gad destroyed the semy of the elephant, ‘They were pelted with ret sone, RSE Ep man et te. sinc) to hcg pon Asn he Abo meenwe The Life of Muhammad And (God destroyed) tir kingdom in the fates lands oth in Persia ad Khazar ken therefore when you ae tld the sory ‘Atl understand the ed Of uch ings (26) Afterwards set forth or the Yanan with his army an the wo rabbis, and when be reached bis own county he invited his people wo adopt his ‘ew religion, but they efised unl the matter could be tsted by the ‘ideal of ire which was there [Abi Mlk he Thalaba by ABO Male al-Qurae told ene that he heard Iain b, Mabarmadb, Tah b"Ubsydal arate that when Tuba Grey near t0 the Yanan the Himyartes blocked his path refusing 1 let hin pus because he a abandoned thei elgin. When be invited them to accept is eligon on the pound tat it wae beter than they ‘Mey proposed thatthe mater shouldbe subject tothe ordeal by re "Tha Yanaites ey that wed to ete ates in dispute among them ty consuming the gully and Ietng the ianacent go scathlese! So his people went fowth wih hiro and scr abject, and the two rabbis ‘Meat forth with thir sacred bools® hanging Uke neckles from thet Tcks until they ball ste place whence the fe ved to blaze out. On thi ccrasion when came ou the Yananites withdrew in terse, but ht falower erensrsed them an urged them toad fas s0 they ek thet {gourd unt the fie covered them and conmemed thie idol and eae fijects and the men who bore them, xt the evo rabbis cme out with ther sacred hook, eweaing rofsely but oterwise unharmed. ‘Thee= topo the Hiyaries scored the king’ religion, Such was the iin of ‘oda inthe Yama, “Another informant fol me hat the two partes enly went up tothe fine to dae it bac, for it ws eld that the ne who succeeded in ving it back was mast worthy of credence, When the Himyares with thet Hae came neato die the Bre back, he recarme cut gust her and they With unable fo withatand it. Afterwards, then the to rabbis came Tecting the Torah, the fie reed o tht they droveit back tote pace from which it had emerged. Thereupon the Hiartes accepted thet religion, Hut God knows which reports correc. ‘Now Rim was one of the temples which they venerated and where they oleed scifce and received ondes vee they were polit ‘The evo rabio told Tubbe" that i was mercly a shafin which deceived them inthis way and they asked tote allowed to del witht. When the bing ogre they commanded a Black dog to come out of i and killed t— sis vember Mee" cnt betcen ha vane nd the amy of Pa agin Sl ann Rese Ber mcr Come, sh Pe "Kuppu ae ee i 8 ee iti The Life of Muhammad " ase thi i what the Vamaniteroay, Then they destroyed the temple and Tmtold hats rne to this day show race the ood that was poured (I, Tbta’ composed the fllowing ines shout his expedition, what he Ta fn intended to do with Mdina andthe Ke’, what he stay dt the ‘en of Hudhay, and ow he adorned and pure the temple and what the two rabbis tld him about the spot of Go Why, © st i thy sep disturbed ike one whose eyes pin im? Why’ dat thou ster rom perpetual ison, Enraged apse to Jewish bes who lve in Watheb, ‘Who richly deserve the punishient ofa fateful day? When T sojurnel in Medina (Cala and retesing was my seep. Tae my dveling on ail tween al Aaig and Dag ul-Gharga We let ite roca snd plseas Rnd its bare ey pla ‘And came dowa to Yat, and my breast ‘Sectbed wih anger a the lng of ny sn Thad anor x east vo, ‘An oth al strong and nding, “Ted etch Yai Ll eae Steiped of palms both sepings and fifo" ‘When lo fom Quay cae Arabi wise among the Jews respected. ‘Stand back fom a ty preserved sid he “Por Mece' prophet of Quays tae guided” ol forgave hem witout reproach fe hem to the judgement ofthe ast day ‘To God whove pardon Tp for (On the day of reckoning that ¥excape the fames of hl Some of oor people lef therefor in, Men of rputtion snd val “Men who cary plas to vctory's ead hope thereby fora reward from Muhammad's Lor knew not that there was pre temple Devoted t God in Mecca's ae, ‘Till sven from Hudhap ame to me Inal-Dufl of unin shoves: Maad. “A house of ancient wealth in Mesa ‘Teemursof pars and jell they std wanted tose them bt my Lor sd ay. For God prevents destruction of his sane. gave up my purpose there2 The Life of Mukonmad [And eft those mena example the discerning Dhi-Qarnayn before me was 1 Muslin Conguered Linge thronge is cout, East and west he rule, yet be sooght “Knowle tre from 4 aned soe. He saw where theron sak from view Tia pool of md and fei line. ‘efor i Digi my fates ster ‘Ruled them unt the hoopoe came to he. [THE REIGN OF 318 SON HASSAN IBN TIDAN AND HOW ‘When his son Hatta b Tio Aad Aby Kari came the throne Be rout with te Yaratie to eabdue the land ofthe Arabs and Persians However, mhen they reached a place in Taq (z7) the Himyate and ‘Yoon bes wer uniling to go fate and waned to return 0 thir Tefen so they approached on of his brotherclled “Ame who was wth fim inthe army and sae that if he would Kil is brother they would Truk him King to ha he might ad them home again. He suid that be ‘Nou ds, and they ll agreed to jin in the plot exept Dh Ru'aa the imyaste He forbade hi to do this, Dut he woul! ot hed, 20 Dh vay rote the following verses: Oh who would buy sleplesanes for sep? Tappy ihe who per the night in paces "Though Bimyae have been treacherous God will hol Dh vay blameless. He sealed the daciment and brought to “Amr, eying: "Keep this with you for toe and e did so. ‘Then “Ane ll his brother Hsin aad Earned tthe Yea with his men” One ofthe Himyarites was moved In former generations What eyes hae seen ‘The ie of Haman uo bar Been sit “The prince lew hin let they should be kept at wa. On the morrow they eid'Te ls maght! ‘Your dent was the st of we and your Bivng o0e Ison ove us whe ll of you are ods. Roma a a eS ws A pay Tae eee i The Life of Mahonmad 3 “The word aba lbab’ mean ‘no mate in the Himyart language (8). ‘When Amr bikin returned tothe Yas he could not sep and fnuuenia tok fon bolt of him, Being mich eoncerned at this, be asked {Shans and hove of the sootaryers and vier who wee sees Sout a trouble: One of them sid:"No man has ever killed his brother of imman eacherouly se you Kile your brother without sing i sleep ‘id Fecoming prey to iron’ At thin be Began til all he nobles ‘ho had urged unto mrder his brother Hse, tl ally be came to ht Ruttya who claimed that “Amr held the proof of hit innocence, ‘ely the paper which be bad given him. He had ie brougt to him and Men be had vead the two veres he Ie him go, recognizing that be had [Ben fie good counel” When ‘Ame died the Himparite bingo fll [it tsorer and the people pit up int partis, HOW LAKHNI’A DHO SHANATIX SEIZED THE THRONE OF |A Hizyatt who tal 90 connenion withthe ropa house called Lakin ‘Yanit Dao Shanti arose and led of their leading men and pu the Zoya uly open sre, OF thie man eatin mya recited imyar was saying its sna and eng ts prince, ‘Working shame with sow hands, ‘Destroying ts worldly prosperty with frivolous thoughts [Ben grester asthe oe f thet religion So did ener generations bing thes door By ets of inj and pofigny. Labhnf'a was a meet evil man—a sodomite. He used to summon 2 young mun of the royal family apd snl him in 2 room which he had oomtcted for this Fry purpose, so athe could not reign afer him. ‘Then be ued to go fom thi Upper chamber of hist hi guards and ‘bids (vo wer below) having pat + ootbpick in hs mouth et them Ew tha he had sccomplibed hs purpose. (T. Ten he would release Fi an! he would appear before the guards andthe people uty dis- faced) One day he set for Zar’ Dba Now won of Tibin As'ad ‘robe of Hass, He wat itl boy when Haoin was murdered snd bad ‘come fine handbrne young man of character and intelligence. When Ie macnge came he peeved what war intended and tock aie sharp [fie and fd under the soe of i oot ad went to Laas. Av aon fthey were lone he tacked bm and Dba Nts rushed upon him and bbe to death He then cut of Ms head and puttin the window 1 Ta pt conion ng poe ied "Ae. SRR Sht ine WOES Fs at ame ab eh ori ot a en eee4 The Life of Mukanmad which overlooked the men below. He stuck the toothpick in his mouth {nd wene ou the puss, who in course langage inquired what had ppened “Ao that eae plied. ‘They looked a the window and ‘here was Laas hed ctf. So they went in pursuit of Dbu Nuwat ‘nd mud: ‘You most be our king and no one ele, sing that you have id (ofthis disgusting fellow.” (2). ruin nzrow oF pe owls “They made im king and all the ues of Himyar joined hm. He was the Jae ofthe aman! Kings and the man who had the ditch made* He was called Joop and eeignd for some considerable time. In Nae there were some ponpe? who held the religion