The Battle of Badr

THE BATTLE OF UHUD Bent on wiping out the shame of their defeat, they began to prepare for a second attack on a much larger scale. They raised an army of more than 3000 warriors and, mad with revenge, marched to Madinah, led by Abu Sufyan. The Battle of Uhud took place in 624 AD. The enemy numbered 3000, while the Prophet’s men numbered only 700. However, the Muslims successfully drove back their attackers with God on their side. The enemy started retreating, leaving behind large quantities of booty. The Muslims were about to win the battle when forty archers, whom the Prophet had sent to the hillside to guard the pass, saw the retreating army and thought that if they remained on the hill, they would lose their share of the booty. So most of them ran away from their posts. This left the way open for a counterattack. When Khalid bin Walid, still a non-Muslim, saw the pass undefended, he led his men behind the hill and killed the few archers who stood guard. Then he fell upon the Muslims from the rear. Seeing this, the