An Outline of Early Islamic History — Page 45
45 Rukkiya , a daughter of the Prophet, died this year. She had been married to Uthman. The Prophet gave away in marriage to Uthman his other daughter, Ummi - Kalsoom. Again Banu Ghatfan raised an army to attack Medina. Before the enemy could march, the Prophet dashed to meet them. They again dispersed. A trade caravan of the Quresh was on its way through Najaf. Zaid bin Harith attacked it with a small party of Muslims. Abu Sufiyan and Safvan, two Quresh chiefs, were leading the caravan. They were so frightened that they made off at once leaving everythin g behind. Now the third year of Hijra had begun. God blessed Fatima and Ali with a son. He was named Hassan. The Prophet loved him greatly. He once said, “This child of mine is a great leader. Allah will make him one day the means of peace between two parties of Muslims. ” Meccans March on Medina During the month of Ramazan, the Quresh marched on Medina with an army of three thousand, with Abu Sufiyan as their commander. They had two hundred mounts and seven hundred men under arms. This army camped near Mount Uhud. The Prophet met the enemy with a force of 700 men. He had only two mounts and one hundred men under arms. Abdullah bin Ubayy bin Salul deserted along with his men. The Prophet camped at the foot of the hill. He put a party of fifty under