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8-9. Harith ibn Hisham and Zubayr ibn Abi
Umayyah were also to be killed, but they took
refuge in the house of their relative, Umm Ham bint
Abi Jahl. ‘Ali followed them and swore that he
would not let them live. Umm Ham blocked ‘Ali’s
path and, locking the two fugitives in her house,
went to see the Prophet. She told him that ‘Ali
sought to kill two people to whom she had given
refuge. “Whomsoever you have granted refuge, we
have also granted refuge, and whomsoever you
have taken into your asylum, we have also given
asylum,” the Prophet told her. ‘Ali was ordered to
let them go, and he did so.
10. ‘Ikrimah ibn Abu Jahl who, following in his
father’s footsteps, was an uncompromising
opponent of Islam. Seeing that he was sure to meet
his end in Makkah, he fled to the Yemen. His wife,
Umm Bakim bint Barith, who had accepted Islam,
appealed to the Prophet for asylum on behalf of her
husband. Her request was granted, and she went to
the Yemen to collect ‘Ikrimah. He returned with her
and became Muslim at the hand of the Prophet.
After his conversion, he made great personal and
financial sacrifices for Islam, finally meeting his