of “eb Maryam, ritoone and upright people who flowed the Gospel. Their head was named “Abdali b l'Thimie. ‘The place where tht religion took root wan Nari, a hatte the eee ofthe Arabs county ts peopl, and indeed the txt ofthe Arab, wee idlaters. A Christian by ‘The mare of Faynyn had sted there and converted the people to Bs religion {Vip BEGINNING OF CHRISTIANITY IN NAjRAN [A-Mughira , Aba Labi rcdman of a-Athnason the authority of ‘onl b Manabi the Yarn ome tat the erg of Christan fa sj wa du to tnan nar Faynan who wos ighteus, ernst, tectic man whose prayers were anawerl. He ved to wander betwee towne: ass ate heeame Know in one tome moved (0 another, tating only nba he cared fore ma alder by wade using nad rk He used to keep Sunday a day of rex and would do no work then. He ted to go ints det pce and pray there unt the evening. While be tre following stad na Syrian lage withdrsing hse fom men, Une of the people there called Say perceived what manner of man he Stes and felts vole alfesion fr hin, hat unperceved By Faymiin Ie aed to fll fim Sram pce to place, until one Sunday be went ax ‘is wont was out into the desert fled by Si. Sip ese a hiding [lice and sat down wher he could se him, nt wanting him to know where elvan, As Faymiin sod to pray a tintin, «even-bored seat, came cantante it on te dag edt nb, a a le ‘The Life of Muhammad 5 towards him and when Faymiyin sw i he credit and it ded. Seeing {he anake but not knowing whit had bappened toi and fearing for Faymiyn’s safety, Sip cond not contain hel and eid ut: Payni- {nce tinnin spon you?” He ook no notice and went on With is prayers Lint he had ended them. Night bad come and he departed, He knew {Dat be bad been reopened at Sp knew that he had seen him. So he Saud to him: “Fay, you hnow that T ave never loved anything 2 Tove yous I wan to be aay ith Sou and go wherever you go. He roped As you will, You know how 1 Iive and if you fel that You can bear the fe well and gor!” So Sah remained with him, andthe people ‘hth village were on the polat of covering his ecret, For when man ‘fering ema dese cue in hie wayby chance be prayed for him ad he twa cured bu if be was summoned to a sick man he would not go. Now Uncof th villagers ad aon who wi blind and be abked aboot Faymiytn {hu yas told that be never came when was set fr, bat that he was 8 ‘an who bt house for peopl or «wage. ‘Thereupon the man tok his fen and put him in his room and crew s garment over him and went to aya saying hat be wanted him wo do ome work fr him in hishoose fot would he some and Took a i and they would agree on a pice, ‘Reed atthe house FsymiySn aed what he wanted done, and fer ‘ing details the man saddealy whisked of the covering from the boy Eu sis Fsyniyan, one of God's creatures isin the state you see. So pray for im? Fay did so" and the boy got up entirely healed Knowing that be had been recognized be let the village fllomed by Sip and wile they were walling trough Syria they pased by 2 great {fee sods man called from saying, ‘ve ben expecting you and ying, "Whe i he coming?” unt {heard your vice and kncw it was pow ‘Don't go ull you hve prayed over my grave for Tam about to die!” He dis and he peed over ion une they buried him, ‘Then be left Followed by Siip wnt they reached the lind ofthe Arabe who attacked them, and acraven atid them of and sold ther in Nara, At this ime ‘the prope of Ns allowed the religion ofthe Arabs worshipping great free there Every year they ad festival when they hung om the Eee any fine garment they cold Sad and womens jewels. Then they fuledoutand devoted the day tot” Faymiyan wa sold to one noble and ‘Sth to armther” Now i happened hat when Fapiyin was praying ernest a right ins house which hi master bad aagned t him the ‘ole hoe ns filled wih ight eo hat shone ast were witht alam. Wis moster was amazed atthe night, and aed him aboot his religion eymign told hin and aid that they were in eror as forthe plete {tevuld nether por burt; and ihe were to are the rein the name pense6 The Life of Muhonomad cof God, He woul destroy it for He was God Alone without companion. "Then do anal hit master, “for if you do tat we shall embrace your religion, and abandon our preset Fath After purifying hirmlf and ‘Ferkuing two alas he invoked God gana the te and God sent 2 Find agate i which ore frm ts root and eat onthe ground. ‘Then the people of Najin adopted his rigion and be instructed hem in the Inv of lat b. Mary. Aferwardn they suffered the misfortunes’ which betel hi olin in every land ‘This asthe origin of Chraanity fa Najan inthe id ofthe Arabs, Sachs the report of Wabl b. Munab- on the authority of the peopl of Nein, “ApDULLAIE 18N AL-TIEKMER AND THOSE WHO “Yet b, ZS told me on the authority of Muhammad b Ka’ a-Quea, nd aman of Naja od ne, hat acording to hs popl they used © ‘roa lls. Nj the ges torn in wich the peopl ofthe neigh ‘ouring istrict congregated and inl hard by thee was a wrerer ‘wh weed to ntact the young men of Neri in isa. When Faymiyon Tame there—they didnot cal hi by he are chat Wabb b. Munab0s {Gres him but aly ad's man eae chre—be put up a tent between ‘Rajrin andthe place where the sorcrer war, Now the poople of Naja {eto send ther young men to that sorcerer toe aught sores and tig sents soe Abdi along with them. When he passed by the ‘an inthe ent he wes immensely srack by hi prayers and devotion and ‘gen tot with anand ten to i ual be bear a Muslim? and [Ehnowledged the ty of Cod and worshipped Him, He asked questions “bow the ave of lean ui when he became fly fastrocted therein he faked the man wiat wat the Great Name of God. Although he knew it be ep it from him, sayings My dae young mas, you wl at be able ber it; Tear that you are not atrong enough Now al-Thimie had no ‘len that his son “Abdalah wae not Wang the sorcerer along with the ther young ren, ‘Abdillah scig tha hismstr ba kept the knowlege From hin ad was fa of in weaknes, collected a number of wick and Usheneret he tught hina ame of God he wrote that mame a a stick When ead grthem alll ita fire and begenothow thera one by one Unt when be reached the stick with the Great Name invcibed on it he {drew itn, and it inmedately sprang oot ustouched bythe fe, There pon he took ie and went and fold hi master that he knew the Grest Nine which he bai conoiled fom him ‘The Tater questioned him nd uber e learned how he ha found ou the eres bes, my young ox tment 10 ho 8 1 Sareea pn Cha a, tt in ey The Life of Muanmad a frend you have got, but Kep ito yoursel, though Td not think you vl "Thereafter whenever ‘Abdallah b,al-Thimir entered Noein and met any sick person he would st to hi, "O servant of God wil ou aehnaw- iedge the unity of Goa and slope my religion so that Tsay pray 10 God that heray hel you of your alison? ‘The nan woul agree, acknowledge the unity of God and Keeome a Mali, nd be would pay for him and he trou be healed, antl a the end there was ot w single eck person in [usin but had adopted his religion and become whole from he wicks. ‘Wi the news rece the King he sen fr hin and sail "You have formupted the people of my town 10 that they are agaist me and have ‘posed my religion and the relion ofp father Till rake a terible uampleof yout He replied: "You have nt the ower do that” The og fad bis taken to high mountain and throw down eaong, but he feacbed the ground wnburt Then he had him town into dep ater in [Nea from which no one bad exer emerged alive, but he cae out say aving thas gt the beter of hcn Au told hm hat he would nat beable eh i unt be slnowedged the wnity of God and beloved in is slgion; but hat ihe that he would be ven power ol him ‘The king then acknowledged the urity of God and pronouned the red Abdulla and iting ena maderate low with tick which he Pad in ‘isha iled bin and het onthe ep. "Te peopl of Nain accepted the religion of ‘Abdallah b leThimir according to the Gospel fn the la which “stb, Maryam brought. ARtervard they were ov {aten by the miafrtnaes? which fll thie c-reiionit, Such the ‘ign of Catan in Naan, But God knows es (what thefts at ‘Such i the report of Mbammad by Kab aQumct and one ofthe sen of Nain sont ‘Abdullah al: ini, but God know best wh Dba Nawas eae agit thom wih his armies and invited them to cept Juni, giving them the choice between that or deuth thy cise enh. So he dog trenches for them burn some ia Bese some with the vor, and rllated then until be a Killed neti trentythorand them Concerning Dit Nuwie and that army of hit God revealed to his ponte (On the trenches be eternal ite For their fief re “Watckng the fame grow higher ‘The sueriags ofthe fal, dz! ‘They only tormented them bacaus they belived in ‘Go he Mighty, the