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٢٨ال ﱢسﻐر ُة الﱠﻈ َﺊ ﱢﻌ ّﻏ ُﺋ ال ُمﺊاَرﺾﺋ
اﻟﻨّﺎسَ ،ﻳ ِﺠ ُﺐ أ ْن َﻧ ْﺬ َﻫ َﺐ إﻟﻴﻬﺎ ﻟِ َﺘ ْﺤ ُﻜ َﻢ َﺑ ْﻴﻨﻨﺎ« .ﻓﻘﺎل َﻋﺒ ُﺪ اﻟ ُﻤ ّﻄﻠِﺐَ » :ﻣ ْﻦ َﻫ ِﺬ ِه
اﻟﻘﺎﺿﻴﺔ ) اﻟﻜﺎ ِﻫﻨﺔ(؟« ﻗﺎﻟﻮاِ » :ﻫ َﻲ ﻛﺎ ِﻫـﻨ ُﺔ َﺑﻨﻲ َﺳ ْﻌ ٍﺪ ﺑ ِﻦ ُﻫ َﺬ ْﻳﻢ« ،ﻗﺎل َﻋﺒ ُﺪ
اﻟ ُﻤ ّﻄﻠِﺐ » :أﻧﺎ ُﻣﻮاﻓِ ٌﻖ َﻋﻠﻰ اﻟ ﱠﺬﻫﺎ ِب إ َﻟ ْﻴﻬﺎ ﻟِ َﺘ ْﺤ ُﻜ َﻢ َﺑ ْﻴﻨَﻨﺎ«.
َﺗ ْﺴ ُﻜ ُﻦ اﻟﻜﺎ ِﻫﻨ ُﺔ َﻗﺮﻳ ًﺒﺎ ﻣِ َﻦ اﻟ ّﺸﺎم ،ﻓ َﺮﻛِ َﺐ َﻋﺒ ُﺪ اﻟ ُﻤ ّﻄﻠِﺐ َﺟ َﻤ َﻠﻪ ،و َرﻛِ َﺐ أﻳ ًﻀﺎ
َﺑ ْﻌ ُﺾ اﻟ ﱢﺮﺟﺎ ِل ﻣِﻦ َﺑﻨﻲ َﻋﺒ ِﺪ َﻣﻨﺎف ِﺟﻤﺎ َﻟ ُﻬ ْﻢ ﻟِ َﻴ ْﺬﻫﺒﻮا َﻣ َﻌﻪ ،و َذ َﻫ َﺐ َﻣ َﻌ ُﻬ ْﻢ َﺑ ْﻌ ُﺾ
اﻷ ْﺷﺨﺎ ِص أ ْﻳ ًﻀﺎ ﻣِ ْﻦ ُﻛ ّﻞ َﻗﺒﻴﻠ ٍﺔ ﻣِ ْﻦ ُﻗ َﺮﻳﺶ .و َﻣ ّﻜ ُﺔ َﺑﻌﻴﺪ ٌة َﻋ ِﻦ اﻟ ّﺸﺎم ،واﻟ َﻤﺴﺎﻓ ُﺔ
َﺑ ْﻴﻨَﻬﻤﺎ ﻛﺒﻴﺮ ٌة َﺗ ْﺤﺘﺎ ُج إﻟﻰ أ ّﻳﺎ ٍم َﻛ َﺜﻴﺮ ٍة ﻓﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺴ َﻔﺮ ،وﻫﻲ أ ْر ٌض َﺻ ْﺤﺮاو ّﻳ ٌﺔ ﻻ ُﻳﻮ َﺟ ُﺪ
ﻓﻴﻬﺎ ﻣﺎء ،و َﻟ ْﻴ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻬﺎ أ ْﺷﺠﺎر .و َﻫ َﻜﺬا َﺧ َﺮ َج اﻟ ُﻘ َﺮ ِﺷ ّﻴﻮ َن ﻣِ ْﻦ َﻣ ّﻜ َﺔ َﻋﻠﻰ إﺑِﻠِ ِﻬ ْﻢ
و َﺧﻴﻮﻟِﻬﻢ ،وا ﱠﺗ َﺠﻬﻮا إﻟﻰ اﻟ ّﺸﺎمَ ،ﻣﺸﻮا ﻓﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺼ ْﺤﺮا ِء اﻟﺤﺎ ّرة ِﺟ ًّﺪا.
