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But he was a brave man and strong, determined to sell his life dearly. The struggle became furious. "When I saw that," relates Mosleima through the mouth of tradition, "I remembered my dagger, and thrust it into his body with such violence that it penetrated the entire bulk. The enemy of God gave one cry and fell to the ground."
The command went forth through the lips of Mosleima: "Thus saith the Prophet of the Lord: Ye shall go forth out of my land within a space of ten days; whosoever that remaineth behind shall be put to death." The Beni Nadhir were aghast and trembling. They urged their former treaties with Mahomet, and the antiquity of their settlements.
The method of his accomplishment of this deed is instructive of the estimation in which individual life was then held. Mosleima secured the assistance of Ka'b's treacherous brother how, we are not told, but most probably by bribes. Together the two went to the poet's house by moonlight, and begged his company on a discussion of much importance.
As soon as he returned he published verses lamenting the disgraceful victory purchased at such a price; moreover, he also addressed insulting love poems to the Muslim women, always with the intent of causing as much disaffection as possible. At last Mahomet waxed impatient and cried: "Who will give me peace from this Ka'b al' Ashraf?" Mahomet Mosleima replied, "I, even I will slay him."
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