Lessons of the Prophet’s Life

Those who put absolute trust in God do not fear anything or anyone. The faith that God, a Live and All- Powerful Being, is always there to help you makes you bold in the face of every other power. Fearlessness is a person’s greatest strength when faced with an enemy. Don’t fear any foe, and the foe will start fearing you. Reaching A Consensus Shortly before the Battle of Badr (A.H. 2), the Quraysh sent a vast caravan of merchandise and sixty men to Syria. Although the Muslims subsequently defeated the Quraysh at Badr, their commander, Abu Sufyan, successfully managed to steer this caravan, where the people of Makkah had placed all their capital, home to Makkah, by a coastal route. However, defeat at Badr had left the Quraysh thirsty for revenge on Muhammad and his followers. Their leaders, therefore, met in Dar al-Nadwah (The Hall of Convention), where it was unanimously decided that the partners in the caravan should take their capital only, leaving the profits to be devoted to preparations for war. The profits amounted to 50,000 dinars, a considerable sum in those days. The Quraysh made elaborate preparations and, in A.H. 3, advanced on Madinah. It was then that the Battle of Uhud took place, just three years after the Prophet’s migration to Madinah. He called his companions when news of the Quraysh’s advance reached the Prophet. Most of them were inclined to meet the attack from within the city. The youthful element among them,