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Edition: 76
TAMIL - AUTHOR : MUFTI A.UMAR SHARIF KASHIMI
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ENGLISH- THE SEALED NECTAR – MEMORIES OF THE PROPHET (PBUH)-AUTHOR- ISSAM DIAB
They confined themselves to this cave for three nights, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
‘Abdullah, the son of Abu Bakr would go to see them after dusk, stay the night there,
apprise them of the latest situation in Makkah, and then leave in the early morning to mix
with the Makkans as usual and not to draw the least attention to his clandestine
activities. ‘Amir bin Fuhairah, while in the company of other shepherds of Makkah
tending his master Abu Bakr’s flock, used to stole away unobserved every evening with a
few goats to the cave and furnished its inmates with a plentiful supply of milk.[Bukhari 1/553;
Ibn Hisham 1/486]
Quraish, on the other hand, were quite baffled and exasperated when the news of the
escape of the two companions was confirmed. They brought ‘Ali to Al-Ka‘bah, beat him
brutally and confined him there for an hour attempting desperately to make him divulge
the secret of the disappearance of the two ‘fugitives’, but to no avail. They then went to
see Asma’, Abu Bakr’s daughter, but here also their attempts went in vain. While at her
door Abu Jahl slapped the girl so severely that her earring broke up.[Rahmat-al-lil'alameen 1/96;
Ibn Hisham 1/487]
The notables of Makkah convened an emergency session to determine the future course
of action and explore all areas that could help arrest the two men. They decided to
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block all avenues leading out of Makkah and imposed heavy armed surveillance over all
potential exits. A price of 100 camels was set upon the head of each one.[Bukhari 1/554]
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