Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 158
CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 158 ways. He even implored God in the name of His unity and said, "O my Lord, if You destroy this small group who believe in Your unity then no one would be left to worship You? 38 He was rousing God's sensitivity to His honour in this prayer; in other words he addressed his Lord with the words to the effect that he was not concerned with the loss of the lives of a few believers, he was anxious for the establishment of His unity. If this group of believers, which he had gathered together after years of hard work were to be destroyed, who would worship the One God. This prayer being offered in a hut at Badr was accepted and culminated in transforming a handful of pebbles into a hurricane. It resulted in the victory for three hundred and thirteen unarmed Muslims over one thousand well equipped strong army of idolaters. 39 Hadrat ‘Al i ra relates that the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa prayed the whole of the night of Badr. ‘Abdull a h bin Mas‘ u d ra says that we have not heard of anyone who prayed, by truly seeking All a h's intercession, than the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa. When he raised his head after praying fervently, his face was illuminated like the moon. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa said, "I am seeing the places where the enemies would fall dead this evening. " 40 8. Victory at the Battle of A h z a b was in fact the victory of prayers. When thousands of well