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month. When Hakim found Utba he tried to persuade him not to take part in the
battle saying: "You are the greatest man, the lord of the Koraysh, and one who is
obeyed. Would you like men to remember you with praise for all time?" Utba
asked: "How could this be?" "Lead your men back, the Koraysh demand from
Muhammad nothing more than blood for the blood of Hadrami who was your
ally," replied Hakim.
Hakim's words appealed to Utba, he agreed and urged him to speak with Abu
Jahl who had for many years opposed the Prophet and was the most anxious
among them to wage war against him.
Utba gathered his men together and said: "Men of Koraysh, you will gain nothing
by fighting Muhammad and his companions. If you defeat them, each man
among you will for as long as he lives look dispisingly at an another who has
slain either his uncle, a cousin or kinsmen. Therefore, turn away and leave
Muhammad to the rest of the Arabs, If they kill him, you have your desire. On the
other hand, if they do not, you will have shown self-restraint towards him."
When Hakim reached Abu Jahl he found him oiling his coat of mail and conveyed
battle saying: "You are the greatest man, the lord of the Koraysh, and one who is
obeyed. Would you like men to remember you with praise for all time?" Utba
asked: "How could this be?" "Lead your men back, the Koraysh demand from
Muhammad nothing more than blood for the blood of Hadrami who was your
ally," replied Hakim.
Hakim's words appealed to Utba, he agreed and urged him to speak with Abu
Jahl who had for many years opposed the Prophet and was the most anxious
among them to wage war against him.
Utba gathered his men together and said: "Men of Koraysh, you will gain nothing
by fighting Muhammad and his companions. If you defeat them, each man
among you will for as long as he lives look dispisingly at an another who has
slain either his uncle, a cousin or kinsmen. Therefore, turn away and leave
Muhammad to the rest of the Arabs, If they kill him, you have your desire. On the
other hand, if they do not, you will have shown self-restraint towards him."
When Hakim reached Abu Jahl he found him oiling his coat of mail and conveyed