Chief of the Prophets

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Chapter Nine 210 attack of the enemy caused them to be thrown into complete chaos and they started running away. This resulted in further pandemonium in the horses and the camels of the Muslim faithful who were right behind them, and they ran off too. Muḥammad sa , standing on the right side of the valley, was left with a handful of Companions including Abū Bakr ra , ‘Umar ra , ’Alī ra , and ‘Abbās ra. The tradition says that Muḥammad sa in this state of concern and chaos said with great passion and majesty: I am the Prophet (of Allah); it is not a lie; I am from the children of ‘Abdul-Muṭṭalib. 1 Muḥammad sa instructed ‘Abbās ra to call the Muslims back. ‘Abbās ra started calling every tribe by name, “O Anṣār, God’s Messenger is calling you. O Muhājirūn come this way, the Messenger of God is here. ” The Companions later recalled, “Recognizing his voice, we turned back. Those who were unable to ride as the horses and the camels were running away wildly, cut off the necks of the horses and brisked on foot to rally around Muḥammad sa. ” Even then, hardly 100 people gathered around Muḥammad sa. Muḥammad sa with this small squad raised the slogan of Allāhu Akbar , and attacked the enemy in front of them so fiercely that the enemy lost its bearing and ran away in confusion. In the meantime, the Muslim army orchestrated an organized attack from all sides. In a little while, the tables were turned, the enemy was defeated, and the Muslims gained victory. In this battle, the Muslims captured 24,000 camels, more than 40,000 sheep, 4,000 silver auqiyyas, and 6,000 captives. 1 Bukhārī, Kitābul-Jihād (Book of Fighting for the Cause of Allah)