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PLAGUE STRICKEN AREAS
|H 1841
“(Caliph) Omar, the son of Khattab set off to go to Syria. When he
arrived at Sargh he was met by Abu Ubaidah, the son of Jarrah, the
Commander of the Muslim army, and his officers who told him that a
plague had broken out in the Syrian countries.
Ibn Abbas said that Omar told him to gather the first Emigrants
together and informed them of the plague in Syria. They counseled
with him but differed among themselves. Some said, „You started
out on a mission therefore you should continue.‟ Others said, „You
have the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him, as well as many other people with you, and we do not
think it is right to expose them to this plague.‟
After that he requested them to withdraw and asked me to call the
Helpers (Al Ansar). So I called them and he consulted them but they
|H 1841
“(Caliph) Omar, the son of Khattab set off to go to Syria. When he
arrived at Sargh he was met by Abu Ubaidah, the son of Jarrah, the
Commander of the Muslim army, and his officers who told him that a
plague had broken out in the Syrian countries.
Ibn Abbas said that Omar told him to gather the first Emigrants
together and informed them of the plague in Syria. They counseled
with him but differed among themselves. Some said, „You started
out on a mission therefore you should continue.‟ Others said, „You
have the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, praise and peace
be upon him, as well as many other people with you, and we do not
think it is right to expose them to this plague.‟
After that he requested them to withdraw and asked me to call the
Helpers (Al Ansar). So I called them and he consulted them but they