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the capacity to resist them!”
When the contingent of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, came
into sight, all that could be seen was a large mass of dust rising from the hooves of
horses. Abu Sufyan kept asking, “Has Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him,
passed yet?” After all had passed, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, came riding his camel Kaswa with Abu Bakr and Usayd, son of Hudhayr at his side
and was speaking to them. Abbas commented, “That is the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, amongst a powerful contingent of Migrants and Ansar. The
contingent carried many banners both large and small. Each of the Ansars carried a
large and small banner. They were clad in steel armor, and only the white of their eyes
were visible. Omar was also clad in armor. He with a loud voice was occupied in the
arrangement of the lines of the army. Abu Sufyan asked Abbas, “O Abul Fadl! who is
that man with a loud voice?” Abbas replied, “That is Omar, son of Khattab.” Abu Sufyan
remarked, “The tribe of Banu Adi (the tribe of Omar) were very few in number and
possessed little honor, by Allah, they have now attained great prominence!” To this
Abbas replied, “O Abu Sufyan, Allah elevates whosoever He will as He wills. Omar is
indeed among those whom Islam has elevated.” The narrator of this report mentioned
that there were two thousand coats of armor in that contingent.
When the contingent of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, came
into sight, all that could be seen was a large mass of dust rising from the hooves of
horses. Abu Sufyan kept asking, “Has Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him,
passed yet?” After all had passed, the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon
him, came riding his camel Kaswa with Abu Bakr and Usayd, son of Hudhayr at his side
and was speaking to them. Abbas commented, “That is the Messenger of Allah, praise
and peace be upon him, amongst a powerful contingent of Migrants and Ansar. The
contingent carried many banners both large and small. Each of the Ansars carried a
large and small banner. They were clad in steel armor, and only the white of their eyes
were visible. Omar was also clad in armor. He with a loud voice was occupied in the
arrangement of the lines of the army. Abu Sufyan asked Abbas, “O Abul Fadl! who is
that man with a loud voice?” Abbas replied, “That is Omar, son of Khattab.” Abu Sufyan
remarked, “The tribe of Banu Adi (the tribe of Omar) were very few in number and
possessed little honor, by Allah, they have now attained great prominence!” To this
Abbas replied, “O Abu Sufyan, Allah elevates whosoever He will as He wills. Omar is
indeed among those whom Islam has elevated.” The narrator of this report mentioned
that there were two thousand coats of armor in that contingent.