Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
13. Victory and after
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against the false prophet Musaylimah during the
caliphate of Abu Bakr. It was he who finally slew
Musaylimah, with the very same weapon that had
made a martyr of Hamzah.
13. Ka’b ibn Zuhayr, a famous poet, who used to
write poems abusing the Prophet. He fled from
Makkah when the city was conquered and his
execution was ordered, but he then came to
Madinah, asked forgiveness, and beseeched the
Prophet to accept his allegiance. The Prophet did so,
presenting Ka’b with his own sheet at the same
time.
14. Harith ibn Talatil, a poet who used to pour scorn
on the Prophet through the medium of his poetry.
The Muslims were permitted to slay him, and ‘Ali
did so.
15. ‘Abdullah ibn Zib’ari, yet another poet, who
used to express his contempt for the Prophet in
verse. When, the Prophet ordered him to be killed,
he fled to Najran. Later on he came to the Prophet
repented, and accepted Islam. The Prophet forgave
him.
