Holy Prophet Muhammad and His Teachings — Page 42
42 and the Moslem army began to rally again and the enemy was routed. A Moslem soldier misse i one of his relatives, so he went out in search of of him, He found him severely wounded and almost at his last breath. As soon as the wounded man saw his friend, he snquired of him of the welfare of the Holy Prophet and when he was told that the Holy Prophet was safe, his face beamed with delight and he said, "Now I die happy. " Then the dying man caught hold of his relative's hand and requested him to convey the following message to his dear and near once "Muhammad the Prophet of God is a charge in our hands for which we are answerable to God. . It is your duty to protect this divine charge. . Take heed lest you should fall short of your duty. " This is how the Muslim men evinced their faithfulness towords the Holy Prophet. . The Muslim ladies were in no way behind their men in this respect. When the news reached. Medina that the Holy Prodhet was killed, the. Medinites to the last soul left the City for the battlefield with hearts full of grief and sorrow. . They were met by the Muslim Army which was