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30 women. It is our duty to at tack the enemy and die doing so. ” Then he added, “Nothing stands between me and heaven other than this date (which he stood holding in his hand). ” Saying this , he threw away the date. Although the Muslims had apparently stopped fight ing and were now scattered all ove r, h e rushed forward and attacked the enemy on his own with such vigor and passion that by the time the fighting was over , his body was severed into seventy pieces. In l ooking at the p arts , no one could identify that t hey belonged to the body of Ha z rat Malik ra. F inally , it was his sister who recognized him by a mark on his finge r and said this is her brother’s body. In the same fight, news of the Holy Prophet’s sa martyrdom reached M edina. Women, children , and the elderly began to r u n towards the field of Uhud. By the time they reached Uhud , the Muslim army was returning to the city. The returning army knew that the Holy Prophet sa was alive and well , but the people of M edina were unaware of this fact. Upon s eeing the return of the Muslim army, a woman stepped forward and impatiently asked a Muslim soldier , “Tell me how the Holy Prophet s a fares. ” Since the soldier knew that the Holy Prophet sa was alive and well , he gave no importanc e to the woman’s question and answered her, “ O lady ! I am so sorry that your father has been martyred in the battle. ” The woman answered , “I am asking you about the Holy Prophet sa and you tell me that my father has been killed? What is the answer to my question? Tell me how the Holy Prophet sa fares. ” Again, t he soldier did not realize the depth of her feelings and answered, “ O lady ! I am sorry that your two brothers have also been martyred in this battle. ” Angered and dumbfounded, she cried out, “Why do you keep telling me of other things? Tell me how the Holy Prophet sa fares ? ” The soldier again ignored her question , for his heart was content [ in the knowledge of the Holy Prophet’s well - being] , and answere d, “ O lady ! I am very sorry that your husband has also b een martyred in this battle. ” The woman replied , “ O brother! I beseech you by God, only tell me how the Holy Prophet sa fares. ” Finally , he answered, “The Holy Prophet sa is fine. ” The woman said, “I do not trust you. Show me w here he is stan ding. I will not believe it until I see him with my own eyes. ” The soldier pointed and said “Do you see that flag ? The Holy Prophet sa is standing there. Go and see him with your own eyes. ” The wom a n ran frantically towards that direction and repeated a very feminine expression, “O Messenger of Allah sa ! W hat have you done?