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nation that has entered the fold of Islam.”
Thereafter, five hundred men from the tribe of Banu Ka‟b, son of Amr passed by with
Bishr, son of Shayban carrying their banner. Once again Abu Sufyan did not recognize
them and asked who they were. Abbas replied, “They are the tribe of Ka‟b son of Amr,
they too are allies of Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him. As they passed by
Abu Sufyan they exclaimed thrice, “Allah is the Greatest.
Next came the tribe of Muzayna. They were a large contingent of a thousand that
included one hundred cavalry and bore three banners. Their bearers were Nu‟man, son
of Muqarin, Bilal, son of Harith and Abdullah Arnr. Like the tribes before them, they too
cried out thrice “Allah is the Greatest” as they passed by Abu Sufyan who asked which
tribe they were and was told they were the tribe of Muzayna and exclaimed yet again,
“What have I to do with them, they have come to me from the peaks of their mountains
wearing their clattering weapons!”
The tribe of Juhayna was the next to pass by Abu Sufyan. Their contingent was also
large having eight hundred soldiers and four banner bearers. The bearers were Abu
Zu‟rah Ma‟ba, son of Khalid, Suwayd, son of Sakhr,Rafi, son of Maketh and Abdullah,
Thereafter, five hundred men from the tribe of Banu Ka‟b, son of Amr passed by with
Bishr, son of Shayban carrying their banner. Once again Abu Sufyan did not recognize
them and asked who they were. Abbas replied, “They are the tribe of Ka‟b son of Amr,
they too are allies of Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him. As they passed by
Abu Sufyan they exclaimed thrice, “Allah is the Greatest.
Next came the tribe of Muzayna. They were a large contingent of a thousand that
included one hundred cavalry and bore three banners. Their bearers were Nu‟man, son
of Muqarin, Bilal, son of Harith and Abdullah Arnr. Like the tribes before them, they too
cried out thrice “Allah is the Greatest” as they passed by Abu Sufyan who asked which
tribe they were and was told they were the tribe of Muzayna and exclaimed yet again,
“What have I to do with them, they have come to me from the peaks of their mountains
wearing their clattering weapons!”
The tribe of Juhayna was the next to pass by Abu Sufyan. Their contingent was also
large having eight hundred soldiers and four banner bearers. The bearers were Abu
Zu‟rah Ma‟ba, son of Khalid, Suwayd, son of Sakhr,Rafi, son of Maketh and Abdullah,