Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 153
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa 58 put reliance in them. The enemy can do you no harm. (Zurqāni, Sharh Mawāhib al-Ladunniyya, Vol. 3, pp. 31-32, Dărul Kutabul '‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon; Al-Tabari, Vol. 8, p. 12; Fath al-Bāri, Ḥafiz Ibni. Hajar, Vol. 7; Muhammad Al-Ghazali, Fiqh-us-Sirah, p. 308; Ishaq, p. 451). The Persian and Roman empires were the two main powers at that time. The Muslims were overjoyed to hear the prophecy. On the contrary, the Jews, the hypocrites and the idolators were amused and made fun of the prophecy of the Holy Prophet". Within a few years after the demise of the Holy Prophet, his prophecy was fulfilled. . The sa sa. Banu Quraizah Punished for Their. Treachery. When the trench was dug on the plain side of Medina, the. Muslim fighting force was spread all around to defend the city from inside. When the Meccan army which was close to ten thousand in number reached Medina they were surprised to see the trench and were unable to figure out why the trench has been dug and how to overcome the obstacle. So they decided to wait outside the city and plan to try to cross the trench. All their efforts to cross the trench were thwarted by the Muslims. The long stay had caused them to exhaust their supplies and the army's morale was waning. . So they became worried and hatched a plot with the Jews of Banū. Quraizah in Medina. Muslims were surrounded from all sides except the side where Banu Quraizah lived. Ḥuyyay bin Akhtab, the Jewish Chief went to the leaders of Banu Quraizah to convince them to blockade the Muslims and cut their food and water supply. . First they resisted following his plan. However, under consistant pressure from Ḥuyyay, the leaders of Banū Quraizah agreed to his suggestion of cutting the water and food supply to the Muslims. . The Holy Prophet" came to know of their treacherous plans and he conveyed the message to the Jews of Banu Quraizah. They were sa 153