▁their ▁attack ▁with ▁one ▁that ▁is ▁much ▁more ▁fier ce ). ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁soldiers ▁struck ▁at ▁each ▁other , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁second ▁blow , ▁Ali ▁cle aved ▁through ▁Mar hab ' s ▁hel met , ▁splitting ▁his ▁sk ull ▁and ▁landing ▁his ▁sword ▁in ▁his ▁oppon ent ' s ▁teeth . ▁Another ▁narr ation ▁described , ▁" A li ▁struck ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁Mir hab ▁and ▁killed ▁him ”. ▁ ▁The ▁narr ation ▁related ▁to ▁Muhammad ▁bin ▁Mas l ama ▁from ▁I bn ▁H ish am ' s ▁proph etic ▁bi ography ▁is ▁below : ▁ ▁“ When ▁the ▁apost le ▁had ▁conquer ed ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁for ts ▁and ▁got ▁possession ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁their ▁property ▁he ▁came ▁to ▁their ▁two ▁for ts ▁al - W ati h ▁and ▁al - S ul al im , ▁the ▁last ▁to ▁be ▁taken , ▁and ▁the ▁apost le ▁bes ie ged ▁them ▁for ▁some ▁ten ▁night . ▁ ▁Mar hab ▁the ▁Jew ▁came ▁out ▁from ▁their ▁fort ▁carrying ▁his ▁weapons ▁and ▁saying : ▁Kh ay bar ▁knows ▁that ▁I ▁am ▁Mar hab , ▁An ▁experienced ▁war rior ▁armed ▁from ▁head ▁to ▁foot , ▁Now ▁pier cing , ▁now ▁slash ing , ▁As ▁when ▁l ions ▁advance ▁in ▁their ▁ra ge . ▁The ▁hard ened ▁war rior ▁gives ▁way ▁before ▁my ▁on s la ug ht ; ▁My ▁him a ▁( The ▁sacred ▁territory ▁of ▁an ▁id ol ▁or ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁and ▁so ▁any ▁place ▁that ▁a ▁man ▁is ▁bound