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among them to wage war against him.
Utba gathered his men together and said: "Men of Koraysh, you will gain nothing
by fighting Muhammad and his companions. If you defeat them, each man
among you will for as long as he lives look dispisingly at an another who has
slain either his uncle, a cousin or kinsmen. Therefore, turn away and leave
Muhammad to the rest of the Arabs, If they kill him, you have your desire. On the
other hand, if they do not, you will have shown self-restraint towards him."
When Hakim reached Abu Jahl he found him oiling his coat of mail and conveyed
the message. Abu Jahl was infuriated, he had long awaited this encounter and
addressed his army saying: "By Allah, we will not turn back until it is decided
between us and Muhammad." Then in front of the army he called Utba a coward,
afraid of death for himself and his son Abu Hudhayfah who was a Muslim.
To add fuel to the fire, Abu Jahl called upon Amir, the brother of the slain Amr
and challenged him not to let this opportunity to avenge his brother's death slip
from him. Emotions ran high and Amir in a state of great distress tore his clothes
as he screamed: "Woe for Amr, woe for Amr," which incited the army to fight.
Utba gathered his men together and said: "Men of Koraysh, you will gain nothing
by fighting Muhammad and his companions. If you defeat them, each man
among you will for as long as he lives look dispisingly at an another who has
slain either his uncle, a cousin or kinsmen. Therefore, turn away and leave
Muhammad to the rest of the Arabs, If they kill him, you have your desire. On the
other hand, if they do not, you will have shown self-restraint towards him."
When Hakim reached Abu Jahl he found him oiling his coat of mail and conveyed
the message. Abu Jahl was infuriated, he had long awaited this encounter and
addressed his army saying: "By Allah, we will not turn back until it is decided
between us and Muhammad." Then in front of the army he called Utba a coward,
afraid of death for himself and his son Abu Hudhayfah who was a Muslim.
To add fuel to the fire, Abu Jahl called upon Amir, the brother of the slain Amr
and challenged him not to let this opportunity to avenge his brother's death slip
from him. Emotions ran high and Amir in a state of great distress tore his clothes
as he screamed: "Woe for Amr, woe for Amr," which incited the army to fight.