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of the Koraysh defeat and that so very many of its chieftains had been slain, his
tongue instantly revealed his innermost thoughts as he exclaimed: "By Allah, if
Muhammad has slain these, can the bowels of the earth be better than its
surface!" Anxiously, Ka'b sought further news to ascertain whether or not the
report he had first received was correct. Much to his dismay everyone he asked
confirmed the first report so he set out for Mecca to incite the Koraysh to rise up
once more and avenge themselves by fighting the Prophet in Yathrib. To add fuel
to the fire he composed a poem in honor of the lamented Koraysh chieftains and
tribesmen which he knew would interact upon their emotions.
THE DEATH OF LADY RUKIYAH:
Although it was a time for great elation, it was also a time for sorrow. Shortly
before the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had left Medina, his daughter
Lady Rukiyah had been taken seriously ill. Her illness was so distressful that the
Prophet had instructed her husband, Othman, to stay at her side and not to
accompany him. Lady Rukiyah's illness proved terminal and on the same day
Zayd and Abdullah brought news of the glorious victory, Othman and Osama
buried Lady Rukiyah, may Allah be pleased with her.
tongue instantly revealed his innermost thoughts as he exclaimed: "By Allah, if
Muhammad has slain these, can the bowels of the earth be better than its
surface!" Anxiously, Ka'b sought further news to ascertain whether or not the
report he had first received was correct. Much to his dismay everyone he asked
confirmed the first report so he set out for Mecca to incite the Koraysh to rise up
once more and avenge themselves by fighting the Prophet in Yathrib. To add fuel
to the fire he composed a poem in honor of the lamented Koraysh chieftains and
tribesmen which he knew would interact upon their emotions.
THE DEATH OF LADY RUKIYAH:
Although it was a time for great elation, it was also a time for sorrow. Shortly
before the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, had left Medina, his daughter
Lady Rukiyah had been taken seriously ill. Her illness was so distressful that the
Prophet had instructed her husband, Othman, to stay at her side and not to
accompany him. Lady Rukiyah's illness proved terminal and on the same day
Zayd and Abdullah brought news of the glorious victory, Othman and Osama
buried Lady Rukiyah, may Allah be pleased with her.