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130 H A D RAT MIRZA BASHIR-UD-DIN MAHMUD AHMAD perform jihad on this day, is as if he has done nothing. ” If in Kufah ‘ Uqbah bin ‘Amr ra , ‘ Abdull a h bin Ab i Auf a ra , H an z alah bin Rab i ‘ At-Tam i m i ra and other noble companions had roused the people into supporting the people of Madinah, then ‘ Imr a n bin H a si n ra , Anas bin M a lik ra , Hish a m bin ‘ A mir ra and other companions had done the same in Basrah. If in Syria ‘ Ub a dah bin Sa mit ra , Ab u Um a mah 111 and other companions had motivated the people to answer to the call of Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra then Kh a rijah and others had done the same in Egypt. Armies from every province were joining forces and marching towards Madinah. 112 THE REBELS ATTACK THE HOUSE OF H A D RAT ‘ UTHM A N RA Hence, this news intensified the anxiety of the rebels. Finally, they attacked the house of Hadrat ‘ Uthm a n ra and sought to forcefully enter. The companions confronted them and a fierce battle ensued. Although the companions were few in number, their religions indignation was covering for this disadvantage. Since the area where this battle took place, i. e. , in front of the house of Hadrat ‘Uthm a n ra was narrow, due to this 111. According to the narration of T abar i , Hadrat Ab u Dard a ’ An sa r i was also among those companions who urged people to support Hadrat ‘ Uthm a n ra in Syria. However, it appears from other narrations that he had already passed away prior to the martyrdom of Hadrat ‘ Uthm a n ra , as established by Ist i‘a b and I sa bah. This is correct, however, as mentioned earlier, during his lifetime, he too endeavoured to wipe out this conflict. 112. T a r i khu t-T abar i , vol. 5, p. 154-155, Dhikru Mas i ri Mann S a ra Il a Dh i Khashabin Min Ahli Mi s ra. . . . . , Published by D a rul-Fikr, Beirut, 2002 edition