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Hamza went to the group of Korayshites who were near the hillocks of Safa and Marwa
and found Abu Jahl still sitting amongst them. Hamza leaned on his bow and told the
people what he had shot with his bow and other things he had done, then, he took hold
of his bow with both hands and struck Abu Jahl so hard on the center of his head that
the bow broke saying, “Take that with a bow, next time, it will be a sword! I bear witness
that he (Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah, who has
brought us the truth from Allah.” The people exclaimed, “O Abu Umarah, he insults our
gods and although you are better than he, we would never tolerate that even from you,
but you, Abu Umarah, have never been an unpleasant person.”

ABU JAHL’S ATTEMPTS TO HARM AND HUMILIATE THE

MESSENGER OF ALLAH, praise and peace be upon him

Abbas spoke of the time when he was in the courtyard of the Sacred Mosque when Abul
Jahl arrived and said, “I have made a vow to Allah, that if I see Muhammad prostrating, I
will stamp on his neck.” Abbas said that he told the Messenger of Allah, praise and
peace be upon him, left in such a hurry that instead of using the door, he scaled the wall.
Abbas said as he tied his lower garment tightly saying to himself, “This is going to be a