and the Turks, the Indians, the Berbers, the Abyssinians, and every other nation; indeed, he was sent to both realms—the jinn and humanity as a whole.

All of this belongs to the plain, multiply attested facts about him that his Companions—despite their great numbers and the wide dispersion of their homes and circumstances—unanimously conveyed. Tens of thousands kept his company—none but Allah, exalted is He, truly knows their exact number—and the Successors transmitted it from them, outnumbering the Companions several times over. Thereafter it has continued to be handed down, century after century.