The Deputation of al-Azd
Volume 1, Parts II.74.65
He (Ibn Sa’d) said: Muhammad Ibn Umar informed us; he said: 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Amr lbn Zuhayr al-Ka'bi informed us on the authority of Munir IbnAbd Allah al-Azdi; he said:
Surad Ibn `Abd Allah al-Azdi arrived with about thirteen to nineteen
members of his people in a deputation to the Apostle of Allah, may Allah
bless him. They stayed with Farwah Ibn ‘Amr, who hailed (Hayya lit:
May you live long) them and honoured them. They remained for ten
days. Surad was most superior among them. The Apostle of Allah, may
Allah bless him, appointed him amir of those of his people who had
embraced Islam, and enjoined him to wage war against the polytheists of
the tribe of Yaman, who were living in the adjoining territories. He set
out and alighted at Jurash which was a strongly fortified city and where
the tribes of Yaman had taken shelter. He (Surad) invited them to
embrace Islam but they declined. He besieged them for a month and used
to raid their animals and seize them. Then he retreated to a mountain,
called Shaker. They thought that he had fled, and came out to pursue
him. He arrayed his forces, and attacked them. Muslims put them to
sword as they liked. They seized twenty of their horses and fought them
the whole day. The people of Jurash had sent two men to the Apostle of
Allah, who were waiting for an opportunity to meet him. The Apostle of
Allah, may Allah bless him, informed them of this combat and the victory
of Surad. The two men came to their people and informed them, of the
circumstance, along with other incident. So a deputation of them set out,
and they waited on the Apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, and
embraced Islam. The Apostle of Allah said: Hail to you! people of good
countenance, truthful when meeting, pleasant in speech and superior in
trust. You belong to me and I to you. He made mabrur their watch-word
and demarcated their village with distinguished marks.
Aal-e-Qutub Aal-e-Syed Abdullah Shah Ghazi 