Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 214
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa. Sa sa sa sa sa sa. The disbelievers and the hypocrites had probably thought that the. Holy Prophet acting upon the rumors spread by them would attack the. Syrian armies without a thought. When the Holy Prophet reached close to. Syria, he stopped and sent his men in different directions for reconnaissance. The men returned and reported there were no Syrian concentrations anywhere. The Holy Prophet" decided to return, but stayed for a few days during which he signed agreements with some of the tribes on the border. There was no war and no fighting in this trip. The journey took the Holy Prophet" about two and a half months. When the hypocrites at Medina found out that their scheme for inciting war between Muslims and Syrians had failed and that the Prophet" was returning safe and sound, they began to fear that their plot had been exposed. They were afraid of the punishment which was now their due. But they did not halt their sinister plans. They equipped a party and posted it on the two sides of a narrow pass at some distance from Medina. The pass was so narrow that only a single file could go through it. When the Holy Prophet" and the Muslim army approached the spot, the Holy Prophet" received a warning by revelation that the enemy was lying in ambush on both sides of the narrow pass. The Holy Prophet" ordered his Companions" to check out the area. . When they reached the spot near the passage they saw men in hiding with the obvious intent to attack. However, they fled as soon as they saw this reconnaissance party. The Holy Prophet" decided not to pursue them. When the Holy Prophet" reached Medina, the hypocrites who had kept out of this battle began to make lame excuses. The Holy Prophet" accepted their excuses. At the same time he felt that the time had come to expose their hypocrisy. He had a command from God that the mosque at Qubā', which the hypocrites had built in order to be able to hold their meetings in secret, should be demolished. The hypocrites were compelled to say their Prayers with other Muslims. No other penalty was imposed. Upon returning from. Tabük, the Holy Prophet" found that the people of Ta'if also had submitted. After this the other tribes of Arabia applied for admission to. Islām. In a short time the whole of Arabia was under the flag of Islām. 214 sa sa 58 (Life of Muḥammad, Haḍrat Mirza Bashiruddin Maḥmüd Aḥmad, p. 156-160)