The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) – Volume III — Page 72
Seal of the Prophets - Volume III 72 Raḥmān bin ‘Auf ra set off with 700 companions to Dūmatul-Jandal, which is situated to the north of Arabia and to the north-east of Tabūk near the border of Syria. When this Islāmic army reached Dūmah, it initially seemed as if the people of Dūmah were ready for war and threatened the Muslims by the sword. 1 However, gradually upon the mediation of ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin ‘Auf ra , they abstained from this intention. After a few days, due to the preaching of ‘Abdur-Raḥmān bin ‘Auf ra their chieftain Asbagh bin ‘Umar Kalbī, who was a Christian, pure-heartedly accepted Islām. Furthermore, along with him many people of his tribe, who perhaps had already been inclined to Islām in their hearts, became Muslim and those people who wished to remain within their faith also accepted subservience to the Islāmic government with complete satisfaction of heart. 2 In this manner, this expedition came to its conclusion with great success and excellence. As per the instruction of the Holy Prophet sa , ‘ Abdur-Raḥmān bin ‘Auf ra married Tamāḍur, the daughter of the chieftain of Dūmatul-Jandal and returned to Madīnah. Moreover, by the Grace of God and the blessings of the prayer of the Holy Prophet sa , a son was born to ‘Abdur- Raḥmān bin ‘Auf ra from Tamāḍur. He turned out to be among the distinct devotees of Islām and attained such a rank in knowledge and wisdom that he was to be looked upon as the most illustrious of scholars in his time. His name was Abū Salmah Zuhrī. 3 Sariyyah of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra to Fadak - Sha‘bān 6 A. H. The devastation which had befallen the Jewish people in Madīnah on account of their treachery and mischief-making, was like a rankling thorn in the heart of the Jews of Arabia. Furthermore, after the Ghazwah of Banū Quraiẓah which ruined the Jews of Madīnah, the village of Khaibar which was the largest centre for the Jews of Ḥijāz, became a headquarters for secret conspiracies against Islām. Moreover, the Jews of this place, who had habitually proven to be very revengeful, jealous and cruel, were committed to their endeavours of expunging Islām and annihilating the Muslims. Consequently, these very 1 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 134-135, Sariyyatu Dūmatil-Jandal , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 294, Sariyyatu ‘Abdir-Raḥmān-ibni ‘Aufin Ilā Dūmatil-Jandal, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 135-136, Sariyyatu Dūmatil-Jandal , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)