Message of Peace - Justice P K Shamsuddin
The Meccans
advanced to the Muslim ranks under the leadership of the Medinan exile Abu
Amir. They Muslims threw stones at them and they had to retire. Hamsa,
the uncle of Mohammed was the most courageous of fighters and he killed a
number of people in the enemy lines. He distinguished himself in the battle
field. The Meccan banner bearer Talhah ibn Abi Talhah al-‘Abdari challenged the
Muslims for a duel. Ali, the cousin of Mohammed rushed forward and killed him a
single blow. Then came in Uthman and he was killed by Hamza ibn ‘Abd
al-Muttalib. Other family members of Talhah ibn Abi Talhah al-‘Abdari rushed
forward to retrieve the Meccan banner and all of them were killed. The whole
family perished. The death of the banner bearers heightened the morale of the
Muslims and shook the hearts of the pagans. Following the death of the banner
bearers, the Muslims undertook a general offensive led by Ali, Al-Hamzah, Abu
Dujanh, and others. Following the duels, the Meccan confidence quickly began to
dissolve as the Muslims swept through their ranks. Though the Meccan women were
encouraging the Meccan army was pushed back, and repeated attempts by its
cavalry to overrun the left Muslim flank were negated by the Muslim archers.
It is learnt from the
verses, which Hind and other women were reciting with tambourines to instigate
the warriors of Quraysh and to incite them to blood-shed and revenge, that
these people were not fighting for the sake of spirituality, purity, freedom
and moral virtues. On the contrary they were prompted by sexual and material
consideration. The song which the women sang with tambourine and a particular
tune amongst the rows of the army was: "We are the daughters of Tariq. We
walk on costly carpets. If you face the enemy we shall sleep with you, but if
you show your back to the enemy and flee, we shall disengage ourselves from
you".
Muhammad ordered the Muslim archers to
never under any circumstances leave their positions on the hill unless ordered
to do so by him only. He said, "If you saw us prevail and start to take
spoils, do not come to assist us. And if you saw us get vanquished and birds
eat from our heads, do not come to assist us." There were two types of
people in the Muslim ranks – the Muslims and the Hypocrites.
The Meccans
advanced to the Muslim ranks under the leadership of the Medinan exile Abu
Amir. They Muslims threw stones at them and they had to retire. Hamsa,
the uncle of Mohammed was the most courageous of fighters and he killed a
number of people in the enemy lines. He distinguished himself in the battle
field. The Meccan banner bearer Talhah ibn Abi Talhah al-‘Abdari challenged the
Muslims for a duel. Ali, the cousin of Mohammed rushed forward and killed him a
single blow. Then came in Uthman and he was killed by Hamza ibn ‘Abd
al-Muttalib. Other family members of Talhah ibn Abi Talhah al-‘Abdari rushed
forward to retrieve the Meccan banner and all of them were killed. The whole
family perished. The death of the banner bearers heightened the morale of the
Muslims and shook the hearts of the pagans. Following the death of the banner
bearers, the Muslims undertook a general offensive led by Ali, Al-Hamzah, Abu
Dujanh, and others. Following the duels, the Meccan confidence quickly began to
dissolve as the Muslims swept through their ranks. Though the Meccan women were
encouraging the Meccan army was pushed back, and repeated attempts by its
cavalry to overrun the left Muslim flank were negated by the Muslim archers.
It is learnt from the
verses, which Hind and other women were reciting with tambourines to instigate
the warriors of Quraysh and to incite them to blood-shed and revenge, that
these people were not fighting for the sake of spirituality, purity, freedom
and moral virtues. On the contrary they were prompted by sexual and material
consideration. The song which the women sang with tambourine and a particular
tune amongst the rows of the army was: "We are the daughters of Tariq. We
walk on costly carpets. If you face the enemy we shall sleep with you, but if
you show your back to the enemy and flee, we shall disengage ourselves from
you".
Muhammad ordered the Muslim archers to
never under any circumstances leave their positions on the hill unless ordered
to do so by him only. He said, "If you saw us prevail and start to take
spoils, do not come to assist us. And if you saw us get vanquished and birds
eat from our heads, do not come to assist us." There were two types of
people in the Muslim ranks – the Muslims and the Hypocrites.
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