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convinced and refused to break their word, amongst them was Amr, Suda's son.
Meanwhile, several of Ka'bs tribesmen decided to go out of the fortress to determine for
themselves if the report Huyay brought was true. When their eyes fell upon the
formidable sight of the huge, unbelieving army, terror struck their hearts, they had never
seen anything like it before in their life and returned quickly to tell their tribesmen what
they had seen.
For the most part, the Krayzah no longer needed to be convinced and so their principals
were put to one side; some even turned informant and went to the Koraysh camp to tell
them of the weaker parts of the City's defense, whilst a few slipped away from the
fortresses to take the news of the betrayal to the Prophet's camp.
THE PROPHET LEARNS OF THE BETRAYAL:
Omar was the first to learn of the betrayal and went straight to tell the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him. It was indeed cause for concern, so the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, sent Zubair to determine if the report was correct. Then he sent
Sa'd from the tribe of Aws and Sa'd from the tribe of Khazraj together with Usayd for
Meanwhile, several of Ka'bs tribesmen decided to go out of the fortress to determine for
themselves if the report Huyay brought was true. When their eyes fell upon the
formidable sight of the huge, unbelieving army, terror struck their hearts, they had never
seen anything like it before in their life and returned quickly to tell their tribesmen what
they had seen.
For the most part, the Krayzah no longer needed to be convinced and so their principals
were put to one side; some even turned informant and went to the Koraysh camp to tell
them of the weaker parts of the City's defense, whilst a few slipped away from the
fortresses to take the news of the betrayal to the Prophet's camp.
THE PROPHET LEARNS OF THE BETRAYAL:
Omar was the first to learn of the betrayal and went straight to tell the Prophet, praise
and peace be upon him. It was indeed cause for concern, so the Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him, sent Zubair to determine if the report was correct. Then he sent
Sa'd from the tribe of Aws and Sa'd from the tribe of Khazraj together with Usayd for