35 examples of sofian in sentences

Mahomet's scouts had only reached Bedr, reconnoitered and retired, when Abu Sofian approached the well within its precincts and demanded of a man belonging to a neighbouring tribe if there were strangers in the vicinity.

But the army that caused such joy to Abu Sofian created nothing but apprehension in Mahomet's camp.

The same journey which told Abu Sofian of the presence of the Muslim also resulted for them in the capture of three water-carriers by Ali, who dragged them before Mahomet, where they were compelled to give the information he wanted, and from them he learned the disposition and strength of the enemy.

" Then Abu Sofian swore a great oath that he would immediately collect men and take the field once more against Islam.

The wealth of Abu Sofian's caravan, so dearly acquired, had not been distributed after Bedr.

At length fifteen specially privileged women were allowed to travel with the host, among them Hind, the fierce wife of Abu Sofian, who brought in her train an immense negro, specially reserved for her crowning act of vengeance, the murder of Hamza, in revenge for the slaying of her father.

The host was organised in three separate camps, and Abu Sofian was placed at the head of the entire army.

Abu Sofian, hurrying up, learnt with anger of this unexpected barrier.

Suddenly Abu Sofian, weary of inaction, thoroughly disheartened by the hardships of his position, broke up the camp and ordered a retreat.

Now he sent an envoy to its king enjoining him to embrace Islam, and asking for the hand of Omm Haliba in marriage, daughter of Abu Sofian and widow of Obeidallah, one of the "Four Inquirers" of an earlier and almost forgotten time.

They were the first of the famous men and rulers in Mecca to range themselves with him, and they marked the turn of the tide, which came to its full flowing with the occupation of the sacred city and the conversion of Abu Sofian and Abbas.

In alarm the Kureisch sent Abu Sofian to Medina to make their depositions as to the rights of the case and to beg for clemency.

Mahomet felt himself powerful enough to flout him, and accordingly Abu Sofian was sent back to his native city discomfited.

Abu Sofian was returning somewhat uneasily to Mecca when he encountered the chief of the Khozaa, the outraged tribe.

Abu Sofian listened, and it may be that the chief's words induced him to consider seriously the possibility of ranging himself beneath the banner of the Prophet.

The glare flamed red against the purple night sky, and by its ominous glow Abu Sofian ventured beyond the city's boundaries to reconnoitre.

When the morning came the Prophet sent for his rival and greeted him with contempt: "Woe unto thee, Abu Sofian; seest thou not that there are no gods but God?

"Woe unto thee, Abu Sofian; believest thou not that I am the Prophet of God?" "Thou art well appraised by us, and I see thy great goodness among the companions.

" Then Abbas, standing by Mahomet, besought him: "Woe unto thee, Abu Sofian; become one of the Faithful and believe there is no god but God and that Mahomet is his Prophet before we sever thy head from the body!" Under such strong compulsion, says tradition, Abu Sofian was converted and sent back to Mecca with promises of clemency.

" Then Abbas, standing by Mahomet, besought him: "Woe unto thee, Abu Sofian; become one of the Faithful and believe there is no god but God and that Mahomet is his Prophet before we sever thy head from the body!" Under such strong compulsion, says tradition, Abu Sofian was converted and sent back to Mecca with promises of clemency.

It is almost impossible not to believe that collusion between Abbas and Abu Sofian existed before this interview.

Abu Sofian took somewhat longer to convince, and never really gave up his dream of resistance until he met Abbas on the fateful night and was shown the vastness of the Medinan army, their good organisation and their boundless enthusiasm.

Its leaders, Abu Sofian and Abbas with their followings, had surrendered to the hostile faith; for the inhabitants there was nothing now between submission and death.

Abu Sofian and Molleima were despatched with a covering force to destroy the great image Lat, which had stood for time immemorial in the centre of Taif and was the shrine for all the prayers and devotions of that fair and ancient city.

He had a large faith in the power of argument backed by force, and his winning over of Abbas and Abu Sofian chiefly by the aid of these two factors, combined with their personal ambition, is only the supreme instance of his master-strokes of policy.

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