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However, as Abu Sufyan and his men drew closer to the Prophet's camp their spirits
were soon deflated. They thought that they would be able to overcome the Prophet's
army by the sheer force of their numbers, but now, their eyes fell upon the deep, wide
trench with archers poised ready to fire.
The order was given to advance and as soon as they came within range, a warning
volley of arrows hurtled through the air and fell but a short distance in front of them. The
Koraysh realized it was going to be difficult enough for them to get as far as the trench
and that their prospect of breach was considerably more difficult, so they retreated to
assess the situation.
The chieftains were in agreement that the best approach would be to apply tactics that
would weaken a section in the line of defense, then, cross the trench and attack from
within. With this intent, Khalid and Ikrima, two of the Koraysh commanders, examined
the trench from a safe distance to determine its weakest part. During their surveillance
they noticed that a section of the trench was not as wide or as deep as the rest,
however, it was heavily guarded and the guards needed to be eliminated if they were to
penetrate the trench at that point.
were soon deflated. They thought that they would be able to overcome the Prophet's
army by the sheer force of their numbers, but now, their eyes fell upon the deep, wide
trench with archers poised ready to fire.
The order was given to advance and as soon as they came within range, a warning
volley of arrows hurtled through the air and fell but a short distance in front of them. The
Koraysh realized it was going to be difficult enough for them to get as far as the trench
and that their prospect of breach was considerably more difficult, so they retreated to
assess the situation.
The chieftains were in agreement that the best approach would be to apply tactics that
would weaken a section in the line of defense, then, cross the trench and attack from
within. With this intent, Khalid and Ikrima, two of the Koraysh commanders, examined
the trench from a safe distance to determine its weakest part. During their surveillance
they noticed that a section of the trench was not as wide or as deep as the rest,
however, it was heavily guarded and the guards needed to be eliminated if they were to
penetrate the trench at that point.