4Dr MajidAJiKhan,P. 182. The Battle of Uhud 119 The Victory Turned into Defeat A number of Muslim soldiers started to seize the war-booty, the belongings of the fleeing enemy. Being flushed with victory most of the archers, who were appointed on the valley to watch, ignored the strict orders of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and left their posts to partake of the booty. Their leader, Abdullah bin Jubair, reminded them of the Holy Prophet’s (PBUH) warning but to no effect except for a few who stuck to their guns. Khalid bin Walid (Still a nonbeliever and commander of a detachment) did not fail to detect the weak point in the Muslim camp, created by the Muslims themselves. He went round to the other side of the mount Uhud and after killing the remaining few archers, fell upon the Muslims army from the rear. When the Muslims, busy in securing war-booty, looked behind^ found themselves under the flashing swords of the enemy, they lost their senses and complete confusion prevailed among them. Thus the trouble started when they disobeyed the Holy Prophet (PBUH).
The infidels killed the standard bearer of the Muslims, Hazrat Mus’ab bin Umair. Seeing this the fleeing enemies also returned and the Muslims army was surrounded by them on its both sides. Hazrat Mus’ab bin Umair resembled the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and a rumour was circufated by Makkhans (especially by Amr bin Qumai’ah who killed Mus’ab bin Umair) that the Holy Prophet (PBUH) had been killed. This alarming news spread like fire and disheartened the Muslims; confusion and disorder spread among them. On the other hand, the Holy Prophet (PBUH) was guarded by some of his brave followers, like Hazrat Ali, Abu Bakr, Umar, Sa’d bin Waqqs, Talhah, Zubair, Haritri’, ,n Thamit and Abu Dujana etc. In the meantime Hazrat Ka’b bin ’ %lik saw the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and announced the good nev to the Muslims. They rushed towards him followed by non-believiis with the attempt to kill the Prophet of Allah. The Muslims shielded him from the attack of the
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A number of eminent ”Muhajirin” and ”Ansar” were injured many were killed. The Holy Prophet (PBUH) also received wounds at the hands of the disbelievers. Two rings of the hamlet Pierced his face when a non-believer injured hiqs on his head. Another infidel threw a stone at the Holy Prophet (PBUH), that him in- his face with the result that two of his teeth were