The Deputation of Ashja They said: (A deputation of) Ashja waited on the Apostle of Allah, in the
year of the Battle of the Ditch. They were one hundred persons [P. 49]
and their leader was Masud Ibn Rukhaylah. They halted at Shib Sal’a,
and the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, went out to them and
ordered them to get dates. They said: O Muhammad! we do not know
any other tube to be nearer to you than us, and no other tribe having
fewer members than us. We are sad because of your war with your
people. We have come to make peace. He made peace with them. It is said
that the Ashja’ came after the Apostle of Allah had been free from Banu
Qurayzah and they were seven hundred strong. He made peace with
them. Then they embraced Islam.
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Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 