Asma bint Marwan was a female member of Banu Umayya family who lived in Medina in 7th century Arabia. Asma's family had refused to convert to Islam from traditional religion of the region. Her family viewed Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his followers as unwelcome guests in Medina and after the Muslim victory over Quraish in 624 in the Battle of Badr, in which a number of Meccans were killed, she composed poems criticizing some local tribesmen for converting to Islam and obeying the orders of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). Hazrat Umair bin Adiy al-Khatmi (RZA), a blind sahabi and a fellow member of Banu Khatma tribe of Marwan's husband crept into her house one night and killed her while she was sleeping.
Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf was a chief of the Jewish tribe of Banu Nadir and a poet, who plotted with Quraish and a group of Jews to fight against Muslims. He composed verses in which he bewailed the victims of Quraish who had been killed at Badr and also amatory verses of an insulting nature about the Muslim women. Hazrat Muhammad ibn Maslama (RZA)(Abu Naila) and four other ashab including a foster-brother of Ka'b offered their services for his execution. On a moonlit night when Ka'b walked out of his fortress they attacked Ka'b and killed him in spite of his vigorous resistance.
Abu Afak was a Jewish poet from Banu Amr Ibn Awf, and was an old man who had attained the age of one hundred and twenty years. He used to instigate people against the Apostle of Allah, and composed (satirical) politically charged poems against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and his followers. Hazrat Saalim Ibn Umair (RZA) took a vow that I shall either kill Abu Afak or die before him. He waited for an opportunity until the night when Abu Afak was sleeping at an open place. Hazrat Saalim Ibn Umair (RZA) went there and placed his sword on Abu Afak's liver and pressed it until it reached his bed. The enemy of Allah screamed but his followers couldn't save him.
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