Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs (8)

مرثية كعب بن مالك في شهداء مؤتة (8)

Verse 8 of Ka'b ibn Malik's elegy for the Mu'tah martyrs, as given by Ibn Hisham in the Sira.

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«قوم بهم عصم الإله عباده وعليهم نزل الكتاب المنزل»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Sources

  • Sira — Ibn Hisham (Wustenfeld edition, 1858-60)
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