Battle of Khandaq: Difference between revisions

|Note= Muslims, by the suggestion of [[Salman]] dug a Trench in the north of Medina, [[Qur'an]] mentioned this event in sura [[al-Baqara]]: 214, [[al-Nisa']]: 51-55, and [[al-Ahzab]]: 9-25.

'''The Battle of Khandaq''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|غزوة الخندق}}, Battle of the Trench) or '''The Battle of Aḥzāb''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|غزوة الأحزاب}}, Battle of the Confederates) took place in the [[5|fifth]] year of [[Hijra]]/627. It initially broke out by the stratagem of [[Banu Nadir]] tribe. [[Quraysh]] tribe became united with all its allies including polytheist 'Arab tribes in order to eradicate Islam. The number of their soldiers was 10,000, yet Muslim army was only 3,000 soldiers. [[Banu Qurayza]] tribe had promised to be impartial in case of war; nevertheless, they violated the contract and became confederate with the unbelievers. To take up arms against the unbelievers, Muslims dug a trench around [[Medina]], an idea from [[Salman al-Farsi]]. The war terminated by Muslim's victory and the army of polytheists had to withdraw.

During the battle, 'Amr b. 'Abd Wudd, eminent for his great valor and bravery, proceeded the trench along with some other warriors and threw down the challenge that who would dare to fight with him. Muslims remained silent, while they were overwhelmed with panic. Ultimately, [['Ali (a)]] volunteered and went for the challenge with the [[Prophet (s)|Prophet]]'s consent. He succeeded to take 'Amr's life. This had such a huge positive impact on Muslim's spirit that led to them triumphing over the enemy. "'Ali's stroke was superior to any jinn's or human's (thaqalayn) worship", said Prophet Muhammad (s).