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Stories reach ibn Marzook that people who visited or passed the burial place of
those martyred at Badr heard the beat of unseen drums, similar to grandeur of
those that accompanied monarchs. Ibn Marzook was unsure if the stories were a
reality, however, one year when he went on pilgrimage he passed by the burial
place and heard for himself the beating of drums. This was not the only time he
was to hear the drums, for he passed that way several times after that and each
time he heard the beating drums.

ⁱ . It may seem strange to the reader that Ummaya invoked the curse of Allah upon Ukba as they were
both
idolaters. However, one must remember that many centuries before, Prophets Abraham and Ishmael who
had been instructed by Allah to rebuild the Ka'ba, had also taught the Meccans that they should
worship
Allah alone. However, after the deaths of the Prophets, faith weakened and over the course of time
the
Meccans reverted once more to idolatry. Statues were now place in and around Ka'ba, the House of
Allah,
and worshiped instead of Him as it was the idolaters contention that the idols interceded between