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strategy that would serve them best. Once more he reminded the companions that if
they obeyed Allah and were patient, victory would be theirs. His words made an
indelible impression upon his companions as they remembered the disobedience of
some among them with its consequences at Uhud.
Ideas abounded from every quarter, however, Salman proposed a plan that had been
both used and proven effective in Persia. Salman told the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, that when the Persians feared a cavalry attack, they would dig a large,
circular trench around them as it was extremely difficult for enemy horses to cross the
wide divide and consequently they had been better able to defend themselves.
Salman's proposal met with great enthusiasm and so it was agreed that this would be
the course they would adopt.
THE DIGGING OF THE TRENCH:
It was unnecessary to dig a complete trench around the City as there was an unbroken
line of fortified houses, strong enough to resist the advance of the enemy in one part.
they obeyed Allah and were patient, victory would be theirs. His words made an
indelible impression upon his companions as they remembered the disobedience of
some among them with its consequences at Uhud.
Ideas abounded from every quarter, however, Salman proposed a plan that had been
both used and proven effective in Persia. Salman told the Prophet, praise and peace be
upon him, that when the Persians feared a cavalry attack, they would dig a large,
circular trench around them as it was extremely difficult for enemy horses to cross the
wide divide and consequently they had been better able to defend themselves.
Salman's proposal met with great enthusiasm and so it was agreed that this would be
the course they would adopt.
THE DIGGING OF THE TRENCH:
It was unnecessary to dig a complete trench around the City as there was an unbroken
line of fortified houses, strong enough to resist the advance of the enemy in one part.