معركة احد

on Saturday 15th Shawwal, year 3 of hijra / 26th Jan,625 A.D.the victory of Badr for the Muslims was a happy event, they saw the hand of Providence in their success over idolaters.The idolaters were burning for revenge and in this third year of Hijra, they made preparation for another war.They sent out emissaries to different tribes, and soon a formidable force amounting to 3000 well equipped soldiers, of whom 700 were fully equipped warriors assembled, their sole motive, that of revenge and complete annihilation of the Muslims.Marching under the command of the relentless Abu Sufiyan, and meeting with no opposition from any side, they took up a well chosen position to the north east of Medinah, where only the mount of OHOD and a valley separated them from the devoted city. From this safe vantage point they ravaged the fields and fruit groves of the Medinites. Mohammad (S.A.w) marched out with a thousand men.The Jews saw an opportunity and the leader of monafikeen Abdullah Ibn Ubayy de