Chief of the Prophets — Page 28
Chapter Two 28 eighty fighters. Naufal was so intimidated by the fighters that he immediately resigned from the dispute. The tribe of ‘Abdi Shams was already against them, now the relationship with Banū Naufal was also contentious. So the tribe of ‘Abdi Manāf bin Qusayy was divided into two groups: Banū Hāshim and Banū Muṭṭalib were on one side, and Banū Naufal and Banū ‘Abdi Shams were on the other. The effect of this division was so far reaching that much later, when Banū Hāshim and the other Muslims were besieged in the Valley of Abī Ṭālib, Banū Muṭṭalib supported Banū Hāshim, and Banū Naufal and Banū ‘Abdi Shams supported the disbelievers. It was for this reason that when Muḥammad sa set aside one fifth of the booty from a battle for Allah, His messenger, and the close relatives, he included Banū Muṭṭalib with his tribe Banū Hāshim, and used to say that Banū Hāshim and Banū Muṭṭalib were one, 1 but did not include Banū Naufal and Banū ‘Abdi Shams with them. Ridicule of ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib about the Quest for the Well of Zamzam As previously mentioned, when the dominance of Banū Khuzā’ah in Makkah drove the chieftain of the Jurham tribe out of Makkah, he buried the national treasures in the Well of Zamzam and leveled it. Centuries later, when the office of the Siqāyah came under the control of ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib, he had a dream in which he was shown the signs of the Well of Zamzam. He along with his son Ḥārith started the quest for the Well of Zamzam. The Quraish, instead of helping the father and the son, ridiculed them. ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib prayed to God that if he were given ten sons, and all of them reached their adulthood in his life time, he would sacrifice one of them in the way of God. 2 After searching for some time, ‘Abdul- Muṭṭalib discovered the Well of Zamzam and the buried treasure. 1 Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī (Book of Expeditions Led by Muḥammad sa ). 2 Ibni Sa‘d, the Pledge of ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib