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2 Jun 18, 9 tweets, 5 min read

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of Badr which occurred on 17th Ramadhan 2 AH (624 CE)

Badr is around 150km from Madinah. This is the current site of the battle.

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The Muslims, including the Prophet (صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلّم) numbered only 313 with only 2 horses and 70 camels. The Quraysh army on the other hand had over 1000 men, 100 horses, 700 camels and were armed to their teeth.

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Masjid Areesh today marks the spot where the Prophet (صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلّم) pitched his tent. The site also functioned as the planning headquarters for the Muslims.

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The Prophet (صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلّم) spent the previous night in prayer, “O Allah! If this group is destroyed today, You will not be worshipped forever. O Allah! If is Your consent that after this day You will not be worshipped for ever.”

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Allah (سبحانه و تعالى) brought down His help in the form of angels who descended from this mountain area to assist the Muslims in achieving a glorious victory.

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14 Muslims were honoured with martyrdom on this day, six from the Muhajireen and eight from the Ansar. On the Quraysh side there were 70 slain, including Abu Jahal whom the Prophet (صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلّم) described as the ‘Firawn’ of this Ummah.

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The dead Quraysh were thrown inside a foul smelling well which used to be in this region. The Prophet (صَلّى اللهُ عليهِ وسلّم) stood over the well and called out to each chieftain by name, “O son of so and so! Do you wish you had obeyed Allah and his Messenger?".

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"I have found that what my Lord promised me is true. Did you find your Lord’s promise true?”.
"O Prophet (s.a.w.)“, Umar (r.a.) asked. “How can you talk to bodies which have no souls?”.
“They hear me just as you do, but they cannot answer,” the Prophet (s.a.w.) explained.

"Indeed there was a sign for you in the two groups which met. One group fought in the way of Allah while the other was Kuffar who saw them as twice their number with their very eyes. Allah strengthens with His aid whoever He wills..." (Quran 3:13)

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