Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 147
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa. Sa 8. Encounter with Banu Muṣṭaliq and Battle of. Ahzab (Battle of the Ditch). Encounter with Banu Mustaliq sa sa. After the Battle of Uḥud, the Meccans faced severe famine. Despite the intense hostility of the Meccans towards the Holy Prophet", the Holy. Prophet collected funds to help the Meccans. However, this goodwill gesture by the Holy Prophet" towards the Meccans was ignored by the. Meccans and they continued their hostile attitude. Instead their hostility increased to the extent that previously neutral tribes also became hostile towards the Muslims. One such tribe was the tribe of Banu Mustaliq. . When the Holy Prophet" learned that Banu Mustaliq was preparing to attack Medina he sent a group of people towards Banu Mustaliq to do reconnaissance and to determine their real intentions. The reconnaissance party confirmed that the Banu Mustaliq tribe planned to attack Medina. . The Holy Prophet decided to face the Banu Mustaliq fighters in their own territory. Before the start of the fighting between the Muslim and the Banū. Mustaliq forces, the Holy Prophet" tried to convince the leaders of the. Banu Mustaliq tribe to withdraw their forces without a fight. However, they did not accept the suggestion made by the Holy Prophet" to avoid the bloodshed on both sides. Consequently, a fight pursued between the two forces and within a few hours the Banu Mustaliq forces were defeated. sa sa (al-Tabari, Vol. 8, p. 51). The hypocrites of Medina also had accompanied the Muslims to 147