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of the Koraysh and their allies march. By now, the Muslims whose home lay on the
outskirts of Medina had left seeking the safety of City.
The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and his Companions, who numbered three
thousand, had just finished digging the trench when news arrived that the Koraysh army
had been seen marching along the valley of Akik, south-west of Medina, and that the
bribed Ghatfan and Najd tribes were but a short distance from the mountain of Uhud.
Time was short, so the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) sent word that the women
and children should confine themselves to the upper rooms of the fortified houses,
however Ladies Ayesha, Umm Salamah and Zaynab took it in turns to go the Prophet's
tent at the foot of Sila to tend to his needs.
The Koraysh had relied heavily upon being able to pillage the crops of the Muslims to
provide fodder for their horses, however, much to their dismay, when they reached the
oasis they found the fields had already been harvested. There was nothing to feed their
hungry horses and the supplies they brought with them were limited. However, the
camels of the tribes of Ghatfan and the Najd were more fortunate as they were able to
graze upon the herbage and bushes that grew near Uhud.
outskirts of Medina had left seeking the safety of City.
The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) and his Companions, who numbered three
thousand, had just finished digging the trench when news arrived that the Koraysh army
had been seen marching along the valley of Akik, south-west of Medina, and that the
bribed Ghatfan and Najd tribes were but a short distance from the mountain of Uhud.
Time was short, so the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) sent word that the women
and children should confine themselves to the upper rooms of the fortified houses,
however Ladies Ayesha, Umm Salamah and Zaynab took it in turns to go the Prophet's
tent at the foot of Sila to tend to his needs.
The Koraysh had relied heavily upon being able to pillage the crops of the Muslims to
provide fodder for their horses, however, much to their dismay, when they reached the
oasis they found the fields had already been harvested. There was nothing to feed their
hungry horses and the supplies they brought with them were limited. However, the
camels of the tribes of Ghatfan and the Najd were more fortunate as they were able to
graze upon the herbage and bushes that grew near Uhud.