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 1  I             |             guardianship of his son Abu Tâlib, afterwards one of
 2  I             |                Âyeshah, daughter of Abu Bekr, whom he married three
 3  I             |           believed; his cousin Ali, Abu Tâlib's youngest son, whom
 4  I             |             believers was joined by Abu Bekr, a rich merchant, and
 5  I             |          the Apostle of God, except Abu Bekr alone.' Abu Bekr enjoyed
 6  I             |             except Abu Bekr alone.' Abu Bekr enjoyed immense influence
 7  I             |         attendant details. Omar and Abu Bekr supplied, the one by
 8  I             |           his custom to say, 'I and Abu Bekr and Omar have been
 9  I             |          vengeance of his protector Abu Tâlib and his clan. A deputation
10  I             |        chiefs therefore waited upon Abu Tâlib and begged him to
11  I             |         vengeance of his foes. This Abu Tâlib firmly but politely
12  I             |             place. But the kind old Abu Tâlib, moved at his nephew'
13  I             |           slaves were bought off by Abu Bekr, Mohammed's own financial
14  I             |             the si'b or 'ravine' of Abu Tâlib, a long and narrow
15  I             |            kept aloof, and that was Abu Laheb, the uncle of the
16  I             |             appeal of the venerable Abu Tâlib and allowed the prisoners
17  I             |            to 'Âyeshah, daughter of Abu Bekr, then a mere child,
18  I             |             His uncle and protector Abu Tâlib died not long after '
19  I             |             not been that his uncle Abu Laheb, although one of the
20  I             |        community, Mohammed himself, Abu Bekr, and Ali.~ ~The Qurâis
21  I             |         which, on the suggestion of Abu Gahl, it was determined
22  I             |           the meantime Mohammed and Abu Bekr escaped by a back window
23  I             |            once coming so near that Abu Bekr, trembling, said, '
24  I             |        however, reached the ears of Abu Sufiyân, who sent a messenger
25  I             |                 hopes of surprising Abu Sufiyân at Bedr, where the
26  I             |           besides its rich freight. Abu Sufiyân's message, therefore,
27  I             |             a second messenger from Abu Sufiyân with the news that
28  I             |           the meantime continued.~ ~Abu Sufiyân invaded the territory
29  I             |          marched on to Medînah with Abu Sufiyân at their head. The
30  I             |       hostilities. The Meccans sent Abu Sufiyân to Medînah to offer
31  I             |             was visited at night by Abu Sufiyân, who was introduced
32  I             |          triumph. Mohammed promised Abu Sufiyân that all those inhabitants
33  I             |       between Mohammed, 'Abbas, and Abu Sufiyân, and that the meeting
34  I             |            Mosque of Medînah, where Abu Bekr was conducting the
35  I             |    readiness with which such men as Abu Bekr and Omar, Arabs of
36  I             |         against such a contingency. Abu Bekr,-or rather Omar, during
37  I             |             Sûrahs is that entitled Abu Laheb. Mohammed had at length
38  I             |            Abd el 'Huzzah, surnamed Abu Laheb, 'he of the flame,'
39  I             |        proclaimed the Sûrah bearing Abu Laheb's name, in which he
40  I             |            caravan from Syria under Abu Sufiân. The miraculous victory
41  I             |          mosques of God. Reproof to Abu 'l 'Abbâs, the prophet's
42  I             |          the escape of Mohammed and Abu Bekr from Mecca and their
43  I             |             Qur'ân. Denunciation of Abu Laheb for his opposition.~ ~
44  I             |       troops.~ ~CXI. THE CHAPTER OF ABU LAHEB. (Mecca.)~ ~Denunciation
45  I             |           Mecca.)~ ~Denunciation of Abu Laheb and his wife, who
46  I,      III(1)|          borrow for him!' Whereupon Abu Bekr, who had brought the
47  I,     VIII(1)|           from Syria to Mecca, when Abu Sufiân, who was in charge
48  I,       IX(1)|                                     Abu 'l 'Abbâs, Mohammed's uncle,
49  I,       IX(1)|         this, at the instigation of Abu 'Hâmir, a monk who was opposed
50 II,     XXIV(1)|                                     Abu bekr had sworn not to do
51 II,   XXXIII(2)| inconvenient restrictions. Zâid and Abu Laheb, Sarah CXI, are the
52 II,     XLIX(2)|          refer to a dispute between Abu Bekr and 'Omar, in the course
53 II,      LXX(1)|            said to have been either Abu Gahl, who challenged Mohammed
54 II,     XCVI(4)|                  The allusion is to Abu Gahl, who threatened to
55 II,      CII(2)|           the Arab tribes, that the Abu Menaf clan disputed with
56 II,      CXI   |                      THE CHAPTER OF ABU LAHEB 2.~ ~(CXI. Mecca.)~ ~
57 II,      CXI(2)|            Introduction, p. xxviii. Abu Laheb, 'the father of the
58 II,      CXI   |             and compassionate God.~ Abu Laheb's two hands shall
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