Omar Bin Khattab ( Series ) Full

Where is Abu Bakr, Uthman, Abu Ubaidah

or Abd Al-Rahman Ibn Awf?

We only know of his followers those who belong to clans that protect them.

Hence, they were prepared to declare their faith.

Besides, these are wise and sensible men, or so we thought.

How can we protect our slaves, servants and those who are not so sensible?

Abu Al-Waleed.

Had Muhammad said what he said then took himself away,

like Waraqah Ibn Nawfal

and Zaid Ibn Amr Ibn Nafeel did, the matter would have been simple.

We would have left him to himself. - Yes!

But he claims that he is a Prophet, a messenger of God,

assigned to deliver a message. Whoever obeys him is safe.

Whoever obeys him is safe, and whoever disobeys him ruins himself.

Anyone who joins him disobeys us.

By Al-Lat, this is not a word a man says and goes away,

or comes back to us obeying what we say.

When he disowns our idols he declares his rebellion against us.

When his followers increase, our numbers decrease,

until we lose our standing with them and have no control over them.

Are we to leave him alone until the matter gets out of hand?

You have taken your time, Bilal, before bringing us our drinks.

I could not have started with the young men of Quraysh before its elders.

We certainly need the drinks more than elders

whose bones have thinned and whose strength is gone.

Hush! Someone may hear you.

Do you still fear your father? - Yes, until he is in his grave.

How did you allow Jubair Ibn Mut'im's slave to beat you the other day?

Wahshi?

He is stronger than me. Could things be achieved by mere wishes,

life order would have been turned upside down.

Very true. You could have been sitting with the elders,

explaining your views and stating what to do about Muhammad.

You could be obeyed by all.

Do you really wish that, Bilal?

Had it been possible for people to see what others wish and hope,

they would only meet with swords in hands.

What can my organs do when you have owned them?

My duty is that of a slave: to milk the sheep, tend the camels,

carry the water and attend you when you meet.

Had you been as excellent in spear fighting as you are in these matters,

you would have given us all we need.

It is not normal in life that things should be perfect.

Otherwise, people would have had no need for one another.

I never realized that he is so wise.

He would have been more valuable had he been better with the spear.

A slave with a mind is much more dangerous than a slave with a spear.

You have mentioned certain things and overlooked others.

You mentioned Quraysh but not the rest of the Arabs.

Yet you know that many of them envy you your position of wealth and strength.

They only accept your leadership because of the authority

of the religion we all follow,

and the sanctity of the Kaabah of which you are the custodians.

Muhammad claims that his message is to all mankind,

but he started with his own people and tribesmen.

It is only a matter of time before he addresses himself to other Arab tribes.

Some of them may find in this an opportunity to rebel against you,

follow Muhammad and fight you with some of your own numbers.

And that would be very bad indeed.

Besides, why would God choose Muhammad to be his Prophet and messenger

when there are among us people who are richer and higher in position?

Yes! - Abu Al-Hakam!

If Muhammad is lying, he would not claim prophethood for anyone else.

If he is telling the truth, then God chooses whomever He will,

consulting no one.

You make it hard for us, Abu Al-Waleed. Do you want us to leave Muhammad alone?

You, the Quraysh elders, know very well

that the Hashimites will not give up Muhammad to you...

although they may continue to follow your faith

without a bitter fight. - By God, we are ready.

Then we precipitate what we are trying to avoid:

severed relations with kindred, disunity and weakness.

Others will then be tempted to have a go at us.

Hasn't someone said that if it was merely a word he says

and we go back to our familiar way of life, it would have been easy?

Then, what we really fear in regard to Muhammad's message

is the consequences we have mentioned.

Are we then to precipitate these by resorting to the sword?

What s your view, then?

I think we better speak to his uncle Abu Talib.

No one loves his people and is kinder to them than Abu Talib.

He loves to see them united.

It is he who can stop Muhammad.

If he does, then you achieve what you want.

How could you disagree with me,

your maternal uncle, in front of the Abd Manaf elders?

Isn't the purpose of the meeting that everyone expresses his opinion

so that we may agree the best course of action to achieve the desired result?

All you did was to show that your view is better than your uncle's.

Is that how you show dutifulness? - The question here is not one of dutifulness.

We are all pursuing the same goal, but with different means.

And you undermine my position in front of Utbah

and the Abd Manaf elders?

We didn't meet in a competition of views, so as to say.

Our meeting was to devise a way to set Quraysh on the right course.

I wouldn't conceal an opinion which I believe to do just that,

even though it might agree with the Abd Manaf people and disagree with my uncles.

I disagree with Muhammad; not because of anything personal.

All people know that whoever denounces him is a liar.

I don't disagree with him because of any envy I bear against the Hashimites.

Had he belonged to Adiy, I would still maintain the same attitude to him.

