Muhammad (saw) – The Perfect Man — Page 583
Muhammad sa The Perfect Man 583 trench with his Companions. A hard rock obstructs the digging process. No one is able to shift it or break it. The Holy Prophet Muhammad sa himself reaches the site, while he is hungry and has two stones tied on his stomach to relieve the pangs of hunger. With three strokes of the pick axe he breaks the rock into pieces. Even at such a critical time, his faith and confidence in God's promises is so great that he encourages his Companionsby informing them that at every strike, when the slogan of 'All a h-o-Akbar' was raised, he was shown the palaces of Syria, Iran, S an‘ a ’ and Yemen and their keys were given to him. 41 How delighted the starving Companions might have felt especially at such a critical time when their lives were in danger. The later events proved that the decision to dig the trench was prudent. It became a shelter for the poor, unarmed, starving Muslims and their womenfolk and innocent children. It saved them from the savage, enraged enemy who had the intention of looting Mad i nah and imprisoning the Muslim as slaves and the Muslim women as maid servants. The long siege diminished their morale and God's help came in the form of a severe storm during the cold winter months. The enemy retreated. Even at that time, the Holy Prophet Muhammad sa raised the slogan of greatness of God and said; َ ُّٰﻻ Hْاِﻟ ٰ َ اِﻻ َّ ا ْ وَﺣ َْ ﺪَہٗ ﻧَﺼَﺮَﻋَﺒ ْ ﺪَہٗ وَﻫَﺰَم َ اﻻ ْ ﺣ ٗ ﺰَابَ وَﺣ ﺪَہ