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which to prepare. The letter also informed the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) of
the size of the army that had now reached three thousand strong; each soldier had a
camel, seven hundred men had coats of mail, and then there was a cavalry of two
hundred horsemen with a spare set of horses. The letter also spoke of the Koraysh
womenfolk's intent to ride out with their men to encourage them as well as their new
allies from the tribes of Tihamah and Kinanah.
Preparations
On account of the arrival of the new Muslim migrants to Medina, the army of the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) was now in the region of a thousand men. With Al-Abbas'
advanced warning, the Muslims had a week in which to prepare themselves and were
able to round up their livestock from the outlying areas of Medina and bring them into the
City. However, there was nothing they could do to safeguard their crops, which they
feared would provide fodder for the mounts of their enemy. Guards were positioned
around Medina; when it came to guarding the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam),
Sa‟ad, Muadh's son and Sa‟ad, Ubadah's son together with Usayd and another insisted
on standing guard. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) remained guarded until
Allah sent down the verse:
the size of the army that had now reached three thousand strong; each soldier had a
camel, seven hundred men had coats of mail, and then there was a cavalry of two
hundred horsemen with a spare set of horses. The letter also spoke of the Koraysh
womenfolk's intent to ride out with their men to encourage them as well as their new
allies from the tribes of Tihamah and Kinanah.
Preparations
On account of the arrival of the new Muslim migrants to Medina, the army of the Prophet
(salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) was now in the region of a thousand men. With Al-Abbas'
advanced warning, the Muslims had a week in which to prepare themselves and were
able to round up their livestock from the outlying areas of Medina and bring them into the
City. However, there was nothing they could do to safeguard their crops, which they
feared would provide fodder for the mounts of their enemy. Guards were positioned
around Medina; when it came to guarding the Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam),
Sa‟ad, Muadh's son and Sa‟ad, Ubadah's son together with Usayd and another insisted
on standing guard. The Prophet (salla Allahu alihi wa sallam) remained guarded until
Allah sent down the verse: