The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 170
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 170 LORD God of Israel hath spoken it. ” Therefore, this war was a very significant and magnificent occurrence in the history of Islām and its effects were very deep and lasting for both the disbelievers and the Muslims. Where the root of the disbelievers was cut, the root of the Muslims was firmly grounded in the earth, as far as apparent means were concerned. However, in one aspect, if the battle of Badr resulted in joyous fruits for the Muslims, in another respect, it also temporarily posed for them graver dangers. The reason being that naturally, the hearts of the Quraish had become satiated with emotions of revenge after the destruction at Badr. Moreover, since the administration and responsibility of the national work of the Quraish was now in the hands of young men, who are naturally more passionate and careless of repercussions, for this reason, after Badr, the threat of an attack by the disbelievers upon Madīnah took on a more terrifying state. On the other hand, where the tribes of Arabia were awe- struck after the battle of Badr, by the same token, their apprehension towards the Muslims grew even more than before as well. They began to think that if a quick means to eliminate Islām and utterly destroy the Muslims was not devised, this nation would acquire such strength in the land, that it would become impossible thereafter to eliminate them. It is for this reason that after the battle of Badr their hostile efforts took on a more practical and dangerous state. The Jews of Madīnah were also startled and became vigilant. Another threatening outcome of Badr was that the disbelievers of Makkah, who until now were fighting on the basis of apparent force and arrogance, now began to incline towards secret conspiracies, after facing defeat by the Muslims in an open arena. Hence, the following occurrence, which took place only a few days after Badr, is categorical evidence of this threat. As such, it is written that a few days after Badr, ‘Umair bin Wahb and Ṣafwān bin Umayyah bin Khalf who were influential among the Quraish, were sitting in the courtyard of the Ka‘bah mourning the casualties of Badr. Suddenly, Ṣafwān addressed ‘Umair saying, “Life is no longer worth living. ” ‘Umair understood this hint and said: “I am prepared to put my life in danger, but the thought of my children and debts restrains me. If it were not for this, going secretly to Madīnah and putting an end to Muḥammad sa would be a minor thing. I also have an excuse to go there because my son is a prisoner there. ”