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=== Battles of Ahzab, Banu Qurayza, and Banu Mustalaq === | === Battles of Ahzab, Banu Qurayza, and Banu Mustalaq === | ||
{{Main|Battle of Ahzab|Battle of Banu Qurayza|Battle of Banu Mustalaq}} | {{Main|Battle of Ahzab|Battle of Banu Qurayza|Battle of Banu Mustalaq}} | ||
In 4/625, [[Abu Sufyan]] attempted to bring a group of Meccans to fight at [[Badr]], but he changed his mind when he was halfway through [[Medina]] and pulled his army back. This escape directly hit his reputation with the chiefs of the [[Quraysh]], and in order to restore it, he had to amass a great army. He finally managed to gather an army of 7,000-10,000 people in 5/627, which included 600 mounted warriors. This massive army headed towards Medina, and the battle that ensued was called the [[Battle of Ahzab|Ahzab]] (the Arabic word al-Ahzab means parties) because Abu Sufyan's army basically comprised of several different tribes/parties. Also in this war, a group of Jews from [[Banu Nadir]] who lived in the castle of [[Khaybar]], joined with the Quraysh and [[Ghatfan]] against the Prophet (s). Further, the Jews of [[Banu Qurayza]] who lived around Medina and had previously promised not to support the Quraysh, broke their agreement and allied with the Meccans. To confront the approaching army, the Prophet (s) had only 3,000 people who were all foot soldiers (save a few horsemen). | In 4/625-6, [[Abu Sufyan]] attempted to bring a group of Meccans to fight at [[Badr]], but he changed his mind when he was halfway through [[Medina]] and pulled his army back. This escape directly hit his reputation with the chiefs of the [[Quraysh]], and in order to restore it, he had to amass a great army. He finally managed to gather an army of 7,000-10,000 people in 5/627, which included 600 mounted warriors. This massive army headed towards Medina, and the battle that ensued was called the [[Battle of Ahzab|Ahzab]] (the Arabic word al-Ahzab means parties) because Abu Sufyan's army basically comprised of several different tribes/parties. Also in this war, a group of Jews from [[Banu Nadir]] who lived in the castle of [[Khaybar]], joined with the Quraysh and [[Ghatfan]] against the Prophet (s). Further, the Jews of [[Banu Qurayza]] who lived around Medina and had previously promised not to support the Quraysh, broke their agreement and allied with the Meccans. To confront the approaching army, the Prophet (s) had only 3,000 people who were all foot soldiers (save a few horsemen). | ||
Unlike the [[Battle of Uhud]], the people of Medina accepted to take defensive positions and stayed inside Medina. In order to defend the city from an onslaught, the Prophet's companion, [[Salman al-Farsi]], proposed the strategy of digging a trench in front of the city. Since Medina was surrounded and protected by palm gardens and buildings except on one side, the enemy could not invade the city from those sides. Thus, digging a trench on the only open side where an attack was possible in the north, would keep the city safe from attacks. Before the Meccan army arrived in Medina, the trench had already been dug. The enemy was shocked when they arrived since they had not anticipated or seen such a blockade before. Mounted soldiers could not jump over the trench, and if they tried to approach it, Medinan archers would prevent them from coming any closer. | Unlike the [[Battle of Uhud]], the people of Medina accepted to take defensive positions and stayed inside Medina. In order to defend the city from an onslaught, the Prophet's companion, [[Salman al-Farsi]], proposed the strategy of digging a trench in front of the city. Since Medina was surrounded and protected by palm gardens and buildings except on one side, the enemy could not invade the city from those sides. Thus, digging a trench on the only open side where an attack was possible in the north, would keep the city safe from attacks. Before the Meccan army arrived in Medina, the trench had already been dug. The enemy was shocked when they arrived since they had not anticipated or seen such a blockade before. Mounted soldiers could not jump over the trench, and if they tried to approach it, Medinan archers would prevent them from coming any closer. | ||