Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 56
56 HADRAT ABU BAKR 56 It was here that the Muslims made their stand and met the Makkan army. The Muslim army, compared with the Makkan army, had so few soldiers and such little equipment that it seemed impossible that they would be able to challenge the Makkans. While the Makkans had one thousand trained warriors, the Muslim force was mostly untrained and included both the young and the old. Seeing this situation, the Holy Prophet sa turned his face towards Qiblah. Then he stretched out his hands and started to pray to his Lord: O Allah! Accomplish for me what You have promised me. O Allah! Bring about what you have promised me. O Allah! If this small band of Muslims is destroyed, You will not be worshipped on this earth. ” 18 He continued his prayer to his Lord, stretching out his hands, facing the Qiblah, until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders. Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra came to him, picked up his mantle and placed it on his shoulders. Then he embraced him from behind and said, “O Prophet of Allah, this prayers of yours to your Lord will suffice you, and He will fulfill what He has promised you. ” Then Allah the Almighty revealed the following verse: