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The Messenger and His Companions Pray in Makkah’s Ravines
English rendering of the source section
Local English translation from the Arabic text; transmitted accounts, poetry, and editorial notes are distinguished.
This local English rendering may condense the Arabic narration and editorial notes. It is not a complete published English edition. Consult the Arabic source for exact wording and context.
Read the corresponding Arabic sectionIbn Ishaq said: When the Messenger’s Companions prayed, they went into the ravines and concealed their prayer from their people. While Sa‘d ibn Abi Waqqas was praying with a group of the Companions in one of Makkah’s ravines, a group of polytheists came upon them, reproached them for what they were doing, and fought them. Sa‘d struck one of the polytheists with the jawbone of a camel and split his head. This was the first blood shed in Islam.
The notes explain the poetic words for wild she-asses, a gambling arrow, and the lots used in divination. They also explain that the camel jawbone struck Sa‘d’s opponent and that Sa‘d wounded him.