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The poem was so potent that when the Koraysh womenfolk heard it their emotions ran
wild as they took blood curdling oaths swearing to revenge themselves and welcomed
the day when the Koraysh would rise up against the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam). The foremost amongst women were Hind, wife of Abu Sufyan and the daughter
of Utbah who had relatives killed by Hamza at Badr. Others were Umm Hakim, wife of
Ikrimah the son of Abu Jahl; also Fatima, Waleed's daughter; Barza, daughter of
Masood Thakafi, chief of Ta'if; Rita the wife of Amr Al-As' son, and Khunas the mother of
Mus'ab, Umair's son.
Wahshi, the Abysinnian
Tu‟aymah, the uncle of Jubair, Mut'ims son, had also been killed at Badr by Hamza so
Hind, wishing to avenge her father's death, approached Tu‟aymah‟s Abyssinian slave
Wahshi who was an expert spear thrower and seldom known to miss his target. Wahshi
had a new master who was Jubair. Jubair needed no persuasion to take revenge and
promised give Wahshi his freedom if he killed Hamza during the next encounter.
The Koraysh Army Grows
wild as they took blood curdling oaths swearing to revenge themselves and welcomed
the day when the Koraysh would rise up against the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa
sallam). The foremost amongst women were Hind, wife of Abu Sufyan and the daughter
of Utbah who had relatives killed by Hamza at Badr. Others were Umm Hakim, wife of
Ikrimah the son of Abu Jahl; also Fatima, Waleed's daughter; Barza, daughter of
Masood Thakafi, chief of Ta'if; Rita the wife of Amr Al-As' son, and Khunas the mother of
Mus'ab, Umair's son.
Wahshi, the Abysinnian
Tu‟aymah, the uncle of Jubair, Mut'ims son, had also been killed at Badr by Hamza so
Hind, wishing to avenge her father's death, approached Tu‟aymah‟s Abyssinian slave
Wahshi who was an expert spear thrower and seldom known to miss his target. Wahshi
had a new master who was Jubair. Jubair needed no persuasion to take revenge and
promised give Wahshi his freedom if he killed Hamza during the next encounter.
The Koraysh Army Grows