Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa

by Dr. Karimullah Zirvi

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Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 146

sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa. Furthermore, he incited the people of Banu Amir against the Muslims and urged them to kill them. However, due to the protection given by Abū. Barā', the tribesmen refused to do so. Then 'Āmir ibn al-Ṭufail contacted the people of other tribes to do the job. Some of them responded and killed the Muslims. Only, Ka'b ibn Zaid and ‘Amr ibn Umayyah survived. Ka‘b ibn Zaid was severely wounded and was left for dead. 'Amr ibn Umayyah was freed by 'Amir ibn al-Ṭufail as an atonement to fulfill his mother's pledge to compensate for a man's life which she owed. Seventy. Hafiz-e-Qur'an Companions" were martyred. sa sa. The martyrdom of Muslims at Bi'r Ma'ūnah was very painful and distressing for the Holy Prophet". All the Muslims were saddened to learn about the fate of their brethren. The Holy Prophet" put the blame of this tragedy solely upon Abū Barā'. However, Abū Barā' was also saddened with the tragedy and wanted to take revenge from 'Amir ibn al-Tufail for violating his protective agreement with the Muslims. Accordingly, he sent his own son, al-Rājī' to kill ‘Āmir ibn al-Tufail. (Sirah Al-Halabiyyah, Vol. 3, pp. 240-244; The Life of Muhammad", A. Sa. Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasulullah, pp. 433-436, A. Guillaume,, Oxford. University Press, Reprinted in Pakistan, 2004) 146