Hazrat Harith narrates that Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) passed by the people of Nakh‘a and counted them; they were two and a half thousand. Their leader’s name was Arta’ah. Hazrat Umar said: I see honor descending among you; go to your brothers in Iraq. They said: No, we will go to Syria. Hazrat Umar said: Go to Iraq. They said: There is no compulsion in religion. Hazrat Umar said: Go to Iraq. So they went to Iraq, and there they began to capture and slaughter foals. Hazrat Umar wrote them a letter: Set yourselves right, for in such matters, life is important.