The people of the Book (Christians and Jews) gave good news of the appearance of a new prophet whose time was about to come. The Arab tribes reported the news. Those who sneered at the idols longed for the coming of the new prophet. One day, a man came from Makkah and said to Jundub: There's a man in Makkah who says that there is no god but Allah and claims that he is a prophet. Jundub asked: Which tribe does he belong to? The man answered: He belongs to the Quraish. Jundub asked: Which tribe of the Quraish does he belong to? The man answered: He belongs to Bani Hashim. What have the Quraish done? They've accused him of lying. They say that he's a magician and an insane. The man went away, but Jundub thought again and again.
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