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Follow the best of what has been sent down from your Lord
before the punishment overtakes you suddenly, while you are unaware.'"
Koran 39:53-55
When Omar heard these verses he wrote them down and sent it to Hisham who was
also confined in Mecca. Hisham had difficulty reading so in desperation he supplicated
saying, "O Allah, make me understand it!" Allah heard his supplication and Hisham
realized that the verses referred to Ayyash and himself whereupon he mounted his
camel and set out to rejoin the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) who had by then,
migrated to Yathrib.
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before the punishment overtakes you suddenly, while you are unaware.'"
Koran 39:53-55
When Omar heard these verses he wrote them down and sent it to Hisham who was
also confined in Mecca. Hisham had difficulty reading so in desperation he supplicated
saying, "O Allah, make me understand it!" Allah heard his supplication and Hisham
realized that the verses referred to Ayyash and himself whereupon he mounted his
camel and set out to rejoin the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) who had by then,
migrated to Yathrib.
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