و ُﻫ ْﻢ َﻳ ْﻤﺸﻮ َن ﻓﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺼ ْﺤﺮا ِء اﻟﺤﺎ ّرةَ ،ﺑﻴ َﻦ اﻟ ِﺤﺠﺎز) َﻣ ّﻜﺔ( واﻟ ّﺸﺎم ،اِ ْﻧ َﺘﻬﻰ ﻣﺎ ُء
َﻋ ْﺒ ِﺪ اﻟ ُﻤ ّﻄﻠِﺐ ،وا ْﻧ َﺘﻬﻰ ﻣﺎ ُء أ ْﺻﺤﺎﺑِ ِﻪ أ ْﻳ ًﻀﺎ ،ﻓ َﺸ َﻌﺮوا ﺑِﺎﻟ َﻌ َﻄ ِﺶ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺪﻳﺪ ،ﻓﻘﺎ َل َﻋ ْﺒ ُﺪ
اﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﻄﻠِ ِﺐ ﻟﻠ ُﻘ َﺮ ِﺷ ّﻴﻴﻦُ » :ﻧﺮﻳ ُﺪ ﻣِﻨ ُﻜﻢ ﻣﺎ ًء ﻟِﻨَ ْﺸ َﺮب«َ .ر َﻓ َﺾ اﻟ ُﻘ َﺮ ِﺷ ّﻴﻮ َن أ ْن ُﻳ ْﻌﻄﻮ ُه
وأ ْﺻﺤﺎ َﺑ ُﻪ اﻟﻤﺎء .وﻗﺎﻟﻮا َﻟﻪَ » :ﻧ ْﺤ ُﻦ ُﻧﺴﺎﻓِ ُﺮ ﻓﻲ اﻟ ﱠﺼ ْﺤﺮاء ،و َﻧﺨﺎ ُف َﻋﻠﻰ أ ْﻧ ُﻔ ِﺴﻨﺎ
أ ْن َﻧ ْﺸ ُﻌ َﺮ َﺑﺎﻟ َﻌ َﻄ ِﺶ ﻣِ َﺜ َﻠ ُﻜﻢ«.
َﺳ ِﻤ َﻊ َﻋ ْﺒ ُﺪ اﻟ ُﻤ ّﻄﻠِ ِﺐ َﺟﻮا َب اﻟ ُﻘ َﺮﺷ ّﻴﻴﻦ ،ﻓﻨَ َﻈ َﺮ إﻟﻰ أ ْﺻﺤﺎﺑِ ِﻪ و َﺳﺄ َﻟ ُﻬﻢ » :ﻣﺎذا
َﻧ ْﻔ َﻌ ُﻞ اﻵن؟« ﻗﺎﻟﻮا » :أ ْﻧ َﺖ َﻗ ﱢﺮر ،و َﻧ ْﺤ ُﻦ َﻧ ْﻔ َﻌ ُﻞ ،ﻣﺎذا ُﺗﺮﻳﺪ؟« ﻗﺎل َﻋ ْﺒ ُﺪ اﻟ ُﻤ ّﻄﻠِﺐ:
» َﻳ ِﺠ ُﺐ أ ْن َﻳﺤ ِﻔ َﺮ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َر ُﺟ ٍﻞ ﻣﻨِ ُﻜﻢ َﻗ ْﺒ ًﺮا ﻟِﻨَ َﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ُﺛ ّﻢ َﻳ ْﺴ َﺘﻠﻘﻲ ﺑِﺠﺎﻧِ ِﺐ اﻟ َﻘﺒﺮ ،ﻟ َﻴ َﻀ َﻌ ُﻪ
أ ْﺻﺤﺎ ُﺑ ُﻪ ﻓﻴ ِﻪ َﺑ ْﻌ َﺪ َﻣ ْﻮﺗِﻪ« .ﻓ َﺤ َﻔ َﺮ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ وا ِﺣ ٍﺪ ﻣِﻨ ُﻬﻢ َﻗﺒ ًﺮاُ ،ﺛ ﱠﻢ َﺟ َﻠﺴﻮا ﺑِﺠﺎﻧِﺒِﻬﺎ َﻳﻨْ َﺘﻈِﺮو َن
اﻟ َﻤﻮ َت ﺑِ َﺴ َﺒ ِﺐ اﻟ َﻌ َﻄ ِﺶ اﻟ ﱠﺸﺪﻳﺪ .و َﺑ ْﻌ َﺪ َو ْﻗ ٍﺖ َﻗﺼﻴ ٍﺮ َﻗﺎ َل َﻋ ْﺒ ُﺪ اﻟ ُﻤ ﱢﻄﻠ ِﺐ ِﻷ ْﺻﺤﺎﺑِﻪ:
