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The Battle of Badr
In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the
Merciful.
The battle of Badr was the most important among the Islamic battles of
Destiny. For the first time the followers of the new faith were put into a
serious test. Had victory been the lot of the pagan army while the Islamic
Forces were still at the beginning of their developments, the faith of
Islam could have come to an end.
No one was aware of the importance of the outcome of the Battle as the
Prophet (S.A.W.) himself. We might read the depth of his anxiety in his
prayerbefore the beginning of the Battle when he stood up supplicating his
Lord :
God this is Quraish. It has come with all its arrogance and
boastfulness, trying to discredit Thy Apostle. God, I ask Thee to
humiliate them tomorrow. God, if this Muslim band will perish today,
Thou shall not be worshipped. [1]
At this battle in which the pagan army consisted of 950 fighters and
314 (including the Messenger S.A.W.), the Islamic defense was a
combination of three defensive lines :
The personality of the Messenger, his leadership and his unequalled
firmness. He (S.A.W.) was to the Muslims the final refuge at Badr and at
every battle he attended.
The Hashmites (the clan of the Prophet S.A.W.), led by Ali Ibn Abu
Talib (A.S.)who entered this battle relatively obscure and came out with
unequalled military fame. His military performances became the popular
subject of the Arab caravans conversations throughout the Arabic
Peninsula.
The hundreds of companions of the Messenger whose hearts were filled
with the faith and readiness for sacrifice. Many of them viewed matrydom
to be a gain, equal to life and victory. These good companions were the
army of Islam, its first line of defense and thick wall behind which the
Messenger (S.A.W.) used to stand. Thet were the attackers and the
defenders.
As to the clan of the Messenger they were the ones that he used to call
before any one else, to offer the heavy sacrifice. They used to stand in
the first line of defense opening for the army the way through their
thrusts in the line of the enemies. When the general offensives began and
every companion participated, the clan of the Messenger (S.A.W.) were the
most damaging to the enemies. They were so at Badr and at the following
battles.
The battle began when Utbah Ibn Rabi-ah, his son Al Walid and his
brother Sheibah (all from the Ommayad) stood in front of the pagan army
and asked the Prophet (S.A.W.) to send to them their equals for a dual.
Hundreds ofcompanions were around him and many of them were expecting to
be called upon by the Prophet (S.A.W.) but he choose to start from his own
family. The load was heavy and the heavy load could be carried only by the
people to whom it belonged as he called upon Ali, Al Hamza and Obeidah Al
Harith (all from the clan of the Prophet) to face the three warriors. Ali
destroyed Al Walid and Al Hamza killed Utbah; then they both assisted
Obeidah against his opponent Sheibah. Sheibah died immediately and Obeidah
was the first martyr at this battle. He died after he lost his leg.
When the general offensive began, hundreds of companions participated
in the battle and offered sacrifices and pleased their Lord. But the
members of the house of the Messenger (S.A.W.) distinguised themselves.
Ali's endeavour was unique at this battle. When Hanthala Ibn Abu Sufyan
faced him, Ali liquified his eyes with one blow from his sword. He
annihilated Al Auss Ibn Saeed, and met Tuaima Ibn Oday and transfixed him
with his spear, saying "You shall not dispute with us in God after today."
The Messsnger (S.A.W.) took a handful of gravel when the battle was
extremely heated. He threw it at the faces of the pagans saying " May Your
faces be disfigured. God, terrify their hearts and invalidated their feet.
" The pagans ran away, turning their faces to no one.
The Muslims went on killing them and taking prisoners. 70 pagans met
their death, and the Muslims took from them 70 prisoners. History
preserved in its records only fifth of the names out of the 70 pagan
loses. Twenty [2] or twenty two [3] of them died at Ali's hand.
This battle laid the foundation of the Islamic State and made out of
the Muslims a force to be reckoned with by the dwellers of the Arabic
Peninsula.
References:
Abdul Malik Ibn Husham
Al Seerah Al Nabaweyah ( Biography of the
Prophet )
Published by Mustafa Al Babi Al Halabi, Egypt, 1955 A.D
Part 2 page. 621
Same as above
Part 2 page. 708-713
Al Maghazi ( The Invasions ) published by Oxford Printing.
Part
1 page. 152
