The Holy Prophet Starts to meet Hawazin and Thaqif It was about a month after the conquest of Makkah that the HoK Prophet (PBUH) was informed of what the Hawazain, the Tliaqif and other neighbouring tribes were preparing to do. On heaiuig of these preparations he at once sent a messenger to watch the ipovements of the tribes and find if there was really any truth in the statement. The messenger soon returned confirming the news and gave the Holy Prophet (PBUH) details of what was going tu.
As there was no time to be lost, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) immediately collected an army to scatter the enemy. The Muslim army was twelve thousand strong, including two thousands Makkhans. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) inarched towards the valley of Hunain, where it was reported the Hawazin had encamped, at the head of a big force. It may be well noted here that ’he Muslims set out on this expedition with that sort of extreme confidence that mounted to over-confidence. Some of the new converts felt proud of their number, ”’hich was not liked by Allah. The Holy Qur’an mentions it as follows.
”Surely Allah did help you in many battle fields and on the dav ofHunain when your great numbers elated you but it availed you naught; and the earth, of all that it is wide, did constrain you, and you turned back in retreat. Thei Allah did send His peace of reassurance down upon His messenge ”nd upon the believers and sent down forces which you did not c***j, and punished, those who disbelieved. Such is the reward of disbei avers.”
