The Battle of Badr In the name of Allah, the Beneficient, the Merciful. The battle of Badr was the most important among the Islamic battles of Destiny. For the first time the followers of the new faith were put into a serious test. Had victory been the lot of the pagan army while the Islamic Forces were still at the beginning oftheir developments, the faith of Islam could have come to an end. No one was aware of the importance of the outcome of the Battle as the Prophet (S.A.W.) himself. We might read the depth of his anxiety in hisprayerbefore the beginning of the Battle when he stood up supplicating his Lord : God this is Quraish. It has come with all its arroganceand boastfulness, trying to discredit Thy Apostle. God, I ask Thee to humiliate them tomorrow. God, ifthis Muslim band will perish today, Thou shall not be worshipped. [1] At this battle in which the pagan army consisted of 950 fighters and 314 (including the Messenger S.A.W.), the Islamic defense was a combination of three defensive lines : 1.The personality of the Messenger, his leadership and his unequalled firmness. He (S.A.W.) was to the Muslims the final refuge at Badr and at every battle he attended. 2.The Hashmites (the clan of the Prophet S.A.W.), ledby Ali Ibn Abu Talib (A.S.)who entered this battle relatively obscure and came out with unequalled military fame. His military performances became the popular subject of the Arab caravans conversations throughout the Arabic Peninsula. 3.The hundreds of companions of the Messenger whose hearts were filled with the faith and readiness for sacrifice. Many of them viewed matrydom to be a gain, equal to life and victory. These good companions were the army of Islam, its first line of defense and thick wall behind which the Messenger (S.A.W.) used to stand. Thet were the attackers and the defenders. As to the clan of the Messenger they were the ones that he used to call before any one else, to offer theheavy sacrifice. They used to stand in the first line ofdefense opening for the army the way through
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