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enemy we will be victorious, but if it is not written, you can ride back to Medina
and join those we left behind, for they love you as much as we do and would not
have remained behind if they had known that there was going to be a battle.

Allah will protect you and they will council you well and fight at your side. The
Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, thanked him for his thoughtfulness,
praised him and supplicated for blessing upon Sa'd, and a shelter was built from
palm branches.

HOURS BEFORE THE BATTLE:

It was the night of Friday, 17ᵗʰ of Ramadan and as the believers settled
themselves for the night, Allah in His Mercy, sent down upon them a blessed,
peaceful sleep. The next morning when they awoke to offer their prayers they felt
totally refreshed and prepared to meet their enemy.

Meanwhile, in the other camp, the Koraysh army with their 950 well equipped
men stirred and made their way with their camels to the top of the hill of Akankal.