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TheBattleOfTheTrench, page : 32
After Nu'aym's encounter with the Muslims of Medina before the second challenge of
Badr, his heart inclined still further to Islam. Now that Abu Sufyan had called upon the
support of the Ghatafan tribe, his branch tribe, the tribe of Ashja, had lent their support
and so reluctantly he had been drawn into the conflict.
It was shortly after the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, decided not to proceed
with the peace treaty with the two other branches of the Ghatafan, that Nu'aym knew
deep in his heart that his allegiance belonged to Allah and His Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him. When he was in Medina he had heard some of the Prophet's
teachings and witnessed the unifying effect of Islam upon its very diverse congregation,
now there they were, with just one third of the number of the unbelieving army, prepared
to defend their religion without the thought of tribal superiority or surrender, it was
indeed an act of bravery through absolute conviction.
It was the turning point in Nuaym's life; that night he made his way to Medina, through
its City and then on towards the camp of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.
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Badr, his heart inclined still further to Islam. Now that Abu Sufyan had called upon the
support of the Ghatafan tribe, his branch tribe, the tribe of Ashja, had lent their support
and so reluctantly he had been drawn into the conflict.
It was shortly after the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, decided not to proceed
with the peace treaty with the two other branches of the Ghatafan, that Nu'aym knew
deep in his heart that his allegiance belonged to Allah and His Prophet, praise and
peace be upon him. When he was in Medina he had heard some of the Prophet's
teachings and witnessed the unifying effect of Islam upon its very diverse congregation,
now there they were, with just one third of the number of the unbelieving army, prepared
to defend their religion without the thought of tribal superiority or surrender, it was
indeed an act of bravery through absolute conviction.
It was the turning point in Nuaym's life; that night he made his way to Medina, through
its City and then on towards the camp of the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him.
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