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Abd Allah bin Tariq

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “companion of the islamic prophet muhammad”. Today it says “killed”. In 625 some men requested that Muhammad send instructors to teach them Islam, but the men were bribed by the two tribes of Khuzaymah who wanted revenge for the assassination of Khalid bin Sufyan by Muhammad's followers and they killed the Muslim's After killing Asim ibn Thabit , Hudhayl wanted to sell his head.. Today: the act is described with no actor named.
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Abd Allah bin Tariq was a companion of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad.1 He was killed during the Expedition of Al Raji . In 625 some men requested that Muhammad send instructors to teach them Islam, but the men were bribed by the two tribes of Khuzaymah who wanted revenge for the assassination of Khalid bin Sufyan by Muhammad's followers and they killed the Muslim's After killing Asim ibn Thabit , Hudhayl wanted to sell his head. However, the Muslims refused to believe the promise of the polytheists and fought back. All the Muslims, except Zayd bin al-Dathinnah , Khubyab bin Adi and Abd Allah bin Tariq were killed. These three Muslims surrendered and were taken as prisoners to be sold in Mecca. The common version, however, is that B.

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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “companion of the islamic prophet muhammad”. Today it says “killed”. In 625 some men requested that Muhammad send instructors to teach them Islam, but the men were bribed by the two tribes of Khuzaymah who wanted revenge for the assassination of Khalid bin Sufyan by Muhammad's followers and they killed the Muslim's After killing Asim ibn Thabit , Hudhayl wanted to sell his head.. Today: the act is described with no actor named. Read the current article and compare.
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companion of the islamic prophet muhammad

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killed

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