The striking defeat of the pagans in\nthe battle of Badr was reinforcing the sense of retaliation in them. The\nblockade of the trade rout of the people of Mecca, which stretched from Media\nand Iraq, had seriously frustrated them. Therefore they saw it prudent to stand\nagainst Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) with an arranged military made up of\nfeaturing powerful warriors from most Arab tribes. After an enormous effort\nthey gathered an army of 4000 soldiers for the battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prophet Muhammad (PBUH&HP) after\nbeing informed, in a great gathering that hosted many commanders and brave\nsoldiers, consulted about the best way for defense. Most of them suggested\nexiting the city. Therefore the Prophet of God (PBUH&HP) accepted the view\nof the majority, and preferred exiting from the city to resorting to the city\nfortress and the individual face to face battle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then he came to his house, wore an\narmor, hanged his sword and took a shield, and placed a bow and arrow on his\nshoulder, and took his spear, then exited his house. He performed the Friday\nSalat, and with an army of more than a thousand left Medina for Ohod.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The army of Muslims chose a point in\nfront of a natural obstacle i.e. the Ohod Mountain. In the middle of the\nmountain there was a gap that gave the enemy the possibility of an offensive\nstrike provided they could make a detour around the mountain and attack the\nMuslims from the behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Great Prophet (PBUH&HP)\npositioned two groups of archers as a remedy for this threat, and told their\ncommander: \u201cuse your arrows to keep the enemy away, and don\u2019t let them to\nattack us unexpectedly by entering the battle field from the behind. Whether we\nwin or we lose, don\u2019t leave this spot empty.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The battle started, and the Muslims\nwere forcing the pagans to retreat. When the enemy left their weaponry on the\nground to save their lives most of the Muslims did not pursue them, and took\ntheir weapons on the ground to gather trophies, and thought that the defeat is\ndone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this instant the guards of the gap\nsaw the opportunity to gather trophies, and thought to themselves that their\nstay near the gap is no more necessary and they should gather trophies. Their\ncommander said: \u201cthe Prophet of God has ordered us to stay here whether we win\nor lose.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But most of them didn\u2019t obey the order\nand almost 40 of them left their position, and only 10 remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At this moment, Khalid ibn Walid used\nthe opportunity and led his forces to the behind of the forces of Islam, and by\nmaking a detour attacked the Muslims. The resistance of the few numbers of\nMuslim soldiers at the gap was not enough, and the result was disastrous unexpected\nattack to the army of Muslims.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Khalid, after conquering the strategic\nspot invited the escaping pagans to fight back, and with shouts and screams\nblew the spirit of resistance in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An unprecedented anarchy and chaos was\ndominating the army of Islam, and there were many casualties. Among the\ncasualties was Hamzah (PBUH), the noble uncle of the Prophet (PBUH&HP) whom\nwas unjustly martyred by the spear of Wahshi who was hiding behind a stone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In these difficult moments, Leithi,\nthe brave commander of the pagans, attacked the pennant bearer of Islam army\n\u201cMos\u2019ab ibn Umair\u201d and martyred him. He thought that he had killed Prophet\nMuhammad (PBUH&HP), so he shouted: \u201cO people! Muhammad (PBUH&HP) is\nkilled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This false news spread among the\nMuslims and harmed their spiritual strength; many of the fighters from both the\nAnsar (helpers) and the Muhajirin (Immigrants), Omar ibn Khattab being among\nthem, stopped fighting and escaped to the mountain, and only a few (less than\n10 people) kept fighting.(1)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus the Great Prophet (PBUH&HP)\nwas attacked from all sides by the soldiers of enemy. When a group attacked\nhim, Ali (PBUH), with the order of the Prophet (PBUH&HP) attacked them, and\nwith killing some of them forced them to disperse. This pattern was repeated\nfor a couple of times. In reaction to this bravery, Gabriel descended and\npraised the bravery of Ali (PBUH): \u201cthis is the apex of self-sacrifice that\nthis commander is demonstrating.\u201d The Prophet of God confirmed the praise of\nthe revelation angel and said: \u201cI am from Ali, and Ali is from me.\u201d Then a\nvoice was heard from the skies: \u201cBravery is all in Ali, and there is no sword\nexcept that of his.\u201d(2)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Finally the Great Prophet reached to\nthe edge of the valley. The Muslims who were around delighted as they found him\nalive and they felt ashamed. Amir al-Mu\u2019minin (PBUH) filled his shield with\nwater, and the Prophet of God washed his face and head, and said: \u201cthe anger of\nGod exceeded at the people who bloodied the face of their prophet.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With the analysis of the historical\nfacts, it becomes evident that we cannot recognize all the Muslims who\naccompanied the Prophet as just and pious because those who left their position\nor ascended the mountain in the decisive moments and disregarded the call of\nthe Prophet were all the the companions of the Prophet (PBUH&HP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, the defeat in this battle was\nrooted in the fact that the aim and purpose of most Muslims was changed.\nLooking at the trophies of the Quraish after their escape took away the purity\nand sincerity from their hearts, and they forgot the order of the Prophet of\nGod (PBUH&HP), and became greedy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
(The above is a\nselection taken from,\u201d The Master of Prophets (PBUH&HP)\u201d, by Ayatullah\nJa\u2019far Subhani (with summarization))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Roshd Website commemorates the\n15th of Shawwal, the anniversary of Battle of Ohod, battle of faith and\ndisbelieve and the exam of hypocrisy and sincerity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Footnotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. Sire ibn\nHishaam, vol. 2, p. 83<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2. Tarikh Kamel\nibn Athir, vol. 2, p. 107<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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