Hazrat Umme Ummaarah — Page 9
9 was running off and said, ‘O man with a shield! Give your shield to someone who wants to fight before you run away!’ Hence, that man threw his shield on the ground and, after quickly grabbing it, I defended the Holy Prophet saw. The non-believers were continu- ously trying to overpower us because they were on horses and we were on foot. 9 Courage of The horse riders kept attacking the Holy Prophet saw and ra and her sons kept defending him boldly and courageously. On this delicate occasion, many brave men wavered but this brave woman stood steadfast against the attacks of the enemy. When one non-believer attacked her suddenly with a sword, she defended the blow with her shield and the non-believer ran away. When he attacked her again, she stopped him with her shield again and swung her sword with such force at the feet of his horse, that both the horse and the rider fell on the ground. The Holy Prophet saw witnessed this entire incident. He saw asked her son Abdullah to go help his mother. Abdullah ra imme- diately ran to aid ra and killed that non-believer. At the same time, another non-believer attacked 9. Khalid Monthly, vol. 28, nos. 8–9, June–July 1980, p. 31, Speech: ‘Ghazwaatun-Nabi Mein Khulq-e-Azeem’, by Hazrat Sahibzada Mirza Tahir Ahmad rta Sahib.