martyrdom in the name of Allah (S.W.T.).
The battle begins:
The battle began when the leaders of pagans Utbah Ibn Rabi-ah, his son Al Walid and his brother Sheibah (all from Bani Ummaiya) stood in front of the pagan army and asked the holy prophet Muhmmad (P.B.U.H.) to send to them their equals for a dual.
Hundreds of Companions (R.A.) were around him and many of them were expecting to be called upon by the holy prophet Muhmmad (P.B.U.H.) but he chose to start from his own family.
It was clear, considerable and toughest trouble for Muslims. The holy prophet Muhmmad (P.B.U.H.) commanded Ali (R.A.), Hamza (R.A.), Obadiah (R.A.) and Harith (R.A.) all these companion (R.A.) were from the Hashemite clan of the holy prophet Muhmmad (P.B.U.H.) to eliminate the enemies. Al Walid was eliminated by Ali (R.A.), Utbah was eliminated by Hamza (R.A.). Both of them
supported Obeidah (R.A.) in
eliminating Sheibah. Sheibah got killed immediately.
Obeidah (R.A.) lost his leg and attained martyrdom because of these injuries. He (R.A.) is the first martyr of the battle of Badr. The holy prophet Muhmmad (P.B.U.H.) took some sand in his hands at the time of climax of the battle. He threw that handful of sand towards pagan enemies and said: “May your faces be disfigured, O! Allah, terrify their hearts and invalidate their feet.” The moment he said this coward pagan enemy ran away without showing their faces.
The Companions (R.A.) went on eliminating pagans. Many of them were taken prisoners of war by the Companions (R.A.) . 70 pagans were killed and sent to the hell for ever.
And the Muslims took from them 70
prisoners. Names of only 20% of the dead pagans are preserved in the history. Arround twenty of these pagan casualties are by Ali (R.A.)’s hand.
This victory laid the foundation of the Islamic State. It sent a clear message that Islam is a considerable power in the entire Arabia.
Battle of the Trench:
Arabic name of this battle is Ghazwah al Khandak. It is also known as the Battle of the Confederates and the Siege of Medina, Ghazwah e Ahzab.