The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 469
X - Siege of Madīnah and Delicate State of the Muslims, Failure of the Disbelievers and Reality of Miracles 469 and incessant. When it was dark, therefore, and the greater part of the enemy had retired to their camp, the Moslem troops assembled, and a separate service was repeated for each prayer which had been omitted. Mahomet on this occasion cursed the allied army, and said: ‘They have kept us from our daily prayers: God fill with fire their bellies and their graves!’” 1 In this interesting note of Mr. Muir, where he has stated that all of the prayers of the Muslims were not offered on time is incorrect. Quite the contrary, all that is substantiated by authentic narrations is that until that time, since Ṣalāt-e-Khauf had not been prescribed as yet, due to the continuous threat and engagement, only one prayer, i. e. , ‘Aṣr prayer could not be offered in time and was combined with Maghrib. 2 In light of certain narrations, only the Ẓuhr and ‘Aṣr prayers were offered later than usual. 3 In addition to this, the account which relates to the battle of Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī ra and ‘Amr bin ‘Abdi Wudd as described by Mr. Muir is very brief. History has recorded this encounter with great detail and certain aspects of this account are very interesting. ‘Amr was an extremely renowned swordsman and due to his bravery, was considered to be the like of 1,000 warriors by himself. 4 Since he had returned from Badr frustrated and unsuccessful, his heart was satiated with feelings of malice and revenge. As soon as he took to the field, he called for a duel in a very arrogant manner. 5 Certain Companions were reluctant in confronting him, but Ḥaḍrat ‘Alī stepped forward to square up to him with the permission of the Holy Prophet sa. 6 The Holy Prophet sa bestowed his own sword to him and prayed for him. 7 1 The Life of Mahomet, By Sir William Muir, Chapter XVII, Battle of the Ditch, pp. 231-322, Published by Smith, Elder & Co. London (1878) 2 * Ṣaḥīḥul-Bukhārī, Kitābul-Maghāzī, Bābu Ghazwatil-Khandaqi Wa Hiyal-Aḥzābu, Ḥadīth No. 4112 * Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 56-57, Ghazwatul-Khandaqi Wa Hiyal-Aḥzābu, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 3 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, pp. 59-60, Ghazwatul-Khandaqi Wa Hiyal-Aḥzābu, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) 4 Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 1, p. 486, Ghazwatul-Khandaqi , Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut 5 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 627, Ghazwatul-Khandaqi Fī Shawwālin Sanata Khamsin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 6 Tārīkhul-Khamīs Fī Aḥwāli Anfasi Nafīs, By Ḥusain bin Muḥammad bin Ḥasan, Volume 1, p. 486, Ghazwatul-Khandaqi , Mu’assasatu Sha‘bān, Beirut 7 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 283, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhi sa Al-Khandaqa Wa Hiyal-Aḥzābu, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)