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and leave us to face him -- this, we cannot do alone."
Ikrima returned in haste to Abu Sufyan and his fellow chieftains and the message was
duly delivered. No sooner had the message been read they swore: "Nu'aym has told us
the truth!" Immediately, another message was dispatched informing the Krayzah that
they would not be sending any one but that they must fight all the same. The Krayzah's
fears were confirmed and they sent back another message stating, yet again, that they
would not fight until they received their demands.
In a state of rage, Abu Sufyan went to confront Huyay. He demanded to know where the
help was that his people promised, and told him that they had deserted him with the
intent of betrayal. Huyay was taken aback by the accusation and swore by the Torah
that the reason his fellow Jews would not take up arms against the Muslims was that it
was the Sabbath and without doubt he would see them fight like a blazing fire against
the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, the day after.
As of yet, Abu Sufyan had not told Huyay of the demand for hostages, but when he told
him his reaction was indifferent and Abu Sufyan took it to be indicative of his guilt and
swore by his god, al-lat, that the whole affair was nothing but treachery on both his part
Ikrima returned in haste to Abu Sufyan and his fellow chieftains and the message was
duly delivered. No sooner had the message been read they swore: "Nu'aym has told us
the truth!" Immediately, another message was dispatched informing the Krayzah that
they would not be sending any one but that they must fight all the same. The Krayzah's
fears were confirmed and they sent back another message stating, yet again, that they
would not fight until they received their demands.
In a state of rage, Abu Sufyan went to confront Huyay. He demanded to know where the
help was that his people promised, and told him that they had deserted him with the
intent of betrayal. Huyay was taken aback by the accusation and swore by the Torah
that the reason his fellow Jews would not take up arms against the Muslims was that it
was the Sabbath and without doubt he would see them fight like a blazing fire against
the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, the day after.
As of yet, Abu Sufyan had not told Huyay of the demand for hostages, but when he told
him his reaction was indifferent and Abu Sufyan took it to be indicative of his guilt and
swore by his god, al-lat, that the whole affair was nothing but treachery on both his part