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THE FAZARAH AND MURRAH, TWO TRIBES OF THE GHATAFAN:
Hardship affected not only the believers, the fodder the unbelievers brought with them
was virtually deplete and their horses lay wounded or weakened, however, on account
of their vast numbers, tiredness was a lessor factor as they were able to take turns to
rest.
Out of compassion for his companions and not weakness, Prophet Muhammad sent
envoys by night with a message to two Arab branch chieftains of the tribe of Ghatafan,
namely the tribes of Fazarah and Murrah. The message contained an offer of one third
of the highly prized date harvest of Media if they would lay down their arms and not fight
against them.
The dates of Medina were famous and their quality superior to those of Khybar, and so
the chieftains preferred the offer of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to that
of Huyay, but they were greedy, and sent word back that they would only settle for half
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Hardship affected not only the believers, the fodder the unbelievers brought with them
was virtually deplete and their horses lay wounded or weakened, however, on account
of their vast numbers, tiredness was a lessor factor as they were able to take turns to
rest.
Out of compassion for his companions and not weakness, Prophet Muhammad sent
envoys by night with a message to two Arab branch chieftains of the tribe of Ghatafan,
namely the tribes of Fazarah and Murrah. The message contained an offer of one third
of the highly prized date harvest of Media if they would lay down their arms and not fight
against them.
The dates of Medina were famous and their quality superior to those of Khybar, and so
the chieftains preferred the offer of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, to that
of Huyay, but they were greedy, and sent word back that they would only settle for half
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