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to them.
Anxiously, Abu Sufyan and those with him swore never to turn informant. Nu'aym then
told them that the Krayzah were having second thoughts about their treatment of
Muhammad and that they had sent word to him informing him of such. Nu'aym had
caught their attention and proceeded to tell them that in order to repair their relationship
they would take leaders from both the Koraysh and Ghatafan tribes as hostage and
then deliver them to Muhammad so that he may behead them, and thereafter fight
alongside him. Nu'aym further alarmed Abu Sufyan when he told him that the terms had
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been accepted. He concluded his devising with the warning that they, in his opinion,
should not let anyone remain with the Krayzah, and so the seeds of mistrust were sown
and took root.
Abu Sufyan, together with the other chieftains met with those of the Ghatafan and
decided to assess the loyalty of the Krayzah themselves rather than relying entirely
Anxiously, Abu Sufyan and those with him swore never to turn informant. Nu'aym then
told them that the Krayzah were having second thoughts about their treatment of
Muhammad and that they had sent word to him informing him of such. Nu'aym had
caught their attention and proceeded to tell them that in order to repair their relationship
they would take leaders from both the Koraysh and Ghatafan tribes as hostage and
then deliver them to Muhammad so that he may behead them, and thereafter fight
alongside him. Nu'aym further alarmed Abu Sufyan when he told him that the terms had
13
been accepted. He concluded his devising with the warning that they, in his opinion,
should not let anyone remain with the Krayzah, and so the seeds of mistrust were sown
and took root.
Abu Sufyan, together with the other chieftains met with those of the Ghatafan and
decided to assess the loyalty of the Krayzah themselves rather than relying entirely