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TAMIL - AUTHOR : MUFTI A.UMAR SHARIF KASHIMI
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ENGLISH- THE SEALED NECTAR – MEMORIES OF THE PROPHET (PBUH)-AUTHOR- ISSAM DIAB
Allâh the Glorious, the Exalted, responded to the call of the Muslims on the spot. Coupled
with the dissension and variance that found their way into the hearts of the disbelievers,
forces of nature — wind, rain and cold wearied them, tents were blown down, cooking
vessels and other equipage overthrown.
That very cold night the Messenger of Allâh [pbuh] despatched Hudhaifa bin Al-Yaman
to hunt around for news about the enemy. He found out that they were preparing to
leave frustrated for their inability to achieve their target. Allâh did really fulfill His Promise,
spared the Muslims fighting a formidable army, supported His slave (Muhammad [pbuh])
and inflicted a heavy blow on the Confederates.
The battle of the Trench took place in the fifth year Hijri. The siege of Madinah started in
Shawwal and ended in Dhul Qa‘dah, i.e. it lasted for over a month. It was in fact a battle
of nerves rather than of losses. No bitter fighting was recorded; nevertheless, it was one of
the most decisive battles in the early history of Islam and proved beyond a shadow of
doubt that no forces, however huge, could ever exterminate the nascent Islamic power
growing steadily in Madinah. When Allâh obliged the Confederates to evacuate, His
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Messenger was in a position to confidently declare that thenceforth he would take the
initiative in war and would not wait for the land of Islam to be invaded. [Sahih Al-Bukhari 2/590]
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