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themselves of the Prophet. On another occasion they had arrived at the conclusion the
best way to carry out their plan would be to invite him and thirty of his Companions and
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meet him midway to discuss their religions with thirty of their Rabbis with the enticing
statement that if the Rabbis were convinced then all of the Jews would convert.
The day arrived but when the rabbis saw thirty of his Companions around him, they
muttered among themselves, “How can we kill him when thirty people are willing to die
for him?” So the Jews came to the conclusion the best way to achieve their aim would
be if three of them armed themselves with daggers under their cloaks and ask him to
come forward with just three of his Companions to discuss the matter giving the reason
that it was just not practical for thirty from each party to take part.
Unknown to the Rabbis a lady from their own tribe whose brother had converted and
lived among the Ansar overhead their plotting and told her brother who in turn went
directly to the Prophet and whispered their plot in his ear. Upon hearing the disturbing
best way to carry out their plan would be to invite him and thirty of his Companions and
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meet him midway to discuss their religions with thirty of their Rabbis with the enticing
statement that if the Rabbis were convinced then all of the Jews would convert.
The day arrived but when the rabbis saw thirty of his Companions around him, they
muttered among themselves, “How can we kill him when thirty people are willing to die
for him?” So the Jews came to the conclusion the best way to achieve their aim would
be if three of them armed themselves with daggers under their cloaks and ask him to
come forward with just three of his Companions to discuss the matter giving the reason
that it was just not practical for thirty from each party to take part.
Unknown to the Rabbis a lady from their own tribe whose brother had converted and
lived among the Ansar overhead their plotting and told her brother who in turn went
directly to the Prophet and whispered their plot in his ear. Upon hearing the disturbing