This may be your view, but it is not the view of Utbah,

or the others from Abd Shams and Abd Manaf.

Haven't you seen how he tries to paint the matter as not so serious?

He only does so because of his relations with the Hadhimites.

They all belong to Abd Manaf.

Yet it may be that the closest relatives compete for supremacy.

Everyone thinks himself equal to his cousin, and will not let him lead.

This has always been the case between the clans of Abd Shams and Hashim.

But should Makhzoom take the lead, its people will overlook past differences

and remember only that they all belong to Abd Manaf.

We have competed with the clan of Abd Manaf for honours:

they fed the poor, and we did the same;

they provided generous support to those who needed it and we did the same.

When we were together on the same level, like two racehorses running neck and neck,

they said that one of their numbers was a Prophet receiving revelations from on high!

When can we, the Makhzooms, attain such an honour?

By God, we shall never believe in him, even though he might produce every proof.

We will be hostile to him for life.

If his clan, the Hashimites, insist on protecting him,

we will fight them, come what may.

Umar, learn this from your uncle.

I saw you presenting a moderate stance, opposing Abu Al-Hakam's extreme view.

By Al-Lat, he is not as angry with Muhammad as we are,

but is envious of Abd Manaf,

with both its branches, Hashim and Abd Shams.

The man is sharp and stupid, yet strong and intelligent.

To me, the strap of Muhammad's shoes is more valuable than Abu Al-Hakam,

except for the fact that Muhammad has abandoned our faith

and criticized our elders.

Yet, what is he envious for? If this is evil as we all see it,

Muhammad has placed us with all people at the same level,

starting with his immediate kinsfolk.

Since Muhammad has equally included his own clan in the evil he has brought up,

it behoves us all to collaborate in stopping him.

On this we agree with Makhzoom and the rest of Quraysh.

Hind is right, Abu Al-Waleed.

A man's testimony for his wife!

It is not right that a man's testimony for his wife

should be better than that of a father for his daughter.

Had Hind been a man, she would have been the master of her people.

It would have been Abu Sufyan's loss: he loses a wife without winning position.

Abu Talib's orphan is a Prophet,

and I, his uncle, have to follow him and obey him!

You are better placed to be the Prophet.

Yes, I do deserve it more than him.

To me, this is the evidence that he is a liar.

Had it been true, it would not have missed me and been given to him.

Huh! It is not enough that he claims it for himself and boasts over me.

Worse still, he makes us targets for all Arabian tribes.

He wins the privilege and we shoulder the responsibility.

Haven't you disowned him and his action?

I did. I am indeed his fiercest enemy. Quraysh knows that.

Then you are absolved of his evil. - Yes, I am.

But the Hashimites. They have obeyed Abu Talib, not me.

Would you have seen how they looked at me,

just like people look at a camel with scabies.

If the rest of Quraysh have absolved me of his evil,

the Hashimites have denounced me

for not toeing their line of protecting Muhammad.

Then there will be those Arabs who would say

that I have collaborated against my own nephew,

paying no heed for the ties of kinship.

This is a grave error in the view of all Arabs.

Umm Jameel, do you see my predicament? I am the loser, however I turn.

This is where Muhammad has landed me.

Isn't he dispraised? Yes, he is. Confound him.

By God, I will do my utmost to foil his efforts.

I shall castigate him and bring him low, until people say:

his uncle is testifying against him. Had he been telling the truth,

he would have been the first to support and defend him.

Do that, Abu Mu'attib. Al-Lat and Al-Uzza will be with you,

and I am with you. You will see what I will do to him.

Confound him! Confound him!

My brother Umar, how happy I am to see you.

How are you, sister? - I am well as long as you are with us.

And you, Saeed? - I am well, enjoying good blessings.

You are here? You prefer your sister's and cousin's company to mine.

No one replaces Umar.

May I bring you some food or drink? - Just water

How did you find the people?

They have the same goal, but different means.

This does not bode well for Quraysh if it remains so.

Won't you explain?

All of them seek the same goal, which is to stop Muhammad and end his call,

but they cannot agree the cause. Some envy the Abd Manaf clan.

Some from Abd Manaf envy the Hashimites,

and some Hashimites envy the Abd Al-Muttalib branch,

and some in that branch envy Muhammad. Foul then is the cause.

What is the harm in having different causes if the aim is the same?

When the causes of hostility differ, the routes differ,

and this leads to missing the goal. Then they sat blaming each other.

They were in a situation where their own Differences

were greater than their conflict with Muhammad.

Results cannot be achieved in this way. No, they cannot.

Haven't you explained to them how they can be achieved?

Yes, indeed I did.

This angered my uncle Abu Al-Hakam.

Your uncle, Abu Al-Hakam! Quraysh will perish if they obey him.

He is my uncle, anyway. - I don't envy you that,