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the same. We are not loathe to met our enemy tomorrow, we have fought before
and are to be trusted in combat. Allah willing, our valor will refresh your eyes, so
lead us with the blessing of Allah!"

There was great rejoicing, the Ansars and Muhajirs were united in their resolve,
yet only a matter of a few years prior to this such unification of such diverse tribal
backgrounds would have been unthinkable.

The Prophet, together with his small army of companions marched on towards
Badr. Less than a day's march to Badr, the Prophet called for a halt and he and
Abu Bakr rode on for a while until they came across an elderly Bedouin. Abu
Bakr asked the Bedouin if he had any news, but the Bedouin was cunning an
asked to which party they belonged; that of Muhammad or that of the Koraysh.
Abu Bakr told the man that if he told him the whereabouts of each party he would
tell him from whence they came.

The old Bedouin knew well the paths of the desert and told him that in his
opinion, as Muhammad's party had left Yathrib on 12ᵗʰ of Ramadan, they should