The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 320
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 320 such, the Battle of Uḥud, which we are about to mention now was the outcome of this very preparation. The revenues generated by the trade caravan which has been mentioned in the events of the Battle of Badr, amounted to 50,000 dinars. 1 This amount was still secure in Dārun-Nadwah according to the decision of the chieftains of Makkah, in order to prepare for an attack against the Muslims. 2 Now, this money was brought out and preparation for war began with full force and effort. 3 Had it not been for the vigilance and precautionary measures of the Holy Prophet sa , the Muslims would not have even known of this preparation and the disbelieving army would have reached the very doorsteps of the Muslims. In other words, the Holy Prophet sa had emphatically instructed his paternal uncle, ‘Abbās bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib, who in his heart, was with the Holy Prophet sa , to remain in Madīnah, and he would inform the Holy Prophet sa of the movements of the Quraish. 4 As such, on this occasion as well, ‘Abbās bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib dispatched a swift rider from the Banū Ghifār, towards Madīnah, promising him a hefty reward, and thus, informed the Holy Prophet sa of this motive of the Quraish by means of a letter. 5 Furthermore, he strictly emphasized to this emissary that he should convey this letter to the Holy Prophet sa within three days. Incidentally, when the emissary reached Madīnah, the Holy Prophet sa had gone to Qubā’, which was situated to the outskirts of Madīnah. The emissary pursued the Holy Prophet sa to Qubā’ and presented this closed letter to him. The Holy Prophet sa immediately handed this letter to his personal scribe Ubayy bin Ka‘b Anṣārī ra , and instructed him to read out the letter. When Ubayy ra read out the letter, it contained 1 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 267, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 2 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 267, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, pp. 267-268, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 521-522, Ghazwatu Uḥudin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 4 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 2, pp. 330-331, Bābu Ghazwati Badril-Kubrā, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 5 * Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 268, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Uḥudan, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) * As-Sīratul-Ḥalabiyyah (Insānul-‘Uyūni Fī Sīratil-Amīni Wal-Ma’mūn), By ‘Allāmah Abul-Farj Nūruddīn ‘Alī bin Ibrāhīm bin Aḥmad Al-Ḥalabī, Volume 2, p. 296, Bābu Dhikri Maghāzīhi sa / Ghazwatu Uḥudin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2002) [Publishers]