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TheBattleOfKhybar, page : 9
Two and a half days had now passed, and as evening approached the
Prophet called upon a guide to take him nearer to the fortifications, for it
was his plan to position his army between the inhabitants of the fortresses
and the Ghatafan whose arrival was anticipated. The night was dark and all
was still behind the ramparts; no one detected their presence so they were
able to get as far as the clearing that lay in front of the ramparts, then
return undetected to the camp.
As dawn approached, the Prophet and his followers offered their prayers
and as the sun spread its rays, they saw the fields and date groves beyond
which were the fortresses. Not long after, the farmers came out from the
fortresses to tend to their land and were panic stricken as they caught sight
of the Prophet's army. The farmers dropped their tools and fled back to the
fortresses to raise the alarm whereupon the Prophet exalted Allah, saying:
"Allah is the Greatest, Khybar is crushed!" Then he recited:
"When it descends upon their courtyards,
evil will be the morning of those forewarned."
Koran, chapter 37 verse 117
Prophet called upon a guide to take him nearer to the fortifications, for it
was his plan to position his army between the inhabitants of the fortresses
and the Ghatafan whose arrival was anticipated. The night was dark and all
was still behind the ramparts; no one detected their presence so they were
able to get as far as the clearing that lay in front of the ramparts, then
return undetected to the camp.
As dawn approached, the Prophet and his followers offered their prayers
and as the sun spread its rays, they saw the fields and date groves beyond
which were the fortresses. Not long after, the farmers came out from the
fortresses to tend to their land and were panic stricken as they caught sight
of the Prophet's army. The farmers dropped their tools and fled back to the
fortresses to raise the alarm whereupon the Prophet exalted Allah, saying:
"Allah is the Greatest, Khybar is crushed!" Then he recited:
"When it descends upon their courtyards,
evil will be the morning of those forewarned."
Koran, chapter 37 verse 117