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NEW EPISODE 15
Q2: Let’s start with the Battle of Badr, which was chronologically the first battle fought by the Prophet (p) and his companions against the Quraysh of Mecca.
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• Had it been that when Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) started his call in Mecca, the idolaters left him to his mission;
o allowing whoever wished to follow him to do so,
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• Indeed, if there had been no hostility or persecution of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and the early Muslims, perhaps, there would be no battle to talk about. But the reverse was the case.
• The Quraysh polytheists of Mecca initiated a state of war by torturing, imprisoning, boycotting, and killing the early Muslims.
• The aggression was so unbearable that the Prophet (pbuh) had to send some of the weakest of the early companions to seek asylum in Abyssinia.
• Even after their migration to Abyssinia, rather than let them be, the pagan Quraysh still sent emissaries after them to bring them back into persecution.
• Not just the companions, but even the person of the Prophet (pbuh) was not spared from the aggression.
• They in fact made attempts to assassinate him at different times, but they failed.
• Yet, despite the hostility and aggression of the pagans, the Muslims were commanded to bear it with patience.
• This continued until it became unbearable, and the Muslims were permitted to migrate to Medina to take refuge there.
• Still, the pagans will not let them leave Mecca in peace. They confiscated their properties, imprisoned some of them so that they would not be able to migrate.
• They even sent bounty hunters after the Prophet (pbuh) and Abubakr, promising a reward of one hundred she-camels for whoever was able to bring the Prophet (pbuh) back dead or alive.
• But through all these, Allah saved the Prophet (pbuh) and many of the Muslims from their trials and they began to build their new community in Medina.
• Therefore, throughout the Meccan phase of the prophetic mission, the Prophet (pbuh) and his followers endured the oppression and persecution of the polytheists of Mecca with forbearance.
• However, with greater stability and political authority in Medina, the Muslim community began to grow in influence, which made the Quraysh of Mecca feel threatened.
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Q3: After the Battle of Badr, the read that there was another even more serious battle, the Battle of Uhud. What was the reason and justification for the Prophet (p) and his companions engaging in this Battle?
• They were accompanied by 3000 camels, and were joined by some of their women, singing and cheering them on.
• In fact, it was al-Abbas, the uncle of the Prophet (pbuh) who was fearful for the fate of his nephew and the Muslims, who sent a messenger from Mecca to warn the Prophet (pbuh) of the advancing army.
• In this situation, the Prophet (pbuh) and his people were left with no choice but to protect themselves and their community, hence, the Battle of Uhud, which took place just outside Medina.
• The path to peace sometimes, unfortunately, sometimes passes through a battle field.