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TheBattleOfKhybar, page : 14
Allah will give us victory -- he is not a person to turn away and flee."
The next day, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked for Ali,
and was told that his eyes were troubling him. The Prophet asked a
companion to bring him to him and upon seeing how very sore his eyes
were, he rubbed some of his saliva over them and supplicated for his
recovery. Ali's eyes recovered immediately and the Prophet handed him a
large black banner made from a cloak that once belonged to Lady Ayesha.
Then, Ali asked: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I fight them until they become
as us?" The Prophet replied: "Continue until you reach them, then invite
them to Islam and explain their obligations to Allah. If just one person is
guide by Allah through you that will be better for you than a herd of
(valuable) red camels."
As the small, but valiant army attacked, Zubair and Abu Dujanah,
recognizable by his red turban, fought with the same extraordinary zeal as
they displayed at Uhud. Ali led the final attack that caused the enemy to
retreat. Some took refuge in the fort, but many escaped through a back
entrance to neighboring fortresses. However, most made their way to a
The next day, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, asked for Ali,
and was told that his eyes were troubling him. The Prophet asked a
companion to bring him to him and upon seeing how very sore his eyes
were, he rubbed some of his saliva over them and supplicated for his
recovery. Ali's eyes recovered immediately and the Prophet handed him a
large black banner made from a cloak that once belonged to Lady Ayesha.
Then, Ali asked: "O Messenger of Allah, shall I fight them until they become
as us?" The Prophet replied: "Continue until you reach them, then invite
them to Islam and explain their obligations to Allah. If just one person is
guide by Allah through you that will be better for you than a herd of
(valuable) red camels."
As the small, but valiant army attacked, Zubair and Abu Dujanah,
recognizable by his red turban, fought with the same extraordinary zeal as
they displayed at Uhud. Ali led the final attack that caused the enemy to
retreat. Some took refuge in the fort, but many escaped through a back
entrance to neighboring fortresses. However, most made their way to a