Thursday, September 20, 2007

Battles of the Prophet: short notes [Part 3]

The third Stage

The Battle of Hunain
  • After conquest of Makkah, some tribes proceed fighting.
  • 12000 Muslims, 10000 from conquest.
  • Too confident.
  • When arrived at Hunain, the Archers and the attackers stunned the Muslims --> they retreated in disorder and confusion.
  • The Muslims then returned to the battlefield and fighting intensifies at the call of the prophet.
  • Handful of dusts on enemy's face.
  • Reverse of fortunes and enemy's utter defeat.
  • ayat2 berkenaan the battle: 9:25-26
  • After winning and collecting the booty, the Prophet left for Thaif to face the greatest number of the defeated idolaters.
  • Invasion of Thaif : 10K men, led by Khalid al-Walid
  • Muslim seige around castle, but shot lots of arrows at.
  • to be far from arrows: ascended high place - now its Thaif Mosque
  • the seige lasted too long and the castle seemed immune: retreated.
  • distribution of previous booty: The Ansars x stuju... the Prophet talked to them. (page 485)
The Battle of Tabuk (9H)
  • Byzantines prepare to attack.
  • Prophet stayed away from wives 1 month: org lain got worried.
  • too much paranoia.
  • org jahat erected false moque: Masjid Dirar (the mosque of harm) suh the prophet berkati, but it was revealed onto him that its a false mosque.
  • The Muslims left for Tabuk: 30 000 fighters.
  • the Byzantines and allies x dare fight: so xde fight.
  • effect: tribes turned to support Muslims
  • Islamic State expanded- touched Byzantine's borders.
The Battle at Ubna
  • Rasulullah lantik Usamah bin Zaid, 17 Tahun to lead
  • but the Prophet wafat, so under S. Abu Bakar

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