Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man

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CHAPTER 8 The secrets of the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa 's Acceptance of Prayers 160 fearful storm which extinguished the camp fires of the Arab army. They abandoned the siege and fled in such consternation that they were dumb founded. The chief of the disbeliever's army, Ab u Sufy a n forgot to untie the camel's knee and was sitting on it forcing the tethered camel to run. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa seeing the miraculous result of his prayers, exclaimed spontaneously, َ ٰﻻ اِﻟ َّٰ ُْ اِﻻَّاﻟﻠ ٗ وَﺣ َّﺪَہ ٗاَﻋَﺰ َﺟُﻨْﺪَہ ٗوَﻧَﺼَﺮ َﻋَﺒْﺪَہ َوrََﻠَﺐ ٗاﻻَْﺣْﺰَاب َوَﺣْﺪَہ َﻓَﻼ ﺷ َ ﻴ ٗﺊ ﺑَﻌْﺪَہ. Meaning: "There is none worthy of worship except All a h, who honoured His group, bestowed victory on His servant and Himself overpowered all the armies. He is the One and there is nothing except Him. " 41 9. The grand victory at Khyber was the fruit of our Holy Master's prayers. When the consistent assaults on the enemy castles under the command of different generals did not succeed, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa busied himself in prayers. Then on the seventh night of the siege, Hadrat ‘Umar ra 's security patrol arrested a Jewish spy who was roaming near the Muslim camps. Hadrat ‘Umar ra brought him to the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa , who was in prostration at that time. These prayers had already been granted. In order to save his life this Jewish spy divulged all the important secrets of the castles to the Muslims. He also