Absolute Justice, Kindness and Kinship — Page 329
— Part III 322 before Hadrat Anas bin Na d r ra made this covenant with God; so he might have been wondering with the hope that he could have been among those fortunate persons who are mentioned in this verse by Allah. The Battle of Uhud brought ample proof that his hope was more than fulfilled. It is reported that beating a retreat in defeat after the first victory of the Muslims, suddenly the non- believers re-attacked the Muslim army. The panic which this surprise attack caused made most of the participants flee without realising what they were doing. They were under the false impression that the Holy Prophet sa had been martyred and did not hear him calling them back. During that hour of utter despair, Hadrat Anas bin Na d r ra was reported to be sitting on a rock eating some dates. When he came to learn what had happened he threw away the remaining dates and knew that the time for keeping his covenant had come. At that time, fighting almost alone, the Holy Prophet sa had been grievously injured and fell into a ditch with a few Companions who had also been martyred trying to defend him. Thus, he was almost covered with their corpses falling upon him. It was then that Hadrat Anas bin Na d r ra charged the centre of the enemy, saying 'O Allah, I offer my apology on behalf of other Muslims and express my condemnation of what the idolaters have done’. On his way he met Sa‘d bin Mu‘ a z ra and said: 'O by the Lord of Na d r (i. e. by the Lord of himself), the heaven