Hazrat Safiyyah — Page 15
15 15 HADRAT SaFIYYAH ra sword and fought the enemies herself. The battle of U h ud that took place in the 3 rd Hijr i was a difficult battle for the Muslims because they suffered heavy losses in that battle. When the tables turned on Muslims in this battle because of their mistakes, panic spread among them and they became confused. The enemy army managed to surround the Holy Prophet sa and started to close in on him. Back at home when Hadrat S afiyyah ra heard about this situation, she immediately marched out of her home with a spear in her hand. On her way to the battlefield she came across Muslim soldiers who were fleeing from the battlefield. She called out to them angrily and challenged their sense of honour and pride by saying, “Have you left the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa behind!” 7 Her provocations caused these fleeing soldiers to return to the battlefield and fight to protect the Holy Prophet sa. In the 5 th year after Hijrah many of the disbelieving tribes of Arabia and the Jewish tribes joined forces and prepared an immense attack on the Muslim city of Mad i nah. Mad i nah was the stronghold of the Muslims and compared to the approaching army had very few resources with which to defend itself. Inside Mad i nah a Jewish tribe called Ban u Qurai z ah had a fortress. This tribe had signed a pact of peace with the Muslims;