Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 58
58 HADRAT ABU BAKR 58 Bakr ra commanded the right wing of the Muslim force. After a fierce battle seventy soldiers from among the disbelievers including several prominent men like Ab u Jahl, ‘Utbah, and Shaibah were killed, and seventy more were taken prisoner. The rest of the Makkan army fled the battlefield in humiliation. The Muslims’ dedication to their cause is apparent in the fact that the majority of the Makkan force was related to the very members of the Muslim army who were fighting them. Of the seventy disbelievers that were killed, each one had a close relative who was Muslim. This is the kind of bravery that deserves to be called true courage. The Muslims put aside their own personal feelings and were willing to be cut off from even their closest family for the sake of God. For example, the son of Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra , ‘Abdur- Ra h m a n, had not yet accepted Islam. He was fighting on the side of the disbelievers in the Battle of Badr. After accepting Islam, he once said to Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra , “O Father, during the Battle of Badr, I had a chance to kill you at one point, but because you were my father I did not attack you. ” Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra responded, “My son, if I had such a chance during the battle, I would never have spared you. ” 20