In the previous episode, we discussed some events related to the life of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in Medina. At that time, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) was preparing the Muslim nation to defend Islam and spread it throughout the world. And we discussed the four projects of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). These four projects aimed to build a stable Islamic state. During this time, some of the commandments of Islam were revealed, such as zakat, fasting, etc. Orders on all political and military matters began to be given.
And Islam began to develop as a complete way of life. Although the Muslims were staying in Medina, they knew that they would have to engage in a bloody conflict ahead. And the people with whom this conflict is going to happen are the Qurasish.
Even though the Muslims left Mecca and came to Medina, the Quraysh of Mecca were still threatening them. Muslims believed in monotheism and would never obey anyone except Allah.
The Quraysh understood that if they let the Muslims go, Islam would eventually be established throughout the world. They understood that the rise of Islam would destroy the religion of their ancestors. And idolatry will not be in Arabia. And for this reason, the Arab world is trying to suppress Muslim politics from the very beginning.
Previously, Medina had good relations with Mecca. It can be said that Mecca was a friendly state to Medina. But after the migration, Abu Jahl brought about a change in Mecca’s foreign policy. And that is, if someone wants to come from Medina to Mecca, they must first seek security from someone in Mecca. By this he meant that the Quraysh now viewed Medina as an enemy state. The Prophet (peace be upon him) understood the people around him well. He knew that the bonds of tribe were very strong among them.
The dangers in Medina’s early life were internal rebellions and external enemy attacks. Although Medina was under the control of the Muslims, Medina was not yet safe for the Muslims. We can understand this from an incident. One night, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was unable to sleep and he wished in his heart that someone would watch over him all night. This hadith was narrated by Ummul Momineen Hazrat Aisha (RA). He narrated that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Is there anyone among the believers who will guard me all night?” Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said: “Then we heard the sound of weapons, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) asked, ‘Who are you?'”
Then Saeed bin Al-Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him) said, “O Messenger of Allah, I will guard you.” Then Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) fell into such a deep sleep that I could hear his snoring.
However, later, Allah Himself took responsibility for the safety of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). We learn a lesson from this incident that in Medina, there were enemies both outside and inside. And for the next five years, this situation remained the same among Muslims. The Quraysh were constantly trying to hinder the work of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and his companions. At the same time, they were oppressing Muslims and seizing their wealth.
And in that situation, Allah Almighty allowed the Muslims to fight. Today we will discuss the steps the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) took to protect Islam in Medina.
Ghazwa is called all the wars that the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) led directly. And Sharia are all the wars in which Muslim armies were sent.
Now we are going to discuss all the military operations that were conducted before the Battle of Badr.
The first Ghazwa in which the Prophet Muhammad participated was Ghazwa Abwa. There was no war in this Ghazoua, but rather a peace treaty was signed. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent Shariah under the leadership of Ubayy bin.
He did not participate in the war himself, there were 60 Muhajirs in this war. They all participated in this war on foot. Arrows were fired in this campaign but no one died. The first person to join this expedition was Saad ibn R.A.
The second incident was that another Sharia was sent under the leadership of Hamza (may Allah be pleased with him). 30 Muhajirs were sent on this expedition. Now they ride up and join the battle. They went to attack a caravan of Quraysh. In the end, there were no injuries in this operation.
Because there was a treaty between a Quraysh leader and the Prophet (peace be upon him) in that area. He was careful not to cause any kind of fight.
Point number three: Another Ghazwa took place, which was called Ghazwa-e-Guaj. The expedition was conducted to capture a caravan of 100 members of the Quraysh. That group was led by the Umayyad Caliphate. We remember that this person was Bilal, the tyrant, the tyrant.
But the Muslims did not find the caravan, so there were no injuries. Incident number four: People were sent to attack Ashira in Ghazwa in a similar manner. But no war took place in the service either.
However, a peace treaty was signed with a tribe called the Bana mudris.
Incident number five happened right after the incident of Sadia bin Akkas.
8 Muhajirs participated in this expedition. This Sharia was sent by Ijaza. They went to a place called Khaor and from there returned to Medina.
After incident number 6, there was Ghazwatul Mazwatul. This is not the Battle of Badr, but this incident took place next to the battlefield of Badr. It is worth noting that the battlefield of Badr is located about 150 kilometers from Medina. So it’s not that this one saree was too small.
All these campaigns were conducted within two years of the migration.
Incident number seven: Saria Naqib.
The Sharia we will discuss now is the most important. Allah Almighty revealed verses in the Quran about some of the events that occurred with this Sharia. A small group of companions were sent with the intention of attacking the caravan of Quraysh. Before the expedition, the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent a letter to Abdullah ibn Jahad. He went there and ordered him to read the letter. As ordered by the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), he went there and read the letter.
There, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) instructed him to go to the place between Mecca and Ta’if. And the letter mentioned that if someone doesn’t want to go, they shouldn’t be forced to. It is very likely that the operation was dangerous, such instructions were given. The area where Abdullah ibn Jahaz was asked to go was close to the area of the infidels. There, they found a Quraysh caravan and their aim was to attack it. All the previous Sharias were held near Medina, but this time the Sharias is different.
This place was located between Mecca and Taif, which was very dangerous. It is worth noting that the distance between Mecca and Medina is about 450 kilometers. Abdullah ibn Jahaz (may Allah be pleased with him) informed everyone of what was mentioned in the letter. He announced that whoever wished to go to war should do so, and that those who wished to go should follow him. This expedition was optional for everyone. And everyone agreed to go with Abdullah ibn Jahaz.
They were so eager to fight in the way of Allah that no one left the group. Their indomitable desire tells them that they were not fighting for the world but for Allah. They found the Quraysh caravan and found that the security of the Quraysh caravan was not very strong. Only four men were on guard duty. They approached the tent very close and as soon as they arrived, a dilemma arose among them, which was that the month was the month of Rajab, the holy month and the month in which warfare was forbidden.
The Arabs refrained from all warfare during these four months. So they thought they could attack a day later so they wouldn’t have to fight during the holy month. But if they wait a day, the caravan will enter the sacred precincts of Mecca. Warfare is prohibited even within sacred borders.
That is, they will either have to violate the sanctity of the holy month or the sanctity of the sacred boundaries of Mecca. Then they decided to attack the caravan during the holy month of Rajab. One of the four people on the mountain died in their fight. One escaped and the other two were taken prisoner.
The entire caravan fell into the hands of the Muslims and they returned to Medina. Everyone started discussing this expedition. The Quraysh seized this opportunity and launched a massive propaganda campaign against the Muslims. The Quraysh seized this opportunity and launched a massive propaganda campaign against the Muslims. They began to spread rumors that Muhammad’s people had violated the sanctity of the holy month and had plundered us and taken our companions captive.
Their aim was to humiliate the Muslims in front of all of Arabia. Word of their media campaign reached Medina.
When the companions returned, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) said to them, “I did not order you to fight in the sacred month.” The Muslim masses began to condemn them.
The Muslim masses began to condemn them. They became worried about how Allah would judge this matter. Meanwhile, the Prophet (peace be upon him) refused to accept the spoils of war, and the Mujahideen became worried.
Then this verse of Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed:
They ask you about the sacred month – about fighting therein. Say, “Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah. And fitnah is greater than killing.” And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able. And whoever of you reverts from his religion [to disbelief] and dies while he is a disbeliever – for those, their deeds have become worthless in this world and the Hereafter, and those are the companions of the Fire, they will abide therein eternally.
(Quran 2:217)
Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was asked whether there was a ruling on fighting in the sacred month. Then Allah Almighty informed him that the incident was true. Allah Almighty revealed that what the Quraysh had done for the past 13 years was an even greater crime.
When Abdullah ibn Jahaz (may Allah be pleased with him) saw that Allah had exposed all the evil deeds of the Quraysh, he felt relieved.
Then Allah revealed:
Indeed, those who have believed and those who have emigrated and fought in the cause of Allah – those expect the mercy of Allah. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful.
(Quran 2:218)
After this verse was revealed, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) accepted the wealth of the disbelievers and two prisoners.
The Quraysh came to rescue these two prisoners, while two Mujahideen who had participated in the Sharia had gone out to look for their camels. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said that these two men would not be released until they returned.
Because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was afraid that the Quraysh might kill the two men.
Now let’s discuss what lessons we learn from Shariah Akhlaq. First of all, secrecy is the fact that the Prophet (peace be upon him) maintained strict secrecy throughout Syria.
In this operation we see that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not tell anyone where the Sharia would be.
He wrote the entire operation in a letter and said that the letter should be opened after two days. During each expedition, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used innovative methods to maintain secrecy.
Secondly, one of the strategies of the infidels is to find faults in Muslims and propagate them by multiplying them. They will distort the truth. Will portray Muslims in a very bad light.
The third lesson is that The purpose of governing Sharia is to Putting commercial pressure on the Quraysh. Many Shariahs were sent to capture the caravans of the Quraysh. The Quraysh began to spend more and more money to provide security for these caravans. This puts pressure on their economy.
Lesson number 4: These Sharia were a threat to the surrounding Bedouins. At that time, the Bedouins collected taxes from trade caravans. And in return, they would let all those caravans travel safely. Muslims expressed their inability to pay taxes to these Bedouin people.
And the fifth lesson is that these campaigns were training for Muslims. They got the opportunity to experience real war through all these Sharia.
The military campaigns we mentioned were not large or famous. No one was killed in these battles, but they marked the beginning of a major conflict between the Muslims and the Quraysh. The conflict between the two sides is gradually increasing. And in the context of this, a major battle took place called the Battle of Badr.
