There had been several cavalry attacks on the position held
by the Prophet (pbuh) and his companions and the Prophet's
cheek had been badly gashed. As the Meccans closed in again
he called out, 'Who will sell his life for us?' At this, five Ansar
got up and fought until they were killed, one by one.
Their places were soon taken, however, by a number of
Muslims who drove off the attackers. Amongst the defending
Muslims was Abu Dujanah who put his arms around the
Prophet (pbuh) and made himself into a human shield.
Throughout the remainder of the battle he held on to the
Prophet (pbuh), but as the fighting drew to a close he
suddenly let go. Abu Dujanah was dead, killed by the many
arrows in his back that had been aimed at the Prophet (pbuh).
With the defeat of the Muslims, Quraysh were at last avenged.
As they left the field of battle Abu Sufyan called out to his
men, 'You have done well; victory in war goes by turns-today
in exchange for Badr!' When he heard this, the Prophet
(pbuh) told ‘Umar to answer him, saying, 'Allah is Most High
and Most Glorious. We are not equal. Our dead are in Paradise
and your dead are in Hell!' The Muslim soldiers then followed
the departing Quraysh part of the way to make sure they were
not going to attack Medinah.
After the enemy had left, the Prophet (pbuh) made his way
around the Battle-field to see the extent of the Muslim losses.
Many of the most faithful Muslims had been killed. Among the
dead, the Prophet (pbuh) found the body of his closest friend
and uncle, Hamzah, who had been killed by the slave, Wahshi.
At the sight of this, the Prophet (pbuh) said, 'There will never
be a moment as sad for me as this.' Hamzah's sister, Safiyya,
came to pray and ask forgiveness for her brother, saying 'We
belong to Allah and to Allah we are returning.' After the
Prophet (pbuh) had prayed over the many dead, he said, 'I tell
you that no one has been wounded in Allah's cause but Allah
will remember him and on the Day of Resurrection will raise
him from the dead. Look for the one who has learned most of
the Koran and put him in front of his companions in the grave.'
They were buried where they had fallen as martyrs.
by the Prophet (pbuh) and his companions and the Prophet's
cheek had been badly gashed. As the Meccans closed in again
he called out, 'Who will sell his life for us?' At this, five Ansar
got up and fought until they were killed, one by one.
Their places were soon taken, however, by a number of
Muslims who drove off the attackers. Amongst the defending
Muslims was Abu Dujanah who put his arms around the
Prophet (pbuh) and made himself into a human shield.
Throughout the remainder of the battle he held on to the
Prophet (pbuh), but as the fighting drew to a close he
suddenly let go. Abu Dujanah was dead, killed by the many
arrows in his back that had been aimed at the Prophet (pbuh).
With the defeat of the Muslims, Quraysh were at last avenged.
As they left the field of battle Abu Sufyan called out to his
men, 'You have done well; victory in war goes by turns-today
in exchange for Badr!' When he heard this, the Prophet
(pbuh) told ‘Umar to answer him, saying, 'Allah is Most High
and Most Glorious. We are not equal. Our dead are in Paradise
and your dead are in Hell!' The Muslim soldiers then followed
the departing Quraysh part of the way to make sure they were
not going to attack Medinah.
After the enemy had left, the Prophet (pbuh) made his way
around the Battle-field to see the extent of the Muslim losses.
Many of the most faithful Muslims had been killed. Among the
dead, the Prophet (pbuh) found the body of his closest friend
and uncle, Hamzah, who had been killed by the slave, Wahshi.
At the sight of this, the Prophet (pbuh) said, 'There will never
be a moment as sad for me as this.' Hamzah's sister, Safiyya,
came to pray and ask forgiveness for her brother, saying 'We
belong to Allah and to Allah we are returning.' After the
Prophet (pbuh) had prayed over the many dead, he said, 'I tell
you that no one has been wounded in Allah's cause but Allah
will remember him and on the Day of Resurrection will raise
him from the dead. Look for the one who has learned most of
the Koran and put him in front of his companions in the grave.'
They were buried where they had fallen as martyrs.