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from Mecca to Medina, but because Salman was a slave he had not heard the news.
The Overheard Conversation
One day when as Salman worked for his masters in the date palm groves of Quba,
which lies a little way out of Medina, he overheard a Jew in conversation say, “May Allah
destroy the children of Qaylah (people of Medina) they have gathered together to greet a
man from Mecca who claims to be a prophet!” Hastily Salman climbed down from the
palm tree and asked, “What is this, what has happened?” His master beat him severely
saying, “What business is it of yours, go back to your work!”
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A little while after Salman decided to go and find out for himself what was happening and
met a woman from Medina whose family had embraced Islam and followed the man she
referred to as the Messenger of Allah. When the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam, came within sight, she pointed him out to Salman.
The Overheard Conversation
One day when as Salman worked for his masters in the date palm groves of Quba,
which lies a little way out of Medina, he overheard a Jew in conversation say, “May Allah
destroy the children of Qaylah (people of Medina) they have gathered together to greet a
man from Mecca who claims to be a prophet!” Hastily Salman climbed down from the
palm tree and asked, “What is this, what has happened?” His master beat him severely
saying, “What business is it of yours, go back to your work!”
4
A little while after Salman decided to go and find out for himself what was happening and
met a woman from Medina whose family had embraced Islam and followed the man she
referred to as the Messenger of Allah. When the Messenger of Allah, salla Allahu alihi
wa sallam, came within sight, she pointed him out to Salman.