Lesson # 417
The Map of the Battlefield – The Battle of ‘Uhud
Surah ‘Aali ‘Imraan (The Family of Imran - 3), Stage – 1,
Verse – 122 of 200, Section – 13 of 20,
(Part – 4)
BisMIllaahir-Rahmaanir-Rahiim
In the name of God, the Beneficent, the
Merciful
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122. When two parties of
you almost fell away, and Allah was their Protecting Friend. And in Allah let
believers put their trust.
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122. ‘Iz
hammat-taaa-‘ifataani minkum ‘an- tafshalaa, Wallaahu
Waliy-yu-humaa. Wa ‘alAllaahi fal-yata-wakkalil-Mu’-minuun.
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Lesson
Taaa-‘ifataani- (Two parties), the aim from these two parties is “the people of
those two tribes ‘Banu Harthah’ and ‘Banu
Salmah’, who had become broken-hearted and almost fallen away at the time of the Battle
of ‘Uhud”.
The plan of
the battlefield has been described in the previous lesson. You have read it
earlier that total strength of Muslims was just one thousand against three
thousand Quraysh braves. Three hundred Fraudster Hypocrites even
returned in the way from those one thousand with
their leader ‘Abd-Allah ibn Ubayy . It was not extraordinary thing
for feeble-hearted persons to be worried by observing this situation. The
people of Banu Harthah and Banu Salmah were perplexed and thought, “What will happen now?” God
Almighty raised feelings of ambition and courage in their hearts, and He expelled
the concept of minority and majority of manpower from their hearts.
The Muslims
advanced with such power of trust in Allah Almighty that the spirit of the Infidels
ended and they began to run from the battleground. The Warriors of Islam began
to arrest them and collect their booty. When the fifty archers, appointed at
the hill-pass, observed this situation, they left their post and involved in it
also. Even they forgot the warning of Holy Messenger (SallAllaahu alayHi
wa AaliHii Wasallam) and did not care even their
leader’s advice.
Khalid bin
al-Waleed (May Allah be pleased with him)
had not yet embraced Islam. He was leading the enemy’s Army (of the Idolaters
of Makkah). As soon as he observed
that the hill-pass was without the archers, he collected his deserting
companions, attacked with their help from that side and changed the map of the battle.
The Muslims were confused and they suffered from many casualties. Even the
Messenger of Allah Almighty (SallAllaahu alayHi wa AaliHii Wasallam) personally was injured.
The Muslims
drew up in a line again. They advanced and engaged in a desperate undertaking
once again, beat the Qurayshi braves and drove them back. The
world knew from it that deficiency or surplus manpower have no value in the
battlefield, but the steadfastness and patience of the crusaders, success and
support of Allah Almighty are of use.
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