THE PARTIES ARRAYED THEMSELVES

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THE ANGELS APPEARED IN THE FIELD PRIDE AND VANITY

 

THE PARTIES ARRAYED THEMSELVES

      Next morning the prophet ordered his men to block out all the wells of water, except the one nearest to them, around which he had stationed his men.

      The place on which Muslims encamped, was covered with sands; but the place where the pagans had stationed was covered with soil and dust. That very night, miraculously it rained cats and dogs to the profit of the Muslims and loss of the heathens, because beneath the pagans turned muddy and sticky by the rain, while that of the Muslims which was sands washed and cleaned and turned firm to walk on!:

      ``When a slumber took you over as a token of His security and sent down on you water from the sky to ... and to stabilize your steps.''   QURAN S 8: 11 & 42

      It was a Friday morning of March 624 A.D. when the Meccan proceeded to capture the wells in the Badr, but they found Muslims firmly on guard. Without water the heathen could do nothing, and therefore the war broke out, first with a number of single combats, as it was customary among the Arabs.

      ATBEH an Arab champion, SHAIBEH his brother, and Valid his son came out from among the idolaters and asked for challengers. HAZRAT IMAM ALI (AS) the prophet's cousin, HAZRAT HAMZEHM, the prophet's uncle and OBEIDEH a relatively old man, went in the field to answer them. In a fierce and fearful fight HAZRAT IMAM ALI slewVALID. HAZRAT HAMZEH killed SHIBEH, but OBEIDEH who was an old man, was wounded by ATBEH; but Imam Ali rushed to his help and killed ATBEH too.

      When the unbelievers found their three champions killed by Muslims, they all furiously rushed on a general attack and the oven on the war blazed!

      Mohammad's little force of 313 men ill-armed, fought bravely a much larger force of 950 men well-armed! Ghoreish attacked and Muslims defended, and the war was fearful. When the pagans came closer, the Muslim archers began to shoot, and then the two parties grappled in a single combat man for man. In this critical situation, the prophet who was fighting in the middle of his men shouted with a loud voice saying:

      ``O, you who believe in God and His Messenger! Upon my Lord in whose hands lays my life; he who stands firm and steadfast today in fighting these heathens for the sake of Allah; Paradise will be his reward.''

      When Muslims heard that, eager for martyrdom, they attacked the enemy. Awf- ibn- Hartha took out his chain mail and threw it away and rushed upon the enemy without armour!

 

 

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