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Uhud
Abu Sufyan and his fellow chieftains were determined to regain their once honored
status among the Arabs. It had been a devastating blow to the Koraysh when their well
equipped army of over one thousand had been defeated at Badr by just over three
hundred poorly equipped Muslims.
War loomed high on the horizon once again as Abu Sufyan mustered together not only
his own Koraysh army but those allied to him. Unknown to Abu Sufyan, Abu Talib
learned of the planned attack and sent word post-haste to Medina to inform the Prophet.
This advance warning was indeed a great blessing and the Muslims were able to
prepare themselves and make the necessary defensive arrangements and it was
decided not to engage the Koraysh in Medina but at Uhud.
The Prophet and his Companions set out for Uhud and on their way as they stopped to
offer a prayer, Abdullah Ubayy‟s son who had already displayed signs of hypocrisy
during the recent events with the Kaynuka and had reluctantly ridden out with the
Muslims was approached by men with similar inclinations to his own and all agreed that
they would return to Medina and not take part in the forthcoming encounter.
Abu Sufyan and his fellow chieftains were determined to regain their once honored
status among the Arabs. It had been a devastating blow to the Koraysh when their well
equipped army of over one thousand had been defeated at Badr by just over three
hundred poorly equipped Muslims.
War loomed high on the horizon once again as Abu Sufyan mustered together not only
his own Koraysh army but those allied to him. Unknown to Abu Sufyan, Abu Talib
learned of the planned attack and sent word post-haste to Medina to inform the Prophet.
This advance warning was indeed a great blessing and the Muslims were able to
prepare themselves and make the necessary defensive arrangements and it was
decided not to engage the Koraysh in Medina but at Uhud.
The Prophet and his Companions set out for Uhud and on their way as they stopped to
offer a prayer, Abdullah Ubayy‟s son who had already displayed signs of hypocrisy
during the recent events with the Kaynuka and had reluctantly ridden out with the
Muslims was approached by men with similar inclinations to his own and all agreed that
they would return to Medina and not take part in the forthcoming encounter.