BATTLE OF BADR
The Battle
of Badr (Arabic: غزوة بدر), fought on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz region of western Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia). Non-Muslim of Mecca had blocked all means of
trade of Medina thus our holy prophet commanded to stop the ways of them who
passed from Medina after trading for going towards Mecca. One informer informed
about one trade group of Mecca who had 2000 camels and 50,000 dinar and would
pass near to Medina. Holy prophet prepared his army comprises on 313 best warriors
in which 140 ones were ansar. Those warriors had 70 camels and 2 horses. Our
holy prophet waited with them at the valley of badr but said group of men did
not pass from this way as informer already informed them so they had changed
their route and also sent one man towards Mecca for help against Muslim. You
got news of 950 warriors of Mecca coming toward valley of badr. After that,
holy prohept ordered to shift place from south to north of badr where water
remained in control of Muslim. Second order and lesson was about unity in war
in lieu of individual war which famoused in Arab to show his strength and
bravery. In this unity, muslim were stand in triangle shape wherein all were
stand closer to each other and no enemy could attack from back side of them. In
night, holy prohet changed the locality of Muslim so that their eyes could
escape from sun light. In all this period, holy prophet also motivated via verses
of quran wherein heaven in form of reward for martyr and refrain from flew away
in war through mentioning hell and also asked help of Allah. At day of war, you
stood on the top of one valley for observing whole map of battle and
accordingly ordered them. During battle, Muslim moved togetherly in shape of
triangle. One brave solider hazrat Muadh bin
Umro hit
the foot of Abu Jahl and someone killed the Abu Jahl whom murder lowered the
spirit of cavalry of Mecca.
Two were included in killing of Abu Jahl namely Muadh and Ufra. Chief of tribe Aws, hazrat Saad bin Muadh went for performing pilgrimage in Mecca
where as guest he stayed at home of Umayyah ibn Khalaf. People of Quraysh threated
him due to prophet but he threated also for
blocking their paths near Medina from where they passed for trade purpose
towards other countries. Due to this threat, prophet commanded to impede their
trade paths and also made alliances with other tribes resided near to Medina so
that they could remain neutral in this battle and do help of Muslim. After this
treaty, one rich man of Mecca Kurz bin Jabir Al-Fihri attacked on Medina’s
meadows and looted some cattles. Accidently Abd-Allah ibn Jahsh, who was sent
for getting information about trade men of Mecca, attacked and killed them and
prophet did not like his act. This news increased the spirit of Mecca for battle.
In this situation, they got news that prophet and his companions had made plan
for looting another trade group of Mecca who would pass near to Medina. Upon
this, they prepared their cavalry.[3]
According to Faqeer Moen ul Deen Ahmed Nadvi and Abdul Samid Sarim, in
this battle, Muslim matyer numbers were fourteen and they won the taste of
victory.
After that, martyrs were buried and threw the body of non-muslim in badr
well. Prophet s.a.w also stopped from spoiling body of non-muslims. Thereafter,
you consulted with his companions about seventy arrested men who were caught in
this battle. Upon this, hazrat Umar said that we should kill all and hazrat Abu
Obaid said that all should be burnt alive but hazrat Abu Bakar said that we
should allow arrested men for contact with relatives so that they could free
them against money (fadiya)[4].
Before making law regarding arrested men, holy prophet first consulted with
companions including migrants (Mahjreen) and citizen of Medina (Ansar). Then
holy prophet incorporated laws regarding arrested men in battle wherein
following things were mentioned:[5]
· Muslims should behave nicely with them.
Accordingly Muslims gave their clothes and food to them.
· Money would be taken according to financial
conditions of their families, however, arrested men belonged to wealthier
families thus four thousand dirham were taken. In case of no money, one could
give other things like arrows or swords which had equal value of demanded
money.
· Those arrested men who were literate would teach ten children of Muslim against money (fidya).
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