Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 213
The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muḥammad Mustafa sa sa busy spreading rumors about the Roman attack on the Muslims, they also made every effort to strike fear in the minds of the Muslims. Their plan was, on the one hand, to provoke the Muslims into attacking Syria and, on the other, to discourage them from going in large numbers. They wanted the Muslims to go to war against Syria and meet with certain defeat. But as soon as the Holy Prophet" announced his intention of leading this new expedition, enthusiasm ran high among the Muslims. Individual Muslims vied with one another in the spirit of sacrifice for the sake of their faith. . The poor Muslims were also provided with riding animals, swords and lances. There was at Medina at the time a party of Muslims who had migrated from Yemen. They were very poor. Some of them went to the. Holy Prophet and offered their services for this expedition. They said, “O. Prophet of God, take us with you. We want nothing beyond the means of going. " The Qur'an makes a reference to these Muslims and their offers in the following words: sa و لَا عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ إِذَا مَا اَتَوْكَ لِتَحْمِلَهُمْ قُلْتَ لَا أَجِدُ مَا أَحْمِلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ من تَوَلَّوْا وَّ أَعْيُلُهُم تَفِيْضُ مِنَ الدَّمْعِ حَزَنَا أَلَّا يَجِدُوا مَا يُنْفِقُوْنَ wa la ‘alalladhina idhā mā atauka li taḥmilahum qulta la ajidu mā aḥmilukum 'alaihi tawallawwa a'yunuhum tafiḍu minaddam'i hazanan alla yajidū mā yunfiqūn. Nor against those to whom, when they came to you that you should mount them, thou did say, 'I cannot find whereon I can mount you'; they turned back, their eyes overflowing with tears, out of grief that they could not find what they might spend (9:92). га. Abū Mūsā was the leader of this group. When asked what they had asked for? He said, "We did not ask for camels or horses. We only said we did not have shoes and could not cover the long journey bare-footed. If we only had shoes, we would have gone on foot and taken part in the war alongside with our Muslim brethren. " 213