BIG-HEARTEDNESS

Big-Heartedness ~ 267 ~ becomes when it is spilled by a worthless ruler like you.” A patriarch of the Caesar’s court became incensed on hearing the Qurayshi’s words. He came up and hit the Muslim captive on both sides of the face. The Qurayshi’s hands being tied, he could offer no resistance. What he did was cry out in a loud voice: “Mu’awiya, where are you now? Are you not going to take revenge on these dastardly people who have stricken a man of noble birth—one of your own household?” Then he looked towards the patriarch. “I swear by God that there will come a day when you will realize who I am.” Mu’awiya was greatly aggrieved when news of this incident reached Damascus. He resolved to do something to make amends for what had happened. First of all, he arranged an exchange of prisoners with the Byzantine emperor. So great was his determination to secure the release of his men that he agreed to free a greater number of Roman soldiers in exchange for them. Once the captives had returned home, Mu’awiya surreptitiously hatched a plot. He obtained the