Flowers for the Women Wearing Veils - Volume II — Page 28
28 Then the Holy Prophet sa called Ha z rat ‘Abbās ra ( who possessed a loud voice) and told him to call in a forceful voice , “O An s ar ! 1 The Messenger of God calls you. ” The Holy Prophet sa did not call on the muhaj i reen [ the emigrants from M ecca ] at this tim e, for the people who had caused this fleet of panic within the army were the relatives of the muhaj i reen from M ecca and were inhabitants of M ecca. I n this way, the Holy Prophet sa expressed his displeasure with them. W hen Ha z rat Abbās ra called out , “O Ansar ! The Messenger of God calls upon you , ” one Ansar relates , “Our horses were so out of control and the camels were so frightened that we pulled the reins of the horses and the halters of the camels with all our force , and we would have to use so much force that the animals’ faces touched their back s. But, although their faces rubbed against their backs, they were still so scared that as soon as the reins and halters were loosened even slightly , they would continue to head back towards M ecca. ” T he same c ompanion ra related that when the call of Ha z rat Abbās ra reached their ears , “O Ansar ! The Messenger of God is calling you, ” they did not feel as if they were alive at that time and were living in this world, but instead they felt as if they were in their graves, and it was the Day [ of Judgment ] when everyone will be gathered, and Israfeel [the angel Rafael , said to signal the day of Judgment by blowing on the trumpet ] was calling them. They took out their swords and grabbed ahold of their horses and forcibly turn ed around thei r horses and camels. Those who managed to turn their mounts , rode back [to the Holy Prophet sa ] while those who could not , cut the necks of their mounts and rushed on foot towards the Holy Prophet sa saying , “ L a b baik , O Messenger of Allah , l a bbaik ”. [I am here, O Messenger of Allah, I am here. ] Within a short time , the entire army had gathered around the Holy Prophet sa. Take note. What a dangerous time faced the Holy Prophet sa. O nly twelve people stood next to him , while an army of four thousand faced them and they wer e flanked on both sides by hundreds of archers. However, that did not deter the Holy Prophet sa. I n fact, wh en someone tried to stop him from advancing, the Holy Prophet sa replied that the Messengers of God do not run away from the battlefield. Hence , looking at the life of the Holy Prophet sa , it becomes clear that he presented the perfect example of : 1 Ansar are Muslims who were originally of Medina as opposed to those Muslims who had migrated there. [Editor]