The Negus

E-snad · Sîra
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The king who wept at Sûrat Maryam, sent the gifts back, and was prayed over from Medina.

Episodes

  1. Episode 1 · free

    The king wept

    The book To Abyssinia stopped at the gate. Here it opens: two envoys from Quraysh, gifts of leather, and a king. Umm Salama was there. Her report is the thread of this book. What did the king hear, and what did he do?

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  2. Episode 2

    The second day

    The envoys had lost the first day. 'Amr ibn al-'Âs had one arrow left: what these people say about 'Îsâ. It was the hardest moment of their exile, Umm Salama says. What did they decide to answer?

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  3. Episode 3

    Pray for your brother

    A rebel rose against the king. The exiles prayed for him from the far bank. Years later, a prayer rose for him from Medina. Did the king believe? The answer came from Medina, on the day he died.

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