The Sixth Stage of
the Holy Prophet's Revolution : Armed Conflict
Due
to the two above mentioned events the Doves were subdued and as a result of
this the sixth stage of the Holy Prophet's struggle, i.e. Armed Conflict began
with the battle of Badr. This was a bilateral confrontation between the Prophet
(SAW) and the Quraish which lasted for six years and during this time there
were many battles between Truth and Falsehood. In Ghazwa-e-Badr seventy of the
most eminent leaders of the Quraish were killed whereas fourteen Companions
(RAA) of the Prophet (SAW) were martyred. In Uhud the situation was totally
opposite to this where due to the blunder committed by some Companions of the Prophet
(SAW), seventy of them were martyred. To get detailed information regarding
this kindly read my Urdu book "Manhaj Inqilab-i-Nabawi". I am only providing
salient details of the strategy plan that I have already sketched. I am not
teaching you the seerah, rather I am trying to make you understand the
philosophy of Prophet's life endeavour.
This
six year long war with the Quraish started on the 17 th of Ramadhan, 02 A.H and
ended with the conquest of Makkah on the 10 th of Ramadan, 10 A.H. There were
many ups and downs during this period. Hundreds of Companions had to lay down
their lives in different Glwzwaats. In Ghazwa-e-Uhud the Prophet (SAW) was
wounded and his two teeth were also broken. When the blessed face of the Prophet
(SAW) was struck by a sword two links of a chain from the armour he was wearing
pierced into his cheekbones. One of the Companions tried to dislodge those
links of chain but except for his own teeth breaking in the process he was
unsuccessful in dislodging the two pieces. Somehow when the pieces were finally
removed, blood gushed out. So much so that the Prophet (SAW) fainted and it was
rumoured that the Prophet (SAW) had been martyred. Seventy Companions (RAA) of
the Prophet (SAW) were martyred including the gallant Hamza (RAA). He was
related to the Prophet (SAW) in many ways; he was his paternal uncle, his
maternal aunt's son and foster brother who were considered to be like real
brothers amongst the Arabs. Apart from this he was also the Holy Prophet's
childhood friend and companion. His body was brought in a condition that his
nose was cut off, his ears had been cut off, his stomach had been slashed open
and his liver gnawed. Therefore, this work of bringing about a revolution was
not performed easily. Great sacrifices had been offered for this.
Nevertheless,
since this work was done after properly going through preparatory stages,
therefore in a period extending over six years, the conclusion of this Armed
Conflict came out in the form of the conquest of Makkah, thereby bringing to
summation the revolution of the Prophet (SAW) with in Arabia.
And
say: "Truth has (now) arrived, and Falsehood perished; for falsehood is
(by its very nature) bound to perish.
(Al-lsra' 17:81)
After
the conquest of Makkah, whatever battles the Prophet (SAW) fought were, in
military terms, mopping up operations by means of which opposing forces were
finally crushed and wiped out. With the conquest of Makkah the completion of
the revolution within the geographical boundaries of Arabian peninsula was
accomplished.
To be continued ....
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