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obey him they will take the right path."
The Koraysh also had sight of the believers and were surprised to find that they
were so few, and thought perhaps there might be another force concealed
somewhere to the rear.
When they reached the valley, the Koraysh struck camp and sent Umair on
horseback to estimate their numbers and see if there were any concealed
reinforcements. When Umair returned he proclaimed: "Men of Koraysh, I have
seen camels carrying death. These men have neither defense nor refuge. They
have only their swords, yet, I do not think that any of them will be slain unless he
has first slain one of us. Even if each party were to slay the other, one for one,
what good will be left in our lives, what will you do?"
Upon hearing Umair, Hakim, from the tribe of Asad, nephew of Lady Khadijah
went straight to Utba, father of Waleed with the men of Abdu Shams. Utba had
consented to join the Koraysh against the believers on account of his dead
kinsmen, the brother of Amir Al Hadrami, killed at Nakhlah during the Sacred
The Koraysh also had sight of the believers and were surprised to find that they
were so few, and thought perhaps there might be another force concealed
somewhere to the rear.
When they reached the valley, the Koraysh struck camp and sent Umair on
horseback to estimate their numbers and see if there were any concealed
reinforcements. When Umair returned he proclaimed: "Men of Koraysh, I have
seen camels carrying death. These men have neither defense nor refuge. They
have only their swords, yet, I do not think that any of them will be slain unless he
has first slain one of us. Even if each party were to slay the other, one for one,
what good will be left in our lives, what will you do?"
Upon hearing Umair, Hakim, from the tribe of Asad, nephew of Lady Khadijah
went straight to Utba, father of Waleed with the men of Abdu Shams. Utba had
consented to join the Koraysh against the believers on account of his dead
kinsmen, the brother of Amir Al Hadrami, killed at Nakhlah during the Sacred