Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 204
$8. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa sa which the Muslim army had to go through to attack the opponent. When the Muslim army went through the narrow pathway and faced the enemy the hidden archers attacked the Muslim forces from the back. The new recruits who were not tested in the battles as were the others started to run back towards Mecca while they were riding their horses and camels. Their horses and camels were also frightened with this sudden shooting by the archers from the back and also an attack from the front. This created chaos and panic in the experienced Muslim army and their mounts were also frightened. Thus, they ran back towards Mecca. Some of them tried their best to turn back their mounts towards the Holy Prophet" who was still in the battlefield. However, their mounts were so frightened that they were unsuccessful in forcing their mounts to turn back towards the battlefield. . The Holy Prophet and about a hundred of his Companions" faced the enemy courageously. However, there were only ten Companions" who were close to the Holy Prophet. The rest were at a distance from him. . They all were exposed to a volley of arrows coming from three directions. . The only way to protect from the arrows was to pass through the narrow passage through which only a few people could pass at a time. Ḥaḍrat Abū. Bakr suggested to the Holy Prophet to wait till the Muslim forces regroup. However, the Holy Prophet did not accept his suggestion. He spurred his mule towards the narrow passage where the volleys of arrows were flying from different directions. While moving fast the Holy Prophet was saying in loud but majestic voice: ra sa sa sa sa sa 204 أَنَا النَّبِيُّ لَا كَذِبْ أَنَا ابْنُ عَبْدُ الْمُطَّلِبْ annannabiyyu la kadhibun, anabnu ‘abdul muttalib. I am a Prophet, (I am) not a liar. I am son of 'Abdul Muttalib. And he was praying اللَّهُمَّ نَزِلْ نَصْرَكَ