Sound of Seerah 7
Steven Aaron Cohen for Estranged Arab Father
Haritha's son is kidnapped by desert highway robbers and he spends the next two decades looking for him. It turns out he was sold into slavery and he now wants to get his son back. Looking for someone who sounds upper middle age and weary with years of looking for his son
[hopeless, grieving, reciting poetry]
“I weep for Zayd, not knowing what became of him.
Is he alive? is he to be expected, or has Death come over him?
By God, I ask, yet do not comprehend.
Was it the plain? or the mountain that brought about your end?
I wish that I knew: Will you ever return?
In this world only for your coming back I yearn”
[slightly pleading, trying to hide his desperation ] “Muhammad, you are from the Banu Hashim clan. The people of the sanctuary. You are known for your generosity, your care of orphans, and taking upon yourself the needs of others. My son, Zayd was kidnapped years ago and taken as a slave. And I am willing to give you what you want for him. Ask your price, and I will pay for his freedom. Honor us with your generosity”
(pronounced hash-em)
