Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 156
156. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa muqāma lakum farji'u wa yasta'dhinu fariqumminhu munnabiyya yaqūlūna inna buyūtanā ‘aurah wamā hiya bi ‘auratin iñyyurīdūna illa firarā. When they came upon you from above you, and from below you, and when your eyes became distracted, and your hearts leapt to your throats and you entertained wayward thoughts about Allah. There and then were the believers sorely tried, and they were shaken with a violent shaking. . And when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts was a desease said, "Allāh and His Messenger promised us nothing but a delusion. ' And when a party of them said, 'O people of Yathrib, you have possibly no stand against the enemy, therefore turn back. ' And a section of them even asked leave of the Prophet, saying, 'Our houses are exposed and defenseless. '. And they were in truth not exposed. they only sought to flee away. (33:11-14). Before the day decided upon for the joint assault by the. Confederates and the Jews, relief came from an unexpected source: the weather. It was a stormy and turbulent night. The fierce wind caused great confusion in the Confederate camp. Further consternation arose when one of the tribal chiefs observed that the fire in front of his tent had gone out; according to Arab superstition, this portended death or defeat for him in the next day's fighting. To avoid this, the chief told his people to strike camp so that they could withdraw quietly into the desert for a day or two. This move was interpreted by both the Jew and Confederate as a device to secure safety against a feared night sortie by the. Muslims. The alarm spread and there was general panic. Tents were hastily pulled down, and a disorderly retreat ensued. When morning came, the whole plain in front of the trench was empty. . There was no trace of the Confederate forces. This is stated in the. Holy Qur'an as: يَّأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اذْكُرُوا نِعْمَةَ اللهِ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذْ جَاءَتْكُمْ جُلُوْدٌ