The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 480
Seal of the Prophets - Volume II 480 Muslims did not suffer a great loss of lives; only five or six men were martyred. Sa‘d bin Mu‘ādh ra , who was the head-chieftain of the Aus tribe sustained such a heavy wound that in the end, he could not recover. This was a loss for the Muslims which could not be compensated. Only three men from the army of the disbelievers were killed, however, in this battle, the Quraish received such a blow that afterwards, they could never muster the courage to round up a large group and set out like this again, or attack Madīnah. The prophecy of the Holy Prophet sa was fulfilled to the letter. After the army of the disbelievers had set off, the Holy Prophet sa also instructed the Companions to return and the Muslims left the field of battle to enter Madīnah. However, the Holy Prophet sa had only just reached home, when a state of battle broke out with the Banū Quraiẓah. Unable to rest in Madīnah for even a single night, the Holy Prophet sa was compelled to set out from his home to fight them, but the details of this shall be presented ahead. The battle of the ‘Ditch’ or ‘Confederates,’ which came to an unexpected and sudden end, was a very dangerous war. Until that time, the Muslims had never been faced with a crisis of such magnitude, nor were they ever subjected to such tribulation thereafter in the life of the Holy Prophet sa. This was a violent quake, which shook the edifice of Islām to its very foundation. Its horrific scenes dazzled the eyes of the Muslims, and their hearts began to reach their throats, and the weaker ones began to think that this was the end. The jolts of this terrible quake shook them for about a month, more or less, and thousands upon thousands of bloodthirsty beasts besieged their homes turning their lives bitter. This bitter affliction was doubled by the treachery of the Banū Quraiẓah, and at the heart of this entire conspiracy were those ungrateful Jews, whom the Holy Prophet sa had benevolently permitted to leave Madīnah in peace and security. It was due to the incitement of these very Jewish chieftains, that all of the renowned tribes of the Arabian desert became intoxicated in their animosity for Islām and converged upon Madīnah to expunge the Muslims. It is absolutely certain that on this occasion, if these wild beasts had gained the opportunity to enter the city, not a single Muslim would have survived, and the honour of a single chaste Muslim lady would not have been safe from the filthy attacks of these people. However, it was merely due to the Grace of Allāh the Exalted and the Power of His unseen hand that this swarm of locusts was forced back without success and victory, and the Muslims, who were full of emotions of thankfulness and gratitude, returned