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him over. Again Suraqah mounted
his horse and charged at full speed,
and again the hooves of his horse
were swallowed into the ground
throwing him over even harder.
But Suraqah was not to give up.
The thought of earning the grand
reward made him even more eager,
and he mounted his steed once
more. With all its strength he
charged yet again. Abu Bakr [r] was
terribly worried for the safety of
Prophet Muhammad [s] and kept
looking over his shoulder. Suraqah
seemed to be catching up this time.
Nabi
Muhammad [s] turned calmly
to his companion and said, “
Did I
not tell you, O Abu Bakr, that Allah
is with us? Now stop worrying!
” The
Prophet [s] then continued reciting
some verses of the Holy Qur’an.
Suraqah was now ever so close to
