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Ka‟b was wealthy and known for his poetry, and over the years had become an
influential An-Nadir tribesman. When he heard the news of the Koraysh defeat at Badr,
with the demise of so many if its chieftains, he could not accept it and his tongue
revealed his innermost thoughts as he exclaimed, "By Allah, if Muhammad has killed
these, can the depths of the earth be better than its surface!" Ka‟b could not accept the
news to be true, he thought that the turn of events was unbelievable so upon the return
of several Muslims whom he knew to be reliable he questioned them, but to his dismay
all confirmed the same account.
Despondent yet angered, Ka‟b rode off for Mecca with the intention of inciting the
Koraysh to revenge themselves by riding against the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) again, but this time to fight him in Yathrib. To add fuel to the fire he composed an
impassioned poem in honor of the lamented Koraysh chieftains and their fallen
tribesmen, which he knew would kindle the emotions of everyone in Mecca.
Added to Ka‟bs impassioned poetry was the realization that the Koraysh now had
unexpected allies in Medina, as each time a Jewish caravan arrived in Mecca, they
brought news of the Prophet's movements. And so it was that the Jews began to break
the treaty, just as the waves of the sea gently erode a mound of sand upon the shore
influential An-Nadir tribesman. When he heard the news of the Koraysh defeat at Badr,
with the demise of so many if its chieftains, he could not accept it and his tongue
revealed his innermost thoughts as he exclaimed, "By Allah, if Muhammad has killed
these, can the depths of the earth be better than its surface!" Ka‟b could not accept the
news to be true, he thought that the turn of events was unbelievable so upon the return
of several Muslims whom he knew to be reliable he questioned them, but to his dismay
all confirmed the same account.
Despondent yet angered, Ka‟b rode off for Mecca with the intention of inciting the
Koraysh to revenge themselves by riding against the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam) again, but this time to fight him in Yathrib. To add fuel to the fire he composed an
impassioned poem in honor of the lamented Koraysh chieftains and their fallen
tribesmen, which he knew would kindle the emotions of everyone in Mecca.
Added to Ka‟bs impassioned poetry was the realization that the Koraysh now had
unexpected allies in Medina, as each time a Jewish caravan arrived in Mecca, they
brought news of the Prophet's movements. And so it was that the Jews began to break
the treaty, just as the waves of the sea gently erode a mound of sand upon the shore