Worthy to be Pee (2)s The Life of Mataromad Tessa that among those puto death by Dh Nove was ‘Adm aU Thais ther leader and te Tina od by “Abdullah b, ADO Bake ®, Mubannad b. ‘Ame b, Haz that he was fold that in the days of "Ura Be a-ha aman of Naan {Tag up ane af he rin of Noein intending to rake use of te land, when {055 dame upon ‘Abts bleh under graves he was inating pontre wil his hand covetig a wound in his head end balding fey (0 EW his hand was enone the blood Baga ofl; when they let x9 ‘ibis ng ft reured toe place andthe fw of blood ceed. On hi Sager wna ing nscribed‘Allsh sy Lor’ A report was sent to Uae inh pled Lene him alae and coverin the grave’ and his rder wee (oly cated out (oP DAUS DHO THA'LARAN AND THE BEGINNING OF THE ARYAT WHO BECAME VICEROY OF THE YAMAN ‘Aman of Se’ called Das ‘Thalia exaped ona horse and taking {the deer shed them He premed on until he eached the Byzantine ‘Gurt, when he ake the emperor to aid him against Dh Novas and is ‘Wong teling in what a append, ‘The ater replied tht his country ‘Tarts ane for ia oe ble help by seading trope, but that be Youll write to the Abyssinian king who was a Chrician and whose ‘tertony ws nar the aman. Accordingly he did write ordeting him 0 Telp Dru and sek revenge ‘Baon went tothe Negus withthe emperor's eter, and ent with him seventy thooand Abysiians, posing ore them’ 2 man call AN, GLH ondred him to killa tied of the men, lay waste a third ofthe CJonry, tnd seize third ofthe women and children if be conquered) With the ery there wis a man elle Abraha 'Spltface. Anat eroed the oa with Daur Dhit Tha bin ad inne inthe Yara. Du Nuws trth he Himyartes and sich of the Taman tier x were under hin com Thand came ot agaist ham, and after an engagement Dh Num and bis bese war putt fight! Seng that hi cause wa ot Dh Nu turned ‘is bone seaward beating it un teatered the waves and eid him throug the shallows ot nt the deepwater. was he Ist that was ‘Rana him. Ary emered the Yarn and took possesion of. (T. He sa a REESE rs 10 ra, 925.9 says that there was 8 Yamani report that» man of Naini called Jabbr The Life of Mainammad 19 exe ut the Negus orders and seat a hie of the women and cilren Sine stayed on in the country and reduced ic subjecon) ‘Guc of tne Yaman remembering oe Daus had brought the Abys- isons open the si "Not ike Daun and ot ike the sings be eared in head bg. ‘And the saying has become prover in dhe Varn wat thie dey. ‘Dha Jadan the Hiya (Ftecordng ther hun after thei former organ Aris destruction oftheir asthe ili, Bayon and Ghurndan igen thei oplendou) rece Gently Tears tant real what sped Fret oot thyself for those who are de ‘After Bayan no women nor tae rein, ‘And afer Sin shall men ld ouch houses asin? ayn Sl, and Ghd te Yanan cats which Arpt destroyed and sone ike them exited. me Fe cominues Pec, confound you! You ca" tr me from my {Ty sling Gir apie! orem ‘Toe musa ngs ne pt"wa fie ‘When we dso i of pura noble wine Dating ry of win brings me shame Iimy behrbur no bon-compion would Bl. Fer dn no on can ld tek "Though be dk the perfumed potions ofthe quack. [Norenak in his seed cel on ah ‘Where the vlre rund hs th ‘You tave herd of Ghunsas ones From tenuis op lowes etre ons ra, ee trod with can, dnp, sper Olan wisn show ‘Av esn ethene go Beside ts wll the pnts fie With ipening fst I lane sie. This mernew cs ster ‘The fms ave xen Bey Di Namie ure! pve wp beat gret ‘And warned hi peopl hi coming fe With reference to tha, Ibo al-Din Thala (3): By Be hrs nape or an when aad og By thy lifes man ha nowhere to Aen asa= The Life of Muhanad ‘Could there be ater Hina’ tribe were destroyed ene mom by ‘alamiys chs, |A‘houtaadthowsnd with spearmen (gtering ie the sky Before ‘Thee xy deafened the chargers and they put to Aight the warrior ‘wth thei pagent eal ‘Witches ar the ed in number the very sup of trees dried at their sppeach “Ame Ma‘dl Kai l-Zubapd sid concerning a dlspute which he had wich Qa b Meth alMurlal when Be ear that he ad threatened Tim, and bringing to memory the lt glory of Hinyar: Do you thresten mes though you were Db Ru'syn ‘Gr Dia Nv in the days of their pee? Many» an before ou was presperous Wat Ling Sealy rote among men Ancien the days of Ad Broeeding Sere, overcoming trans Yaris people porate ‘And he became a wanderer among men (32) KILLED ARYAT! [Arjt bel sway in the Yaran for come years and then Abra the ‘ADyuinan (Fs who woe in he arn) dpe is authority, and the ‘Abyss spit into eo pars each chang supports, When war ‘haraboutt bein Abraham o Arya ang him avert the danger of| Intencrine war aad inviting him t sete the dopute by penonal combat, the nines a be the soe commander of the army. Ary agreed and Abra ‘ren forth to meet him, He wna a short fat an holding the Chrsian Tih; and Any advanced apsnet im apear in hands he was a big tal, Taodome man, Abrea Bad 2 young mun called “Arava this bck © Aste his agit attach from the es, Aryit aed hi pear stiking So Abra’ sll and hit hin on the frchead pling is eyebrow, nose, te, and month. Tt was forthe eon that e was edd al-Adha (Gplcfce).Therepon' Ata caming oat fom behind Abraka attacked ‘xa and lle him and Arya army jlned Abrab, andthe Abysnians| inthe Taman scepod hie their, ([ Then Atwwda cid: “Atawd Sou se, of anvil company arenes i obit’, meaning that Abra’ {ive hd killed Are A Ashram sed what he wanted, for though he fd killed him blood-money must be pad, He asked snd obtsne from hin * Aste age co en i aL al ‘The Life of Muhanad a the sght of prima mets in Yanan) Abraa pid blod-money forking ‘Anat (T All thi sppened without the koowedge ofthe Negus) “Wien the news of ti ai reached the Negus be willed with rage and sid: "Has he stacked my sand Lill um wilt ay order rom te? Then be swore an oath that be would not leave Abra lone unt fe bad olden his lund and cut of his foreach, So Abra ebaved his ead an filed eater bag withthe earhef the Yaman aod ent it tothe [Negur with the following leter:"O King, Ary wat only thy slave and T too am thy save. We disputed about your ordem everyone must obey Jou; bat Twas stonger, fe, and more skifulin anapag the af of| {he Abyuinina. ‘Now when Twat tld ofthe King's onth shaved the oe of my ead and Tena to you with bag ofthe Sst of my and bat {Jou ay pot t beneath your fet and hus kep your oath eancersing me ‘When tha mesage reached the Negus he war reconciled to hin and wrote to him that be was to say inte Yaran unt fre orders wo Abraba remained in the Yaman.(T. When Abra perceived tat the Negus at feconced and ha mae him vceopent of the Yam, beset to Abi. Mar b. Da. Yasun and tone away from bien his wile Rayon d ‘Algamab. Malic b. Zaye b. Kabli, ABI Murra vo ix Dh Jaan ba ‘ton by her—Ma' Kei. After he bore fo Abra son Mateeg hate danger Rabe, ADH Murs took to fight. His save “Atawda on eercing his sight in Yanan unt a man of Himyar of Kath art ‘tacked sod kled kim’ and whea the news reached Abraha, who was {i esient noble charter,» Christian of temperate habit, be tld the opie tat t war hgh tine that they hd an ofa with de second Fd that had be Known thet “Ata wld ve chonen such reward for Kisser ie would not have alloyed him ta chooe his reward. Furter 30 ‘ondt ould be exacted ade wou not tke any ston gaan them forking ‘Atawee) "THE INTERCALATORS ‘Then Abra built the cathedral! in S's soch a church at could not be cen eaewbere in any part ofthe world st that ie, He roe to the ‘Negus saying: "Thave bait a church for you, O King, euch ahs not been bu for any king before you. I shll not rest une Ihave diverted the ‘Arab plriage tt When the Arabe were tain abot this ete of Is one of the caleadarlnecalaors wan eazged He was of the 3. Bagaynb.