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IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMACJL IBN KATH~R 257 This is similar to the words of God Almighty, "like the devil, when he says to man, 'Di ...

258 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Im%n &mad recounted, from a hadith of Aha Ishaq, from H~tha b. Madrah, who quoted 'Ali ...

IMAM ABU ALFIDA' ISMA'IL IBN KATH~R 259 caravan; God, however, brought the Muslims into contact with their enemies unexpectedly. ...

260 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Ibn Ishaq continued, "There he received the news that Quraysh had set out to protect their ...

IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA'EL IBN KATHFR 261 been from what was reported of him. He went to the Prophet (SAAS) while he was praying ...

(^262) THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "He went on, 'The Messenger of God (SAAS) said, "This is the place where so and so shall ...

IMAM ABU ALFIDA' ISMA?L IBN KATH~R 263 There was a revelation in the Qur'iin concerning Sacd's words, "Just as your Lord brought ...

264 , THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Messenger of God (SAAS) was standing praying. The youths told them they were water carrie ...

"Quraysh advanced and at al-Juhfa Juhayrn b. al-Salt b. Makhrama b. al-Muccalib b. 'Abd Manaf had a vision. He said, 'I had a vi ...

266 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Then let him be the one despoiled, not the despoiler, the one defeated, not the one defeati ...

IMAM ABO AL-FIDA' ISM&?L IBN KATH~R 267 Al-Nasa'i related this from Bundar, from Ghundar, from Shu'ba. Mujahid stated, "He s ...

268 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Ibn Ishaq stated, "'Abd AIlnh b. Abii Bakr related to me that he was informed that Saki b. ...

IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA~L IBN KATH~R 269 Al-Bukhm- also quotes from the same source as follows, "I and Ibn Wmar were deemed too y ...

270 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "He circled the camp on his horse and returned, saying, 'They are approxi- mately 300 men i ...

IMAM ABO AL-FIDA' ISMA?L IBN KATHiR 27 1 "Wtba then looked for a steel helmet to put on his head. But he could not find one with ...

272 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD Badr, and our heralds went out in front of our lines. The Prophet (SAAS) looked over at the ...

IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA'IL IBN KATH~ R 273 "'Ali went on, 'Once I saw the Messenger of God (SAAS) in the hands of some Quraysh me ...

274 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD In any case, the contending forces did confront one another in battle, the out- come restin ...

IMAM ABU AL-FIDA' ISMA'IL IBN KATH~R 275 their swords against Wtba and finished him off. They then picked up their fallen comrad ...

276 THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET MUHAMMAD "Wbayda then said, '0 Messenger of God, if Abii Talib could only see me, he would know that ...