The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 147
IV - Battle of Badr, Establishment of the Islāmic Empire and Destruction of the Chieftains of the Quraish 147 is mounted upon the backs of the she-camels of Yathrib. ” 1 When the Quraish heard this news, a wave of anxiety rippled through their ranks. Surāqah, who had come as their guarantor, was so awe-stricken, that he fled upon his heals. When people attempted to restrain him, he said: َ اِنِّی اَرَی ٰ مَا لَا تَرَوْن “I see that which you do not. ” 2 When Ḥakīm bin Hizām heard the opinion of ‘Umair, he frantically came to ‘Utbah bin Rabī‘ah and said: “O ‘Utbah, after all, it is the retribution of ‘Amr Ḥaḍramī 3 that you seek from Muḥammad sa , because he was your confederate. Would it not do if you were to pay the blood money to his heirs, and turn back along with the Quraish? You shall be forever known by a good name. ” ‘ Utbah, who was frightened himself could not ask for anything better, and he immediately said: “Of course! I agree; And after all Hakim! These Muslims and we are relatives. Does it seem right for a brother to raise his sword against his brother, and father against his son? Go to Abul-Hakam (i. e. , Abū Jahl) and present this idea to him. ” 4 1 * Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 30, Thumma Dakhalatis-Sanatuth-Thāniyatu Minal-Hijrah / Dhikru Waq‘ati Badril- Kubrā, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 424, Ghazwatu Badril- Kubrā / Islāmubni Ḥizām , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 256, Ghazwatu Badr, Dāru Iḥyā’it- Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Al-Anfāl (8:49) 3 This was a merely a statement to conceal the issue. The chieftains of the Quraish knew full well that the killing of ‘Amr was only an excuse, otherwise, their actual jealousy was in the name of Islām. 4 * Derived from As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 425, Dhikru Ru’yā ‘Ātikata binti ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib / Tashāwuru Quraishin Fir-Rujū‘i Minal-Qitāl / Nasabul- Ḥanẓaliyyah , Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) * Derived from Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, pp. 30-31, Thumma Dakhalatis-Sanatuth-Thāniyatu Minal-Hijrah / Dhikru Waq‘ati Badril-Kubrā, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002)