Thursday, September 20, 2007

Battles of the Prophet: short notes [part 1]

First Stage *tengah2*

The Tragedy at the Well of Ma'unah
  • they gather firewood to buy food for the people of Ahlus-Suffah by day and study, meditate the meaning of Quran by night.
  • birds circling the battleground.
  • 70 of the best believers killed in the treachery.
  • Amr ter kill 2 ppl given protection by the prophet - blood money to be paid: collect from muslim and jews --> cause the invasion of bani an-nadeer later on.
The Invasion of Bani An-Nadeer
  • with the Jews.
  • a war of conspiracies and hatching intrigues.
  • Meeting with the Prophet, Abu Bakr, Ali, Umar to pay blood money, ask them to sit under a wall of their houses and wait.
  • plotted to kill the Prophet. --> he knows so they rush back to Madinah
  • Ultimatum to Bani Nadeer: evacuate Madinah within 10 days.
The Invasion of Al-Ahzab (the Confederates)
  • Proposal of Salman al-Farisi to dig trenches of defensive lines.
  • treachery of Banu Quraizah
  • A man from Ghatafan -declared has embraced Islam secretly: shuttled btween the Jews, Quraish & tribe of Ghatafan to incite each party to let the other down
Al-Hudaibiyah Treaty (6H)
  • Prophet enters Makkah for Umrah: blocked by Quraisy
  • Uthman bin Affan sent as msgr to Quraisy: rumor of death --> Bai'at-ur-Ridhwan (the pledge)
  • Hudaibiyah treaty agreed upon

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