An Outline of Early Islamic History — Page 41
41 to cry. “There is a fire burning inside me. I would love to weep to my heart’s content. ” The servant returned with the answer that woman had lost her camel and was therefore crying. Aswad was a poet. He at once uttered these lines: “O woman, thou art weeping over the loss of a camel. Its grief is keeping thee from sleep. If thou must weep, then weep over Badr where our luck failed us. Aye, if thou must weep, then weep over my Adil and weep over my Harith, who was a lion among lions. ” Then there followed general mourning in Mecca. The only house that did not join was that of Abu Sufiyan. His wife Hinda would not shed a tear. She had lost her father and two brothers in Badr. “Tears cannot put out the fire of my grief,” she said, “If they could, I would shed plenty. ” She wanted them to go to war against Muhammad. So did many others. Mecca made ready for revenge. It was to be a great battle. They wanted to finish the Muslims! So they made big preparations. For the Muslims it was a great honour to have fought in Badr. Saad bin Abi Viqas was one of them. Later, he founded Kufa.