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ENGLISH- THE SEALED NECTAR – MEMORIES OF THE PROPHET (PBUH)-AUTHOR- ISSAM DIAB
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He, however, realizing the grave situation the Muslims were in, began to follow a different course
of encounter, revealing the super strategy-maker, that Khalid was rightly called. He reshuffled
the right and left flanks of the Muslim army and introduced forward a division from the rear in
order to cast fear into the hearts of the Byzantine by deluding them that fresh reinforcements
had arrived. The Muslims engaged with the enemies in sporadic skirmishes but gradually and
judiciously retreating in a fully organized and well-planned withdrawal.
The Byzantines, seeing this new strategy, believed that they were being entrapped and drawn in
the heart of the desert. They stopped the pursuit, and consequently the Muslims managed to
retreat back to Madinah with the slightest losses. [Fath-Al-Bari 7/513, 514; Za'd Al-Ma'ad 2/156]
The Muslims sustained twelve martyrs, whereas the number of casualties among the Byzantines
was unknown although the details of the battle point clearly to a large number. Even though the
battle did not satisfy the Muslims’ objective, namely avenging Al-Harith’s murder, it resulted in a
far-ranging impact and attached to the Muslims a great reputation in the battlefields. The
Byzantine Empire, at that time, was a power to be reckoned with, and mere thinking of
antagonizing it used to mean self-annihilation, let alone a three-thousand-soldier army going
into fight against 200,000 soldiers far better equipped and lavishly furnished with all luxurious
conveniences. The battle was a real miracle proving that the Muslims were something
exceptional not then familiar. Moreover, it gave evidence that Allâh backed them and their
Prophet, Muhammad, was really Allâh’s Messenger. In the light of these new strategic changes,
the archenemies among the desert bedouins began to reconcile themselves with the new
uprising faith and several recalcitrant tribes like Banu Saleem, Ashja‘, Ghatfan, Dhubyan,
Fazarah and others came to profess Islam out of their own sweet free will.
Mu’tah Battle, after all, constituted the forerunner of the blood encounter to take place with the
Byzantines subsequently. It pointed markedly to a new epoch of the Islamic conquest of the
Byzantine empire and other remote countries, to follow at a later stage.
Dhat As-Salasil is a spot situated ten days’ walk north of Madinah. The Muslims are said to
have encamped in a place with a well of water called Salsal, hence the terminology
Dhat As-Salasil. In view of the alliance between the Arabian tribes on the borders of Syria
and the Byzantines, the Prophet [pbuh] deemed it of top urgency to carry out a wisely-
planned manoeuvre that might bring about a state of rapport with those bedouins, and
would at the same time detach them from the Byzantines. For the implementation of this
plan, he chose ‘Amr bin Al-‘As, whose paternal grandmother came from Bali, a tribe
dwelling in that area. This motive in mind, combined with provocative military
movements, by Bani Quda‘a, precipitated this preemptive strike which started in
Jumada Ath-Thaniya, 8 A.H.
‘Amr bin Al-‘As was awarded a white flag with a black banner to go with it. He set out at
the head of 300 Emigrants and Helpers assisted by a cavalry of 30 men, and was
recommended to seek help from Bali, ‘Udhra and Balqain tribes. He used to march at
night and lurk during the day. On approaching the enemy lines and realizing the large
build up of men, he sent for reinforcements from Madinah, and these arrived on the spot
headed by Abu ‘Ubaidah bin Al-Jarrah leading further 200 men as well as other platoons
including Abu Bakr and ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab. All of them were given strict orders to
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cooperate, work in harmony and never leave any area for disagreement.
At noon, Abu ‘Ubaidah wanted to lead the Muslims in prayer, but ‘Amr objected on
grounds that the former came only to assist, and leadership in prayer was given to ‘Amr.
The Muslim army reached the habitations of Quda‘a and penetrated deep in their land,
destroyed the enemies and obliged the others to flee for their lives in different directions.
At the conclusion of the military operations, a courier was despatched to the Messenger
of Allâh [pbuh] to brief him on the developments of events and the ultimate victory
achieved.
Khadrah Campaign
In Sha‘ban month 8 A.H., news reached the Prophet [pbuh] of amassing troops by Bani
Ghatfan, still outside the domain of Islam. He urgently summoned Abu Qatadah and sent
him at the head of fifteen men to discipline those outlaws.
It took fifteen days to teach them an unforgettable lesson. Some were killed, others
captured and all their property confiscated. [Rahmat-ul-lil'alameen 2/233; Talqeeh Fuhoom Ahl Al-Athar
p.33]
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