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Rabe‟ah (who had so violently attacked Abu Bakr not long before). Omar (overpowered
Utba and) squatted over him and continued to beat him and poke his fingers in his eyes
and Utba screamed. (Fearing Omar would make Utba blind, the other unbelievers back
away) and Omar stood up (and left Utba).

Omar‟s strategy was the same whenever a group approached (to assault) him, he would
grab hold of their leader (and beat, and threaten to make him blind) until the others gave
up. (In the days that followed) Omar went to all the gatherings he had once frequented
(when he was an unbeliever) and proclaimed to the participants the message of belief.

After having made known his dominance over the unbelievers, Omar returned to the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, and said, “May my parents be
sacrificed for you, by Allah you now have no need to fear. I, without fear proclaimed the
message of belief in every gathering I used to frequent as an unbeliever.” Thereafter, the
Messenger of Allah, praise and peace be upon him, went to the Sacred Mosque with

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