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left and took Abu Sufyan to the place the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, described. Abu Sufyan was disturbed and said to Abbas, “Is this betrayal, O family
of Hashim?” Abbas replied saying, “Indeed, the people of the prophethood never betray,
I have brought you here for a reason.” Abu Sufyan said, “Why didn‟t you do this at the
beginning and tell me that you needed to bring me here. If you had done so you would
have put me at ease.” Abbas replied, “It did not occur to me that you would look at it this
way.”
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, had arranged the lines of the
Companions and each tribe began to pass by with its leaders carrying their banners. The
contingent that led the way was the thousand strong tribe of Sulaym under the
leadership of Khalid, son of Waleed. The smaller banner was carried by Abbas, son of
Mirdas, another banner was carried by Khufaf, son of Nudba whereas their large banner
was held high by Hajaj, son of Ilat. As they passed by, Abu Sufyan asked who they were
whereupon Abbas told him, “That is Khalid, son of Waleed” and as Khalid and his
contingent neared Abu Sufyan, they cried out, Allahu Akbar thrice. Next came the
contingent of Zubair, son of Awam with five hundred men, some of whom were from the
Migrants whereas others were unknown. Their banner was black and as they passed by
Abu Sufyan Zubair proclaimed thrice, “Allah is the Greatest” which was echoed by his
him, described. Abu Sufyan was disturbed and said to Abbas, “Is this betrayal, O family
of Hashim?” Abbas replied saying, “Indeed, the people of the prophethood never betray,
I have brought you here for a reason.” Abu Sufyan said, “Why didn‟t you do this at the
beginning and tell me that you needed to bring me here. If you had done so you would
have put me at ease.” Abbas replied, “It did not occur to me that you would look at it this
way.”
The Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, had arranged the lines of the
Companions and each tribe began to pass by with its leaders carrying their banners. The
contingent that led the way was the thousand strong tribe of Sulaym under the
leadership of Khalid, son of Waleed. The smaller banner was carried by Abbas, son of
Mirdas, another banner was carried by Khufaf, son of Nudba whereas their large banner
was held high by Hajaj, son of Ilat. As they passed by, Abu Sufyan asked who they were
whereupon Abbas told him, “That is Khalid, son of Waleed” and as Khalid and his
contingent neared Abu Sufyan, they cried out, Allahu Akbar thrice. Next came the
contingent of Zubair, son of Awam with five hundred men, some of whom were from the
Migrants whereas others were unknown. Their banner was black and as they passed by
Abu Sufyan Zubair proclaimed thrice, “Allah is the Greatest” which was echoed by his