Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 141
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa you away from them, that He might try you - and He has surely pardoned you. (3:153) sa sa га. Due to the mistake made by some of the Muslim fighters, in a moment, there was confusion all around. The Holy Prophet was left with only a handful of Muslims to guard him. Most of these were killed by the arrows that rained down upon them. Hadrat Talḥa bin 'Ubaidullāh stopped the arrows fired at the Holy Prophet" by a sharp shooter called. Mālik bin Zubair with his hands, as a result of which one of his hands was crippled. When his body was examined after the battle, there were more than seventy wounds on his body. Even as this took place, the Holy. Prophet prayed for his enemies, "Lord, grant guidance to my people, for they know not what they do. " While he was praying, he himself was hit in the cheek by a stone that drove two of the rings of his helmet into the flesh. . He fell down, unconscious, among the heap of Muslims who had died fighting the enemy, others falling on top of him. This resulted in a rumor that the Holy Prophet" had been martyred. sa sa sa. The rumor of the death of the Holy Prophet and the news of the dispersal of the Muslim army reached Medina. Women and children ran madly towards Uhud. When they came to know that the Holy Prophet was alive and safe and sound, they returned to Medina. sa. Although, in this battle many Muslims were killed and many wounded, still the battle did not end in a defeat for the Muslims. In fact, the battle was a great victory for Muslims. However, the Meccans thought. Uhud was their first victory against Muslims. They spread the news of their victory all over Arabia and used the Battle of Uhud to incite the Arab tribes against Islam and to persuade them that the Muslims were not invincible. The result of this propaganda was that hostility against Muslims began to gather strength. Under these circumstances it became necessary to keep an eye upon the activities of the enemy. For this reason the Holy. Prophet sent a party of scouts to gather information about the plans of the enemy. sa 141