‘Adlyb Ani b Thalabab a-Htsthb, Mali. Kinda b. Khureyma b, Marika b. Ilie b. Moder The stereators are those whoued sj the months or the Ara in the ine ofgnorance. They ahi Amb nme dees wr no a TomTo = The Life of Maemmad ‘would make oe ofthe holy moths profane, and make one ofthe profane TRonta oly to balance the calender, It wa about ti that God st ‘Sowa: Postponement ofa sared month) i But aed inde by which ‘hove who dabeeve ae med. They make it (he month) prof one eran make i aced the nex year that the may makeup the number of {e monthe which God has made seed (33) “The fit to impor this system of intercalation on the Arabs wat ‘-Qatumenes who was Huayfab. ‘Abd B. Fugaym b. ‘Ally b “rie ‘otha acHarihb, Ma. Kinkna b. Khuzyma; hs son ‘Abbad Folowel hin; then ha descendants Qa Umayy, ‘Auf, and ABO ‘Thunma Juni b “Auto was the a ofthe or be wae overtaken by loin, When the Arabs ad Eoshedplgimage, ie wed to be their prctice tater round hie nd be would delare the four ecred moth Raab, Dhl -Gvda, DH and ak Mubaram. fhe wanted to free terol be would fce Marra ad they woul delet freand ban ‘Str inits place soa to mabe up the umber of the fur sacred onthe. ‘When they wanted o eta from Mccabe ot up and suid: ‘O God, have mate one ef the Stee fe for ther, the fist Safar and have ‘postponed the other tl er year" “About this "Uraye be Gaye adblu-T'e, one of the B. Fics be GGhanm b. Thala, Mabk b. Kinir, boasting o his determining of ‘he mont, improvised ‘Mafadd knows that my people ae the most honourable of men and weet hus ceaped us when we sec vengeance and whom ave me not ade to chump the Bit? ‘ene io na ey ng rotine? Ga. “The Kindnte went fort until he came to the cath and defled ia (), Thee returned ois own county. Hearing ofthe mater Abr ‘de ingaies and led tht the outrage had Been commited by =m [Arab who came from the temple in Mecca where the Arabs weat oo ‘geome, and hat he had doe thin anger a his threat wo dvr the Se sas etn shri hy erent Noraka was enraged and sve that he woeld goto thie temple and “The sgn of our Lord are iuinating? ‘Nene but infidels doubt them. ‘Nigh and Dry were erated and all Te abundantly pla, ts rekoning ‘Then te mete Lord veesed the day By the ean whowe rage ae seen everywhere. [Heel dhe Seplan ft in alc Moghermas until sank to the ground ar thogh it were hurssrung.® om arate at Paved iden Cel cee oer tate Pit seas ad st nc de opie ol ar yn Ci ga wi ae mn et se He Fear EES ae» The Life of Maanmad Ite trunk curled ngs; ey motile 5 2 boulder Bung down from Kabab rock Round it Kinds Ling, arin, ‘Mighty hawk in wae “They abandoned i and departed esd Allo them; the shank of each on of them wa broken, a God's sights the Reurecon every religion ‘Bu that ofthe Basa doomed to pedon (4) 4+ When Ababa died hie son Yaksim became king of the Abynsnion. TofS (7 Himyar andthe wes of Vaman were baited under the eel af the Abyss. They tok their women and lle thee men and seed thee ‘Soumg mento sets interpreter.) When Yahsim b Ababa ded his brother ‘Manag b Abra tcgned over the Abysiniana in the Yams, THE JOURNEY OF SAYF B. DHO YAZAN AND THE RULE OF ‘When the people af the Varn had log endured oppension, Sayf b. Dh Yarn the Himyart, who as known se AbO Murrn went tthe [Byzantine emperor and complained to him of his trouble, ashing ir © dre out the Abyssinian and takeover the county. He asked im fe nnd a oe he planed ad promied im he go of the «2 Thescmperr paid no attention this request 20 he went to al-Nu'ia baeMundhi who vas Choro governor sa irs and the murounding ‘ounry of Ira When be complained ofthe Abyssinian, al-Na'anb ‘S-Mandke told hi that he paid «formal vist every yar to Chosroe de ake im to stay wih bir wt then. Accordingly ook i ‘rth him and introduced im to Closeoes. ‘Now he used to ait ia his Tadlence chamber wich contined his crown, According to reports, his frown was like a huge graln-measure with rubies, pears ab tapas se in old and aver, smpended by a golden chin from he tp ofthe dome in his tll of aulence Such war the weigh of the crown tht is eck ‘hud ot beat, He was hidden behind atobe ul he at on is hone {hen hr head was inetd it the crown, and when he was sted om feral on hi throne the obex mere taken frm him. Everyone who sa im forthe ist ime fll to is Raes in awe. When Sayfb, Db Yazan tere hs presence e fell to his hres (4) THe sud: "0) King vent have tle posession of our country. (Coser asked, "What ravens, Abysnians o Sndans"Abyosinians be replied, ‘dT ave come ty for elp and that yo may asume the rer A aa MN 8a ace The Life of Muhammad x ingship of my country.” He anes, “Your country i fr dintant and iw aac me eat enaner «Penn amy im Aaa a thee so reso vy I should doen be made hina pre of ovoe drum ling ad invest hii ne robe. apf wen ost Gln aver and bepea to ster smog the people; (T Boy nd Tine of buh secs ectanbled for th cam). When he ing wan oof ‘Seether vey exer set for hin ads, "Yuen toitrow ney aro itt He ananereds What ne ibe to me} The trou ay Cut Hom whch ome we nothing bo ol nd ier The heli cle hi copiy. Chr thereapn eure Sib vioeogeer nde hr opinion abt the man and i roe ‘Onc them fminded te ing hin in psona the were men who Ste cmferoel to dea ie wer to nd them wih him and hey ‘eri, tn woul merely beh a tht ba determined forte: Inthe eter handy ity conquered the country he mou ave aed to ih empne, Trcopon Choos set those who were conned in his ‘onto the number of it hundred men He putin conan ofthe aman ee Walz who wa of mare age of ete fay and Henge Thy et out night sip, 0 ‘Fines founded, so ta ony traced he hres of Alen Sy Troup all te poole tae be cul a Wal eying “My fot swith Jour fot we de or conger together’ "Right and Wabi. Masri b ‘Aba the kng of Yanan came out agus him wih his army, and ‘West oof sons ight tho eo et expec nt sry fighting ‘Hn ton ald a he ws ed th age oi Ti When he en re ren up hrs Wasa Show me therkng’ "They mu, "Do you see sa. an clot witha cow on head sndared byenthefrchad? ‘That sther Hing” "Let him be fe ud and they waited log ine and hen he ad" What he ing tow? ‘ey eds es sow besides hors gua they wale, He {Sed te sine queion sed dey sid heer bode a mele Sid ‘Wah: An ac yt'A'weat crest, tnd is hago. 1 wll hoot hin you ss tht he followers hae not moved then stand fat ‘tal Tne you pein advan, for Taal have mised he ello. Tut ou se the pope aking ond hi shal have ft hi, 2 all ton hen He cn ea his bow (be story gor tht wat 2 ugh ‘tren one bat eeu bend sad deed hat heyebrone eaten thck ten e sot Masry and ml the ny ia fread nd the trv peed is ad and cane ota the ack of isch, He ello is Roun an the Abyainansgtbered ound ie, When the Persians fl fo them, they fed and wer Ell a they boted i all decton, ‘7itarcinct temerity and when be reached itt id Tar hs andar shold peter be lovee abe ord them to ety the uc and wen in wh i ag ing Tee» ‘The Life of Muhononad ‘yf b, Dh Yanan ab in ad: Me though the two Kings had made peace ‘And thre who heard of their reconcliion found the matter was Werle the prince Maarag and reddened the sands with bod. ‘The new prince, the people's pine, Wahrix sore an oth tht ‘Hewould drink we wine until he ad exptred pioner and apa). ‘Aba al-Saleb, Aba Rabi al-Thagal (5) sid: Let the sek vengeance who ae ike Tho Dia Yanan ‘Who spent lng year at os because of hi ene, ‘Wihea the time fr his Journey came he went to Casar Bt id not stain what he song. ‘Then be ceed to Chere er en year (Counting bis ite and mney cheap, Ut he came bringing th Persian with him, By my lie you were sf ination, What a noie band came ost [Never were there een umong men! ables, princes, mighty men arcbers, ‘Lions wo train theres nthe jungle! From curved bows they shot arovs Stout athe poles ofthe how ‘Bringing the tim a speedy dent ‘You set lion sina black does, ‘Thee fugitives re extra allover the ext So dink your al, wearing your cow, (On, Grn’ op retning ina house you bave chose Denk your fil for they se dead, And wal proudly today in your owing robes Suet are noble dees! not wo pil of mi ingle with water ‘Which aervard Boome arine (5) “Ady b, Zayd ab, one of 8. Tai, si ‘What is thereafter San in which once Hive Riles of «Kingdom wwe gilts were lavish? 1s alder raised tw the Aying cod, Ie lofty chambers gave forth musk. Protected by mountsne again the atch of eemisg* oy beghts wesc i The Life of Mukanmad 3 Pessnt was the vice of the night owl thers, Anomered at even by 2 Bute player ite brought to che Persian ary ‘With thee aight in tei wai: "They travelled on les aden with death, While the ass fols an beside them Uni he princes es from the top ofthe free "Thei sgondrone shining nth ‘The day that they elled to the Darbuiane and a-Yabsie, ‘Cured be he wa una aay” "Tar «day of which the story remain, ut peopl of lng established dgnty came tan end Persians replaced the ative bor, "Te dye were dark and nyterous, After noble sna of Tubbs, Penn gecrle were Srl ated thee (5) (T. When Wats ad conquered the Yaman and diven ut the Abe ninnshe wrote to Chosros ting him of wht hal ern done sd ending Fim cpeured teasre Ina rply the Hng tld hin appoint Say ing ofthe Yaran. He alo gave Sey istructns to collet tes every Yat fndto remit tem to hime summoned Wahrito his presence snd Say beste king, he beng the son of Dis Yaasn of the King ofthe Vaman, "This what Isa Hamayd tod me far Salama on the authority of Iba Tehig)" (Wen Wars had gone to Chotrse and made Sayf Lng ofthe Yama, the later began to atack the Abyoinins, illng them aad saying the ‘omen with child until be exterminated albu an insignificant numberof Tara creatures whom he erployed x slaes und renner to go before him wih thir nce. Beare very long be was outwith ths armed slaves when