Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 39
39 bered thrice as many as the Moslems-they were always defeated, which was very unusual The. Moslems were victorious and the Meccans were helplessly discomfited. Sometimes the Moslems did suffer some sort of check or repulse, but it was never a defect in the real sense of the word, for ultimately it led to an overwhelming defeat of the enemy. . These campaigns on the part of the enemy led to very clear and direct results. One was that out of all this turmoil ne emerged the supreme King of Arabia. Secondly he had occasion during this time of strife and stress to exhibit some of those high moral traits which could but only be shown during war and fight. This estab. lished his moral superiority still further. At the same time this stress and strife proved to the world what a spirit of sacrifice and devotion he had infused into his followers. . The Ohud Episode, & the Loyalty of His following. . For the sake of illustration I relate here an. Three years after episode of the battle of Ohud.