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would need them for such a battle?
Some who were not sincere
Muslims would hold back. But the
true believers in Allah and His
Messenger [s] were eager to do all
they could.
Sayyiduna
‘Umar [r] was one of
these. Here was the chance he had
been waiting for to serve Allah and
to prove his sincerity and faith. He
hurried home and ordered his fami-
ly to collect all their belongings.
“
Now listen! Each one of you will
keep half of what you own, and the
other half you will give to me so that
I may give it to the Prophet [s] for
the cause of Jihad
.” ‘Umar [r] began
first by bringing his armour and
swords, and all his wealth which he
divided into two piles. His wife
counted out the jewellery and trin-
kets which she had carefully saved
Vocabulary
crops
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harvested
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comfortable
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willing
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wealth
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belongings
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sincere
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eager
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serve
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trinkets
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worthless
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delighted
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goods
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laden
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valuable
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