History of Battle of Uhud | Islamic Education | In order to avenge their losses at Battle of Badr, in Ramadan 3 A.H., the Makkans raised an army of 3000 well-equipped men, of whom 700 had coats of mail and with 200 horses and 3000 camels under the command of Abu Sufiyan.
Women also accompanied the army and among them was Hind, Abu Sufiyan's wife and Utba's daughter. She had hired Wahshy bin Harb, the famous lancer, to take revenge from Hamza (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ) for Utba's death. The army reached near the Uhad hill through Wadi-I-Aqiq.
The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º
held a council of war and it was finally decided to face the enemy outside
Medina.
An army of 1000 men was raised
including 300 horsemen of Abdullah bin Ubbay, the hypocrite. After marching a
few miles, he deserted the Muslim army with his 300 men, leaving the Holy
Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º with only 700 men. Of them only 100 had
coats of mail, but they were all true and sincere believers. This act on the
part of Abdullah bin Ubay also exposed clearly the hypocrites within the Medina
population.
Next day early in the morning,
the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º
occupied the western slope of the Uhad hill, and so the Muslims stood on a
rising ground in a safer and secure position. On the top of the hill was a
little pass which the enemy could use to attack from the rear and, therefore,
the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º
appointed 50 archers under Abdullah bin Jubayr (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ) with strict
instructions of never leaving their position unless asked by Holy Prophet Hazrat
Muhammad ï·º. The Makkan army advanced under the
command of Abu Sufiyan with Talha, the grandson of Abd-al-Uzza bearing the
standard. Their right-wing was under the command of Khalid bin Walid and the
left-wing under Ikrima bin Abu Jahl, both of whom had lost their fathers at
Badr.
After the war of words, in the
individual combats Talha and his brother Uthman were killed by Ali (رَضِÙŠَ
ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ) and Hamza (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ) and this infuriated the Quraish who began general
fighting. They were held back by the archers, and such wonderful Muslim
commanders as Ali (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ), Hamza (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ),
Zubayr (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ) and Abu
Dujana (رَضِÙŠَ ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ).
Soon the Makkans began to retreat
and after a while, they might have fled, but at that moment some of the Muslim
troops fell upon the spoils of war in the Quraishite Camp. Except for 12, the
remaining 38 archers also left their positions and got busy in plundering. When
Khalid bin Walid saw this, he attacked the Muslims from the rear, and soon
turned the tables on the Muslims. Several Muslims had to flee, and others began
to retreat up the hill.
The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º
was surrounded and protected by many faithful followers. Hazrat Talha (رَضِÙŠَ
ٱللَّٰÙ‡ُ عَÙ†ْÙ‡ُ) performed a heroic task in the battle of
Uhud by saving Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º.
He received twenty four wounds and lost two fingers while acting as a shield
for Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º.
In the meantime, a rumour was spread that the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º had been killed, and this disheartened the Muslims who began to flee leaving the Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º with a few companions. The cry also caused the Makkans to relax and stop fighting. They returned to their camp, but when they came to know that the Holy Prophet ï·º was alive, they held a war council. It was, however, decided that they would return to Makka, as they had taken revenge of Battle of Badr by killing about 70 Muslims. Abu Sufiyan then challenged the Muslims to meet the Makkans a year later at Badr.
The Holy Prophet Hazrat Muhammad ï·º and the Muslims remained at Uhad till late in the evening, busy in burying their dead, nearly 74 in number. Against this only 10 Makkans (Kufaar) were killed.
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