suddenly they surounded him and stabbed him wo death. One of them established hie leader and they weat through the Vaan ay {ng and laying wat the country. When the Persian King hear of ths he see Wh with 4.009 Pesan and ordered int il every Abyesiian (eh of en Abus end un Arab women grat x el toa ete live singe mun with esp cul hair. Wah asved and induc course ‘aed oot these instructions and woe to ell the hing that he bal done {The ig then gavhim vce authority and he ruled under Choe: ce uni is deat) SR RETEIEE ees i rt oe aici ise sesh inne abhor sehen Tow TostThe Life of Mahomed ‘Wabi andthe Persians dwelt inthe Yaman andthe Abad! who aren the ‘Yea today are descended fom the survivors of that Persian amy. The pesiod of Abysinin domination fom the entry of Ay to the death of Stora ibm Abra athe bande of the Persians and the expulsion ofthe Abjesitine was seveny-too year. ‘The sucearve princts were fou, Arya, Ababa, Yat, and Mast (5s). Tes ad tac on a rk in the Yamin thee was an inscription dating from sen tes ‘To-whom heloag the kingdom of Dh? ‘To Himyar the nights “To whom beloge the kingdom of Dhimie? Fo the el Abysinians. ‘To whom belongs the Lingdom of Dhimér? ‘To the fee Pet, ‘To whom beloas the Lingdom of Dhimar? "To Qurayeh the merchant (5), Dima means the Yaman or San ‘AL A's of BQays by Tha aid when the words of Sati ad hi connpanion were fle: "No woman has ever sen as she sa, te truth Hke the trath of a-DBBI sehen he prophesied." The Aras elle him a-DAiBibeeaae be was the {on of Rabb, Maa‘. sin bs D> (5) iat b. Malad begat cre sons: Maya, Rab, and Anas (8) [Anis was the father of Kath’ and Bala, Jae b. Abia al sal who wa chit ofthe Hala (of whom someone eid "But fr Jar, aja would have perished. Aine man and «por tribe’) sak when he owas speating asia l-Purdie a-Kalro alga, ibis al-Tansnt ‘Beal. Mojih', Dac bs Mb, Hansa Mili, Zayd Mant © Agr! b. Hie, O Agr’ thy brother i overthrown tow wit be overthrown, id ‘Ye two sons of Nis help your brother. My father I wots your futher brother who is your ally wil not be worsted this dy The Life of Muhammad 3s ‘hey went oth Yaman and remained ter (5) Mogarb Nish opto oye snd Ayo). yd eget three sons: Mudrik, Titi and Gana ‘Tei mother wae Khindfs Yara ‘Se woman (61)! The same of Mela wa Anis andthe name of wes Am. ‘There a ory tat wha they wee prt tht ‘Sel they busted some game ani dwn fo cok when seme riders Second pon tr came “Ami sid to Are: "Wil you go ser the ‘ise wl ou cook this game "An replied that he woul goon ‘oking, 20 mit went afer the camels and trought them back. When they retured and fold thir ater he ssid to ‘Ari ‘You ae Mud {Gi oe wn overtaken) andt‘Amnr be wid You ae TAD (he cook). When their mother het the news she cme hurl fom he ent and ‘hemi: "You are toting? (andes) and so she wa called Khind “a wo Qua the encalgiosof Muda ert that Ke's war on of hesonsat “Ame. Luby Cuma. ‘THE STORY OF “AMR BL LUNAYY AND AN ACCOUNT OF “Abdalla Abs Harb Mabammad b. “Amr bs asm on the sthorty af is father tld mea allo Twas tl tha the apostle of Cod wi. "Taw ‘Arr Labsgy dragging his ntetns in ell and when Taed imabou thre who fad ved betwecn his time abd che ad that hey fad perishes ‘Metra hth bb ish Tam ld me ht Abd Sip ‘8'Sanmin tld Bim tat he herd AbD Hara (6) ay Ted the ‘pol of God saying to Atha b.alJauna-Khurs “0 Akthar Taw ‘Ron. Laer b Gus br hin dogging his intctnes in hel, sc aver dil Tare men so mich alike a ou and he Wl ths rete Blane injure mented Ahm. "No, sil the spore, "or you are Balever tnd be xan infidel He wath fit wo change the ion of Inhalt st up idols, and insta the caom ofthe Bala, iba, al, and Yam) “They ay thatthe binning of sone worship among he oe of Tabnact ‘ras when Meca Beare o al for them ap they wate bore wom ‘Be conty. Eeyone wi the torn tk ith him ee fo te secred arto do honour toe. Wherever hey sted hey st op and Sted Sound itatey rent ond te Rast Th el eo np ‘Matstone they pened and tne hich made an ngresion en them, ‘Thon an generations panel they forgo the prikive fah and adoped 5 age Ti Fe id it lat yb er a ng6 The Life of Muhanad seother religion for that of Abraham and Ishmael, ‘They worshipped idol adopted the sme erors wth peoples before ther Yet theyretsned {ued fst practices going back ete tin of Abram, ach honour {ng the tpl and ging round the great and litle igimage and the ‘andng on Arafaand Mundalfyscefcing te vietima, andthe pli fay a he great and lite pligrimage, whe ineoducng clerents which fa no plain the religion of Abratam, ‘Thus, Kina snd Qurayeh used the pilin cy: "ACThy servic, God at‘Thy sree! At Thy sevice, ‘Thou Without an eocite but the sncate Thaw hat. Thou ownes ims fu what be onne They sed to acknowledge bis unity intel ry and {hen inclde ther st wth God, puting the ownership of them in His hand, “God sad to Muhammad: ‘Mow of them do ot believe in Ged ‘without acing other with Hin,” Le hey donot acknowledge My (renee with knowledge of My realty, but they atncate with Me on of My creatures" "Phe people of Nosh ha images to which they were devoted. God ot is apt abou ther when He nad: "And they sid, "Forse mt yoo foley frais not Wirdd sod Su and Yaghath and Yolo and Nase” nd they had led many asta. “Among thee who had chowen thse ial and wed thir names a om pounds hea ty foresk te eligon of Iamaclboh Inhnaties and theres Haday b. Mudra lit. Muda. They adopted Sum fa hey had in Rak and Kal, Wabea of Quits who adopted ‘Wadd in Domaru'- Janda. "Kath b, Male al- Ang id: We fook slLat and al-'Usrd and Wud We stripped of the neclaces and eating (6) An‘ of Ty andthe people of Jurssh of Madi adoprd Yogi in Juss (65) ‘Rhaywin can of Hamdin, adopted Yedg inthe fnd of Hamdan in the Yarn (66). "DU Kal of Hinyae adopted Nae in the Himyar country. ‘haulin had nol eed Armana nthe Khaulin county. Accord peace ac ere nen The Life of Mahomed 7 ing to thc own account they wet divide thee cops and ate beoncen {ted Mah If any of Alsi’ porn which they had earmarked fr him he into Amman portion they fet im; buf any of ‘Arana ‘ron ao Allah prion they rrned sto hin. "They area an of ‘Rul ced adn. Some ay that was eoncening them that God evesled: They sign io Allh of the and exe he haw crested fovion: and they ay this a Alain thir asserion—and this for Ber patter: ‘Tits what for thee partners Joe at each Allah and Sts for Allah oes to thee partners Evi is thee jdgent 67" "The. Min Kinga b. Khursymab. Mdsikab yas. Mar had an image called Sy fy cock ns desert pani heir country They Fives story that one of thee tbexmen tok vome of hi stock cela the rock to sand by ito so sere tare When the camel, which ‘pore grsig-cmicl that were not iden sn the rock and eth blond ‘Shih had ben ee on tey shied from and Bed inal diets, ‘his ( mgered the Mian athe aeised «stone and thew i at the ot (ijng ert carve you. You have seared away my camels! He went in fear of ther, and when be Kad eaeeted them together once more he i We came to S'd to improve ou fortunes se Std diated them Weve nothing to do with S18 Sd is nothing bot rock ona bare ight. Tt cannot pt oe sight or send one wrong. Dao ha an idl belonging to “Amb. Humama al-Das (68). ‘Quenya had an iol bya ell inthe mide ofthe Kaba called Hobs (G5). Ae they adopted Lat or Ax) ad NNT hy the place of Zaman, seicing beside hem. ‘They were a man and woman of Jurbase—Iet be Baghy and Nava &, Dh -who mere gully of sexual relations inthe Re'beand co God tranforeed them int to snes ‘Abdullah. Abi Bakr}, Muhammad b. Amr Ham onthe thority evr ‘Anda a om dun i ent amelie katte See SAcssnat Scttaas, SN fateh Bm ey Bape ton wh sath sang Coot i tect eth al8 The Life of Mahonmed ff ’Amea .