59. THE ARRIVAL OF SURAD IBN ‘ABDULLAH AL-AZDI AND THEN THE DEPUTATION OF AHL JURASH
Ibn Ishaq related that Surad Ibn ‘Abdullah Al-Azdi came to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, among the delegation from Al-Azd. He accepted Islam and turned out to be a good Muslim. The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, appointed him as the leader of the Muslims among his people and commanded him to fight the neighboring polytheists from the tribes of Yemen. To comply with the Prophet’s order, Surad marched out and besieged Jurash in which were some Yemeni tribes along with Khath‘am, who had also joined them to seek refuge when he heard of the approaching Muslim army. Surad besieged them for close to a month without gaining access to the fort. Consequently, he retreated as far as a mountain known as Shakar. The people of Jurash thought that he had retreated from them in defeat so they went in pursuit. Surad turned on them and killed them in large numbers.
Meanwhile, the people of Jurash had sent two of their men to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in Madinah. They stayed with the Prophet until after the ‘Asr prayer. He asked them: “Which part of Allah’s land is Shakar located?” The two emissaries got up and said: “Messenger of Allah, there is a mountain in our land known as Kashar.” So it was called by the people of Jurash. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: “It is not Kashar; rather, it is Shakar.” They asked: “Then what is happening to it now?” The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, replied: “Sacrificial camels of Allah are being slaughtered by it right now.”
The two men sat close to Abu Bakr or ‘Uthman, who said: “Woe to you! Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, has just announced to you the defeat of your people, so get up and ask him to supplicate to Allah to save them.” They did as they were told and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, supplicated: “O Allah lift from them (their defeat).” Afterward, they returned home and found that their people were beaten at the same time the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed them of the incident. Subsequently, the delegates of the Jurash came with the remaining people of their town to Allah’s Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and accepted Islam and became good Muslims. He delineated for them a special sanctuary around their town.
By: Ibn Katheer
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