Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 194
CHAPTER 9 Dreams, visions and prophecies of the Truthful Communicator 194 own army's weakness, he prayed anxiously. He was praying to God in the name of His promises of victory. He was beseeching God with such fervour that his shawl kept falling from his shoulders. He was busy beseeching his God, "O All a h, in the name of Your promises and assurance, grant us victory. O All a h, if You destroy this group of Muslims, who would worship You". Hadrat Ab u Bakr ra held his hand and requested him to stop. Then the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa stood up. He was reciting this verse: َ ُ ﺳ ُ ﻴ ُﻬْﺰَم َاجلَْﻤْﻊ ُ و َ ﻳ َﻮَﻟُّﻮْن اﻟﺪُّﺑُﺮ. (54:46) Meaning, "The hosts shall soon be routed and will turn their backs in flight". 3 He remembered All a h's advance promise of victory and was comforting the Muslims. So in spite of adverse circumstances, God granted amazing victory to the Muslim army. A handful of pebbles thrown by the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa became a fierce storm and forced the enemy to retreat. Prophecy of the destruction of chiefs of Quraish The destruction of the chiefs of Quraish was shown to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa in a vision. Hadrat Anas ra relates that they were traveling with Hadrat ‘Umar ra during a journey from Makkah to Mad i nah, when he told them that a day before the battle of Badr the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa showed them the spots