‘Abdu'LRahmn b. Sed b, Zurn that she ai ‘T Beard "Riaha any, “We avaye bead that Leif and Nin were an and a roman of furham who copulated inthe Kea so God unformed tern Tato two stones” But God alone Known if hit the truth? ‘Aba Talib si: Wee the ples mabe thee camel nee ‘Where the waters ow from Ie and 8 ‘Every household ha anil in their hose which they wed to worbip| When man was about to set out on 2 journey he mould ub hinsel gin tase was about ode of indeed at was the bat thing he sed {0 do before his journey: and when he returned from his journey the fst {hinge did wa oro imal apie before he we ino ba fay. ‘When God set Muhammed with the mezsge of monoteix Quraysh said: Would e make the go into one God? ‘Thats indeod strange rocenting? "Now aloug with the Kath the Arabs ha adopted wight, which were temples which they venerated as they venerated the Kab. They had te furan and orerers and they aed to make orings to them = they 45 did the Kaba and eo Greumambulte them and scrie at them. Yet ‘hey recognized the super ofthe Kara because i was dhe temple and ‘morgue of Abram the find (of Go) ‘Qurayah andthe B. Kinda bad al Urad in Nath te guardian and overseers were the B. Shayban of Stlaya, ali ofthe B. Hishin (70). "Aa Ara poet mid Au was given ata dowry the head of ite red cow ‘Which a ma of the Band Chane had serie. He saw blemish in her eye when he fed her aay "Toal-Unats slaughter place! and divided her nt godly portions ‘Thee prcie when they strife waa o divide the vein ameng the wortippers peaant Ghabghab was the slaughterplce whee the Blood tre poured out (70. [ari 74:‘Ame b, Lovayy put Use in Nak, and when they bad fcc tht dj andthe crcumaialation of the Kaba they conte to bender taboo unt they came to Use and had gone oud i there ‘they abandoned the prim taboo and stayed day bende tt belonged to Khai’ All umysh and B. Kina ed to tenes ai'Uee along With huss and all Muda. Her ia who used to gut (ad) het ‘were B.Shapbin of B. Sula, alles of 8 Hiskim. CH. 839) ‘AL-Lit belonged t0 ‘Thai in TW, her overseer sod guardana bel B, Maia’ of That, ‘Mant was wrapped by l-Avs and a-Khsra and sch of the people Repo om begin 9 ee er The Life of Muhoronad » of Yntuib a flloned tee rion by the sesore in the dircton of {Tata n tay (9) TAucicyy. Amrb. Lay a up Mani onthe sxshore near Quay ‘Adland Ghsan wet on pgsiage oan ered When hy ba ‘Bide compan ofthe Kets and hastened oe at aad competed {heres t Mat hy i ot shave tc ae unl hey ga to Man, ‘thom they would cy Latlngh. Those who di wo SH not go rund Teovca al Sut anal ore othe aco the two lea Musid Pith and Murim acTaves Thin an ofthe Ane sed to begin the cen Ying na hen ty wo he at hey wold ot go under be sche of aro el hey Epler. Wicn aman ws unde tao alge ehrama) be would tore shoe he nededsrcthing inthe woul ln he wall fehind is hore otha he Jor shuld covers head Wen God out Islam and deoyed the doings a psi He seat don cone cerning hati does ot const inner ou host fom the Fae fer in aig God: a8) Mani thet us and Khor td Gan of al-Aed and sah ofthe population of Yat and Syeia ‘tho followed the rion. Manit win on the seashore inthe might Kou of: Menta Guay ‘Dhl Kala elnged to Ds, Khia, an Bj nd he Arb in rr ae in Tala) [ern b ayy 2p alg in eer prt of ce To wal wp ei oo ig of tcy tnd wheat ‘Tey poured mik ont sacs oad hone satsch ogy nt "Ane ot span nage nal cd Nahi Md Fi sd one on abores ced Mtn aay] Ta bebnged to ayy and thn bard hyn the 0 mounting of ‘Toph Saint nd AB Ga TRinyar and Yama ad x tomplein So’? led 3m (5) ud was a temple of By Hata bv Ks Be Sed be Zayd Mant bs ‘Tani ArMosayphicb, Ras arb b,So'dwher be dveoyed in then of Iam 1 smashed Raa’ 29 completely that eft blak rain in a ollow (8), Dhaai Belonged o kr and aghl the two son of Wl and Iya in Sindh? Of e A's OB Quy Tha ai Between a-Khawaray and Sar and Rig [And the temple Daa Kaaba’ of Sind (77). a thio eR i en aha a igh hi ef {Maar cent un fier sw te ba for Stee The Life of Muhammad rie BAWENA, BX’mA, WAgTLA, AND AMT “The Bair isthe Sly of the Sa: the Sian the she camel which ives ‘bith to ten ilies witout an intervening cat, Shei et fe, i never Fide, her hair not shorn and onl gests allowed o drink ber mile. Tbe gives birth to a ly ater tha car plant alowed eo go ite sway with ts mother ot idea, lair unshors, and only 2 guest my dink Ihe maa the cae of her the. Sach he Bis, the Sly of he Sie. The Was fan ene which hasten win owes in soccative ithe without a male lamb intervening. She is made a Was. "They wse the ‘xprstion mala. Any ewes which she ives bh to fc hat belong to ‘the male excep that fone of Ue dsl sare in extig i, both male sd Feral 8). "The Hin 2 walion who i these often scene Silice witbot an Antervenng cl. His back taboo and he noe iden hs bf ot shorn andes et to run among the camel to moun the, Beyond that muse made of hi 9) ‘When God sent his sponte Muhammad be reveled thir: “God ba not ale Bakr, or ba oe Wasta or Ham, but those who disbelieve invent ali against God hough moto them donot now it" And again: “They say, What sin the wombs of these thee reserved for our males an prohibit to our wives; but if iti (bor) dead they share in He {ell repay them for such dviion, vey He knowing and wine Again "Say, hare you considered what provision od has ant down to you and ‘you have mde some of taboo and some off permitted?” Say, has God {ven you permission or do you invent hs gaint God?” And agin: “OF "heshaep two aod of the gots two, Say has He profited the eo ales forthe two females, o what the wombs ofthe two females cota? Inform re with iowedge if you speak the rth. And of the camels to and of the ete to. Sey, ae He prohibited to you the to mule or the to Female, oat which the wom ofthe two fetal coi, oF were YOu witnesses when God eajined ths yp you? "Wh ie more safl than ‘hoe who invent against God ta make men err without Boowedge? ‘esily Gea will ne guide the wrong-oing people’ (8). huss say: We ate the sons of “Amb ‘Ami from the Yaman (1). ‘Madrika ba: Ya's ad wo sng Khusayma and Heda] thei mother ‘big woman of Quis. Khusayna had four sns: Kinta, Asad, Asada, snd sbHon. Kindna's mother war ‘Union d. Sud b. aye b. “Aylin b Mud (83). The Life of Muhanad * Kintos had four sont: a-Nads, Ml, ‘Abdu Mant, snd Milk [Nadesmother wae Barrad, Mire, Usd b Tak b Yes b, Muar the othr soa were by anether woman (33). tsa thet Qurayeh port name fom thei gathering together afer they had been sepuatedy for gathering togtber may be exprewed By tapers! ‘ALN b, Kinin had two sons, Mai and Valad. Mati's mother vrai d'Adwinb "Amr. Qafob. ‘Ayan, but T donot know whether {he was Vaad's mother oF mo ‘Mik bs al Nage begat Fr bk his moter Being Jandala allie be Moda alJushumt (8), (F There was war betveen Fi {nd Hoes babu Kall by Math Dist Hara ab imyat who had ‘ns fom he Yanan with the erbesmen meaning vo take back to Yaman the stones of the Kau so ato tert te pilgrimage tothe Yama He sot afar an Nal raided atl, and closed the roa, bat he was arid {Deemer Mecca, When Quayeh Kinin, Khusyma, And, ad Jods tndother unknown elements of Mar persed this they marched agaist them under he leadership of Fst b Malik. A sharp engagement followed IRvhich Hae were defeated and Hass was taken prsoner by Fes toa alitiths Among thos ile in tale was is grandson Quy b. ‘Ghai Fike. Hast remained pesoner fortwo years util be paid his ‘aneom. He var then rca and died onthe way othe Yama.) Thr beg four sons! Gib, Mubirb,sbHiridhy nd Asad, thee mother beng Layla Sed b. Hushayl b. Mia (86). ‘Ghalib & Fr bad two sons, La'ey and Tay, thei mother being Salmi “Ami a-Khu. ayn were called the Ban Adram (6). Tiv'syy b. Ghalib had four tones Ka’, ‘Arie, Sama, and ‘Auf; the smother ofthe Bit tree was Miia d. Keb by Qa b Jur of Qua (3) rite svony oF SKM Sima, La’ayy went forth to ‘Una and eine thee. ts sai that ‘Amir, Lavy drove hi out Besuse there wats guatel between thn tnd Stra knoched ot ‘Ari's eye In fear of ma he went to "Umi, "The wry goes that wile Sima was ding om his she-camel she lovered ‘Stilo cain cous i. em ot ae ert tha at Pinter se Setar at oa mine Se rma2 The Life of Muormad ‘her head to graze and snake sae er by the Hip and forced her down- trard nt she al her side. ‘Then the snake it Sima so that be did, "The stny goes that when Sima fee deth pon him he Eye, weep for Sima b. Lavay. ‘The cnging snake ha clang to Siom's eg! [Never have fscen such 2 victim of aeamel ‘As Suna b. Liayy when the came upon hi ‘Send wor! t9 ‘Amir and Kab, ‘That ny soul yearneth for them. “Though my home bein "Uiman Lam Chibi, I came forth not driven by poverty ‘Maya up hast tho spi, Ob. Ley For fer of death, which otherwise would not have been spit "Thou diet wih o avid death, Ob, Lay, [Bat aone han power fo atid des ‘Many a camel sent on night journeys dist how eae prostrate ‘Aerts prediiou exertion (8 Ike alleged hat ‘Auf Lay wen ot with a cron of Qurysh a far 1 the cite of Ghat b. Sd b. Qays by “Ayan when be a et Fein and his tiheimen went on without him. Thalaba B.S (be ‘being his brother aoneing to the Kindred reckoning of B. Dhubydo, ‘Thlabs b. Sad. Dhubyan b, Bagi b, Raythb, haan an ‘Aus by Seedb, Dhuyinb Baghidb Rath bhatt) cane whim, Bound het to hme gee hia wife, and tok him into his tbe a Meod-bother. $a relationship became wil own among B; Doubyin. Ie was Th labs they say, who sid Auf whea he aged ebin a his ibe skundooed i ‘Tether your camel by me, O Ton La ‘Your tribe ha let you and you have nome. Muhammad b, Jar bal. Zabayr, ot may have been Muhammad ‘Abdsl-Raba Abdul b Hoy told me that Uae bal Kha said: "IFT were to chim to belong to any tribe of the Arabs ot want 1 ‘ach them tov Toul clam wo elo to B. Mira Ave We kone {hat among them there ae men like curls. We know, oo, where that ‘aan went) meaning ‘AU. La'yy- Ta the genealogy of Ghatalin be is 2 ci oi wasnt i 5 The Lifeof Muhanad «6 ‘Nureab.'Auf b, Sad Dy by, Baghidb Reyth bata. F this {evcalogy mentioned to them they temas say, "We do no deny oF Comet tt ira most pied genalogy. “ALL b Zlib adios by Varb!