The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) was called “The Most
Truthful” and “The Trustworthy” by the Quraish of Makkah. As soon as he
(s.a.w.a.s.) proclaimed that he was the Prophet of God and was assigned the
task to guide the humanity, they became his arch enemy. After the sad demise of
his “Protector” Hazrat Abu Talib (a.s.) and the “Sole Financial Supporter” of
Islam Sayyida Khadija (s.a.), the Quraish became openly hostile to him. This
led to the Migration to Madinah. Their hatred for Islam continued and were bent
upon destroying Islam at any cost.
Abu Jahal led 1,000 armed
men of Quraish riding on 100 horses and 700 camels encamped near the well of
Badr. The Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) had 313 Muslims having only 2 horses and
70 camels to face them.
The situation was so delicate
that the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) raised his hands and prayed to Allah
(s.w.t.), “O Allah! This is Quraish. It has come with all its arrogance and boastfulness,
trying to discredit your Apostle. O Allah! I ask you to humiliate them
tomorrow. O Allah! If this Muslim band will perish today, You shall not be
worshiped.
It was 17 Ramazan 2 A.H. As usual, the duel started, The
Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) sent Hazrat Hamza to face Utba bin Rabiah, Imam
Ali (a.s.) to face Walid bin Utba and Obeidah to face Shaibah. Hazrat Hamza and
Imam Ali (a.s.) killed their opponents easily. Obeidah killed his opponent but
he himself was seriously hurt and died later, the first martyr of Islam. Then
general fight broke out and the battle was finished within 3 to 4 hours. The casualties of enemy were 70 killed out of which 36 were killed by the
Commander of the faithful Imam Ali (a.s.). Muslims took 70 prisoners out of
which the rich paid the ransom and were free and for the remainder they were
required to teach 10 Muslims each to read and write. Prisoners later praised the Muslims saying, “Blessed be the men of
Madinah; they made us ride while they walked, they gave us wheat and bread to
eat, while they ate dates.
The Progeny of the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) were unique
creation of Allah; although, they came in this world as human being, but they
were superior souls. Can any human think of being Pure as described in
Ayah-e-Tatheer. On the occasion of Mubahela, the authenticity of Islam was at
stake. Had the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s.) taken with him people other than
his Progeny (a.s.) who might have told lies in their life time, that would have
negated the cause of Islam and the Noble Messenger (s.a.w.a.s)'s truthfulness. Some commentators award Imam Ali (a.s.) the title of “Hero of Battle
of Badr”. This is unworthy of a man who was “The Soul of the Prophet” (the Nafs-e-
Rasool).
The Battle of Badr
strengthened the faith of Muslims and laid the foundation of Islamic State and
made the Muslims a force to be reckoned with by the dwellers of the Arabian
Peninsula.
The abnormal and
supernatural performance of the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (a.s.)
started to be known to the world. The climax was seen by the world when in a
later battle of Khyber, Imam Ali (a.s.) extricated the mammoth gate of the fort
which was so heavy and strong that used to be opened and closed by 40 strong men!
Battle of Badr mentioned in the Glorious Qur’an, some of such
instances are: Surah al-Imran Ayah 13
which says, “There, certainly, is evidence (of the existence of Allah) for you
in the case of the two armies. One of them fought for the cause of Allah. The
other was of the unbelievers. The unbelievers appeared to be twice the size of
the believers. However, Allah supports, through His help, whomever He wants. It
is a good lesson for the people of true vision.” Surah al-Imran Ayah 123 which
says, “Allah gave you victory in the Battle of Badr, where your forces were
much weaker than those of the enemy. Have fear of Allah so that you may give
Him thanks.”
Sources: The Glorious Qur’an,
Encyclopedia WIKISHIA, Restatement of the History of Islam by Sayyid Asghar
Razwy, Hazrate Ali.blogspot.com, YAIMAM.com, Duas.org
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