IMMORTAL MODELS to THE DAY of JUDGMENT
¨Anas
ibn Malik reported that when his uncle Anas ibn AL Nadr saw weakness of Muslims
in the Battle of Uhud, he said, “O Allah! I am innocent before You of what
these (infidels of Makkah) have done, and I apologize to You for what these
(Muslims) have done. Then, he fought till he was a martyr.
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●It was narrated
from ᶦUkbah ibn ᶦAmir that the Messenger of Allah said, “A group of people from my nation will continue to fight
in obedience to the Command of Allah, remaining overcoming their enemies. Those
who will oppose them shall not do them any harm. They will remain in this
condition until the Hour overtakes them.”
[The Two Scholars].
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¨In
the Battle of Badr, ᶦUmar ibn AL-Khattab killed his maternal uncle AL-ᶦAs ibn
Hisham (Abu Jahl’s brother), also Abu-ᶦUbaidah ibn AL-Jaraah killed his father
in the same battle.
As for Abu-Bakr, he said to his son, who has embraced Islam later, “By Allah, if I had seen you on the Day of Badr,
As for Abu-Bakr, he said to his son, who has embraced Islam later, “By Allah, if I had seen you on the Day of Badr,
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¨In
the Battle of Yarmuk, which was led by Khalid ibn AL-Waleed against the Romans,
the Romans started with a vicious attack that swept through Muslims’ rows.
Then, ᶦIkrima ibn Abi Jahl went forward and said, “Who gives the pledge of allegiance for death?”
Then, ᶦIkrima ibn Abi Jahl went forward and said, “Who gives the pledge of allegiance for death?”
Five hundred
Muslims set off with him penetrating the Romans’ rows, and they all were
martyred, including ᶦIkrima and his son.
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¨In
the Battle of ᶦAqrabaa, which was led by Khalid ibn AL-Waleed against
Musailamah AL-Kadhdhab (i.e. the
liar), when Musailamah realized that he was about to be defeated, he hurried
with his forty thousand soldiers and entered “Hadeeqat AL Rahman” (as he had
called it), and shut its door.
Fighting stopped
and AL-Baraᶦ ibn Malik yelled at Muslims and said, “Throw me on them.” So, they
threw him from over the fence with his sword in his hand.
He fought those who were at the door, then he opened the door and the masses of Muslims entered and killed Musailamah and his soldiers.
He fought those who were at the door, then he opened the door and the masses of Muslims entered and killed Musailamah and his soldiers.
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¨In
the Battle of Honayn, when Muslims were surprised by arrows raining down on
them, they fled and left the Prophet with only twelve of his companions.
The Prophet did not flee, instead, he shouted: “I am the Prophet undoubtedly; I am the son of Abd AL-Muttalib.” And he had been fighting till his companions came back to him.
The Prophet did not flee, instead, he shouted: “I am the Prophet undoubtedly; I am the son of Abd AL-Muttalib.” And he had been fighting till his companions came back to him.
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