—one of B. Marci b ‘Auf— ‘when he ed fom ale’ b a-Mundhir and clave to Qutyah sid My tribe i ot Thtaba b, Sa [Nor Faia the lng-haed ‘My tbe if ou mart so isthe Band Lay In Mecca they taught Madar ofiht. ‘Werere fo in folloming the Has Bap ‘And Ieving our nex and fry. "Twas the folly ofthe water-seeker wh, hi ll rank, ‘Thro avay the water and goes afer mia. ‘Od hie hod my say abou be with them ‘And ot be found acting paste frm place ope. Revie the Ouryshite mourtd me on his camel [And ought no rear fri (99). AbMoyyn b, alumi al-Mars, one of B. Sahm b. Murra, std, 65 refaing a Hasith be Zim and liming to belong vo Oh: ‘Lp, you reno f us and we are nought odo with ou. We repaints relionahip wih La'ay b, Gh. Wie dell on the proud hah of a-ijtewhile you ‘Ae inthe verdant plain between the two mounting meaning Qurayeh. Afterwards aLHusayn repented of what he fad sid lind retooled the ruth ofthe words of Hath b. Zim, He dared to belong to Qurayh an, accusing hiec offen, be sid: 1 repent of what Tad before: [rete that twa the speech of Bae. ‘Wold that my tongue were tm, Fai fit dumb andthe oer half singing your pase? (Oot father a Kini, in Mera i is grave, Tm he verdant! phn of e-Befh? Beween the mounting Wie own a fourth of the sanctuary ara inheritance [Anda fourth ofthe pli by the boase of Tha Han, meaning that the B, Lary were four: K's, ‘Amir, Sama, and “Aut ‘A peson whine I cannot sapect tld me tat "Uma baat said to ren of B Murra: you wih to retum o your kindred do so. ‘The tbe were ables among Ghatfin; they were their chief and“ The Life of Muhanad leaders, Of tem were Harm Sida b, AG Hiab, Mura. Nush- ‘bay Kb by Sia b, ADU Hatha His buf; a-tmaya bs le ‘lam and Hashim b, Harmal of whom someane has si: ‘ashe b Harala revived i athe! (On the day of al-Habit and the day of a-Ye'aly? ‘You could see the Kings cain beside him A he slew the guilty an the innocent (3) ‘They were a people of sively reputation among Ghatafin and Qrys, and they rine te setionhip with them, Arnon thom the practice ot Bad oiained According to report Bais the name given tight mont ofthe year which the Arab unreservedly regard a scr, Ding thaee months they ‘ay go wherever they ke witht fear of wolonce Zaaye. Alb Sul sid wth ference to B, Burs (2): ‘Think f they are not in al-Marurit in he dweliogs ‘Then they wl bein Na A place where Ihave ejoyed tse fellowship. they are in nite then they wil be at large during tbe Bas He means tht they wil be traveling ding the bly pid. ‘aL A'hs of B. Quy b. Taba aid 1s your woman guest tobe tatoo t0 us “While our woman guct and bor husband ae open to you? Kab b, La'yy ad he sons: Murr ‘Adi, and Higa thei mother ‘being Wabstia . Shapn . Mohini b Fr, Malic. Nae ‘Mura b. Ka’ had three sone? Kil, Tay, and Yaqra. Kilit's smother ws Hind d.Saraye by, Thaaba baad b Fit by Mal b sLNade b. Kinina b. Khuzayma; Yaqua’s mother was aliriiy, & ‘woman of Big ofthe Aad of Yaman. Some tay she was the mother of ‘Tapm; others sey Tayn's mother was Hind Suraye the rather of i 63) Murad two sone: Quay and Zahra, thes mother being ‘Fina dS, Sayal one of B,Jadara of Juma of a-And of Varah slr of Dil Bak. “Aba Manat b, Kinin (9) (Of Sab. Sapal the poe says: [Never among men whom we know have we sen ‘Arman ike S48 Saya 2 The Life of Mihammad s ‘Weapon in either hand fll fwgoue be rode Disnounting to pt the dzmounted on foot; (Charging be cared the enamy’s horsemen with him [Aste swooping hawk cares the parcdge inte claws (9s) ‘Quay b. Kid had four sons and vo daughters: ‘Abdu Mant, “xbgu-bir “Abd "Useh,and“Abu Quy; ad Takhar and are ‘Their rote ws Hubba Hull, Habashya b. Salil b. Kab b, “Ate a Khas (6) “Abu Manif hove name was al-ughirab. Quayy tad four son: ‘tsi, ‘Abd Shas ale Mia heir mother being Akad Mura b. ily Filjb, Dhaka. Tabs b, Bb, Selaym b, Mange be “Hina and Nau, whose moter was Wag “Ame a-Mzniys, be- Misia. Mange b Tsima (7) While ‘Abdu-Mutpli was loping in the acted encore he had a Vision in which he was ordered to ig Zamna which i a depreaon Ireween the two iol of Qureah, uafand Nii a the aughterplace of {Gury Jor ed led fin a the tee they Tet Mecca Tn the ‘rela tne the son af Abrabam where God gave him water when he (re thtty wa Hide chil. Hie mer wen o seek wate for him and ul nef she went upto Sal praying to Cod and imploring for Israel sen she weat to Manna and did the sme, Go sent ‘Gate, wo hollowed outa place inthe earth with his hel where water Appeared Hs nother beard te exe of wild beasts which teri er on ‘account and she came burying wma hire and found im srabblng ‘th spd atte water beneath is ceek the while e dank, and she ‘Bide bim » small bole! JURHUM AND THE FILLING IN OP THE WELL ZANZAM “The story of Jurhum, oftheir filing ia Zamear, of thee leaving Mecca, of tose who ruled Meces afte them until AbdhI-Mufa dug Zame ‘im, sccording to what Ziad b. ‘Abdullah a-BALE% tld me on the thority of Mined b, Ihag a- Mest i hat when Ishmael he en of Abrabars ded is on NAD wat i charge ofthe temple as log 2 ‘God wt, cenit wos in charge of Mad b, ‘Ame a-Jurhumt (8). The sons of Ishin nd the sons of Nabit were with their granfates Mod (BU Aan and ther maternal uncle of Jurhure—Jarhur and Qa who ‘ere counns Being st ht ime he people of cca, They ba come forth ‘om the Yaran sd travelled togetber and Mudd was over Jur andi i ee 4 The Life of Muhemmad ‘Samay one their men, ove Qtr". When theft the Varn, they ‘etude go ules they bad s King to onde thele airs. When they cme to Mose hey wa towa bese With water and tres an, delighted with ih they wile there Modi, Ane with he en of Jurham setled a the upper part of Mecos in Qu'aygisn and went no father. Samay tvth Gar settled inthe ower pat of Mecca in Aly the lower par of ‘Mecca and went no father. Medi used to take atthe from those who fnered Mees from above, while Samay’ id he mame to those who Entered frm below. Each epe to his own people, nicer entering the ther terry. "Then Jurbums and Que” quarled and contended for the supremacy in Mees; t hat tine Mud had with him the sons of Ishmael and Nabi, tnd had the oversight ofthe temple a agai Samay” "They went out tofight cach other, Mod from Quay wth hs Brsenen making for Samayéa'esuipped with spears, letber sields, swords and. quiver, rating ae they charged. Ie oad tbt Q'syg wars named for that Fess Samad’ went ot from Ajit with ore and fot and its oid ‘Aya gt it name from the fe horses jd) at formed Samayda's ‘ial ‘The to pat met in Fai, and afer a severe bate Samay! ‘fo kled and Quid hun It ad tat the name FES wa em Tor thie reason, “Then the people cmoured for pace and went on ua they resciedseMabik,» ravine alone Mecca; there they ade pee tnd surencred sathoiyto Mn. When he asin ower and held fovereigny he slaughtered beats forthe people and give ther a food. ‘The people coke and se and tha in by the place elled Matai Selec people slg that the name was gen because Toba! bai tlaughtered there and give the fod aay apd tas his base. The dispute between Mudid and Samay’ was the fist open wrong commited in Mecca eat 0 some loge "Then God maltiped the ofring of Ishael in Mecca and ther uncle fiom Jushum were ruler of the tpl an judges in Mees. The son of shal dd ot pute trator Hecate of thin of Kindred sd thei respect forthe sanctuary lt there should be quaeling or fhting therein, When Men became too cone fo the as of Ihre they ‘rend abroad in the land and whenever they had Yo Bight «people, God fave them the vitry through thee eligi and they sabdued them (oP THE TEMPLE AND EXPEL JURHTUM [Afirasde Jushur behaved igh-handely in Mecca and made lel that which was tao, Those who entered the town wbo were nt of hit ie they tested bly an they appropriated ite which had ben made "The i hi inet th mole athe pln ak The Life of Mahanmad ” to the Kata so tha thse autorty weakened. Whom Bakr b, “Abdo ‘Mani b. Kina and. Ghubahin of Kha peenved thet, thy exe together to do battle and drive them out of Moca. War was dedaed snd inthe fighting B. Hake and Ghubshin go the upper hand and expelled them fom Mecea. Now in the time of pani Nces didnot tolerate injustice and wrong within is borders and anyone did wrong therein expelled him; therefore it was called "he Scorcher and any King who fame t profane ts sanctity dio onthe spot. Te said tha it wa called ha ca ed ak themes fan when hey ace ‘novation therein (9) "Ame bs a Hsith by Ma al-Jrham brought ou the two gull of| the Kerbs and the comertone and buried them inthe well Zama, ‘sing away with the men of Jurhum tothe Vaman. ‘They were bitery {eve wt lovng the Lngsip of Mocs, andthe above-named “Ar i ‘Many a woman ryagbiterly, Her eyes owolen wit weeping, eid "Tia at though between a Haj? and al-Sfhthere wa No friend and none to beau the nights long hours in Mece said tober, we ny bout within me pape [As though a bird ated between ny be ‘Ota saresy we were is people, And grevour misfortunes have Brought va to nought; We were the lore ofthe temp afer NEB, We used wo round the temple ue prospenty plain to ce We were in charge of the temple afer Nabi in glory * And the man of plenty dnt count with ws. We reigned in power, ow reat was ot uel No other ibe thor could boat, il you a may agro te ext man I pow ns are ou, we being brothers by marta asec Gees ‘The word ever Brings painful changes God drove us out by force; thas, Omen, Dees destiny pure Its way. say hen the cree see, and donot sep, "Lard ofthe throne let not Sahay and Arie psi” [vas ford tooo pon face T dono ike: ‘The wibes of Himyar and Yuba. We tesame legend afer having ben in prosperity. "That what the paning years di 0ry The Life of Muhammad “The tear a, weeping fra toe, ‘Wherein a sue santuty and te sacred place. ‘Weeping for temple whose dover unbarmed, Del fly cher, ith locks of sparzovs Wl creatures there ee tame, uahartied, Dat leaving i sanetary are hunted rey (10) “Ame bab Tat, remembering Barend Ghabshdn and the townsmen of Mecca vom they hid left bein there, sai ale Tourney fr, O men; the ime will ome ‘When one day you il ot be abet eave Hasca your ett od onsen the ris, Before death comes; and do what you mus o, ‘We mere men ike you; fate changed ws [And you wil bese we once wer (108) ‘Then Ghubshin of Khus's controlled the temple instead of B, Bak b “Ast Mand dhe man who wae contcling it blag “Ame bate le (Ghutehae. Qurayeh at that dine meri catered setements, and ets Ciayeed song hi people Bi, Kini. So Khua'aposoesed the temple, fusing ion fom son to eon unt te tof thr, Hub Habashiy EEKIB. Kab b "Arar al-Khan (12) ‘Tht MARRIAGE OF QUSAYY B. KILAB WITH HUBBA DAUVOITER OF HOLATL (Quy b. Kilt asked Hag b Hubshia forbs deugher Hubb, Haigh SUE sad gave her to hin and she bare hir “Abd aF-Day, “Abd Mant, ‘fnssUets, and ‘Abd. By the tie thatthe ehidren of Qoeny tad prea abvoud and increased a weah and reputation Huy ied, Now ‘Govry thought tha he had 3 beter caim than Khun’ and B. kr GEERT the Kata and Mesa, and that Qurayh were the soblst off. ‘ring of Isham! by Abraham. and the para deendans of his ons ‘Ye apoke to Gurysh and. Kindna aking them to drive out Khas tn Bs Ba fom Mess an hey eed ooo "Now Rab’ b Harkin of"Uahva S48, Zarda come to Mecca afer the death of Ki ad lad mari Fina Sa. Saya. Zubra er EE The Lif of Muhanad ‘thi time was arom man and stayed behing, while Quay bad jus teen weaned) Rabra took Fatima away this and snd she cared Quay With her, and euberquenly give birth t> Ria. When Quay reached Thar etate he came wo Mecea and del there. “Tho it ra tht when his peopl ake hi o in them inthe war he wrote to hs brother Ris, who sated the sme mother king him Tome and suport him, Thereupon Ris set out accompanied by his al ‘rors Hunn, Mabaad, and Jolbuma, all sons of Kai's but not by ‘Fling together witha numberof Gud’ among the Arab psi, having ‘gred to support Quay nua ope that Hla! b, bshiya had exjined thio on Quay snben he sum bow hi daghie' children bad rallied, sping: You Javea beter ight to the Kaba an orlein Mecca than Khuzta 2 that this was the eon why Quay acted ae id. But thie story which Ine tave oot heed io any eer sure, and only God knows the tat CE. When the prope had ssembled in Mecca and gone to the maw, ‘Grplted heb snd come down to Min, Quy asembled his ponts ‘Sons and bs flowers from is own wibe of Quraysh, the Bs Kinin, and Sich of the Que a were wi in, there nly remained th eserony of Seminal) |ALGhmut b, Mur, Ud b,aYe' b. Muar ued give permison® ‘omen on plsimaget leave ‘Arua, and this fanton descended to his ‘Giuren afer him, Tle and his oot ned t be ealled Sif? AI-Ghauth hed tn cercise this function Benue is mothe wae a woman of Jarhur. ‘had ben barren and vowed 0 Allah that if she bore aon abe wood [rchin othe Kea ave toscrveitand tolook afer. Incourse of| Fine she grve birth fo a-Ghauh and he wed to lok after the Kata in tary tines vith is Jur uncles and presided over the order of departure ‘fom Aras because of the efice which he eld inthe Kaba, His sont ‘ied en the proce ot they were ct of tpt tt The mig it wh: ate ed he ee ea sols sews gly poeta nae uf See eres saftntny of Mena si ee rc eg Cah Seen eae faba ee geo auc. Tenet el Sem itor ssn acti pa le sero" ny Beret meh ct Ms Sanne prac fe ren? WARS BS. ewe decoe7 The Life of Muhammad ‘Murr b. Ud, referring to the fllment of the mothers cath, (© Lord, have made oe of my sans 1A doves in Mecea the exe So bless me for the vow fle, ‘And mae him thebestof cresties to ny eet Al-Ghavth, 0 they alge, used to sy when he ent the people away’ (0 God 1am flowing the example of eters Tf he erong the ful is Qua Yobyib.‘ABbid, “Abdulla .al-Zabay from hi father Abbad sid Sifa ued toad th people aay frm ‘Aras and give them permission to depart whan they ft Min” When the day of departure arived they ‘ed to come to throw pebble, nd 2 man of Sofa ue to throw for the then none throng ntl he al hrown, ‘Those who had urgent business {hed to come an ay to im: Get up and throw s that we ny chow with $e and be woul ty, ‘No, by God, aa util the sun ges down an {howe who wanted to eave uckly used to throw stoner ee him to hurry him, sying,‘Conftund You getup and tow.” But he refined nil he fun went down and then be would get op and throw wie the men threw ‘ones wth him. "Wien they had ised the toning ad vant o eave Ming Safa held ‘bth ids ofthe ll and Lethe men bak ‘They sid “Give the order Aepan, Soa? Noone lft until they had gone fst. When Sf let and ha paseo, ren were ft go their own way and followed them. ‘This te the practice unl they were cot of Aer them the next of Kin ine Terie, "They were of Bi. Su inthe fly of Safin b.allinith be ‘Shins (09) Iwas Safin who geve permiasion to he pgm to depart fom ‘Aras and tha right wae msintained by them up ola, the ast [ng Kin b Safin “As by Tami. Maghsa? a-Si ad "The pilgrims do not git heir hing lace at ‘Ara Unt ie ad, Give permission O fay of Savin” rca b, ‘Ame the ‘Adwante who wat called Dha-Ipt! bese he Ind 2 finger massing si: Being an oxcne for the ibe of Adan "They were the verpents ofthe ea eters peered eo Cero onrenmemacer ser. i tiie The Life of Mahomed s Some acted unawfuly agaist others And some spared not other. Some of them were prncer Who fithflly met thei aiigatios. Some used to give men the parting gl By eatom and divine command (Of them wae 3 jue who gre deine And hi erie was never ann Since the permision to depart from Musdalfs wat with ‘Adwia, 9878 Ziyidb “Abdullah a-ak tld re onthe athory of Muhammed by Taig they wet pac ion fom fer to sen ut he ast often whe Telam exme, Albi Sayyira‘Unayla .a-Al, about whom a ceria poet sa We bare defended Abi Sayyira ‘An his cents the Han Fania ‘nti he made is ass pos through sly Age faced Mca paying tot Guan, Abo Suyyra used to sen avay the people while siting pom ase ass of ‘iy that hy he sye"making hens safely? Haein a, 2aR10 m “AMR B.IYRDH B. YASHKUK &‘ADWAY is word a judge who gave decison” refer to the above-named. ‘The [Arb wed to refer every serous and dificult cae oh for decison nd would scoept hie verde. Once t happened that a ese in disput in Felrence toa hermaphrodite was bro fo him. "They aud Are we 19 freaitaraman ora woman? They bad ever bought him such dificult mater before, soe ad, Wait ewhile unl T have naked ino the mater, for by Alls you have never Brought me a question ike this before” So ‘hey agrod ta wat and he passe a skeelewe night turning the mate over and oking tit from all sides without ny eeu. Now be bad alae ‘Saklayla wo ae to pasture his lock. Tt at his hai to tease her when she went out i the morning by saying sarcastically, “Youre cai this ‘morning, Suthaya’; and whet she retuned aright he would sy, You'e late to-night, Shaya Locus she ba gone ut atin the morning sed ‘ome tac te inthe evening after he hers. Now when ths ie oe that he could ot sep and tam abot on his bd she tok wht his trouble ‘wat ‘Get out and leave me alone, fri ie none of your busines’ he Fone, However, she Was so peste dat he sid 0 hl that ‘Bight he thar he would provide him with some sclution of is prolem, 20 ‘evn Well then, Twas ated to aude on the inttanse of 2