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RESULTS
An Ideological War
It was an ideological war and not the result of blind nationalism or chauvinism. The forces of Islam emerged victorious. And it was this victory indeed that paved the way for the Arabs to attain to the heights or worldly success such as was never before witnessed in the history of mankind. The Battle of Badr established
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the superiority of a living, true creed over race or language. The strangers became friends and the friends and the near ones became strangers and antagonists due to their ideological differences.
Thus ended the Battle of Badr which was thrust on the Muslims quite unexpectedly but by the grace of God still they came victorious. It was a crushing defeat for their enemies who lost seventy men including more than twenty of their chiefs, besides seventy others who captured by the Muslims and included many of their chiefs and leaders.10 Firm Position of the Holy Prophet
The triumph at Badr was a matter of great importance for the Muslims. It consolidated the power of Muhammad (PBUH) over the wavering minds. Everybody in the land was reflecting calmly over the questions: ”How can the Holy Prophet with such meager strength of men and arms overpower such large hosts, if he does not have the support of God? How is it that the worst and the most deadly enemies of Islam were each and all packed out and slain exactly in the same way as foretold by the Holy Prophet? Is this not the handiwork of the Divine Power, the Power which is the Creator and the Sovereign of the Universe?” Questions such as these agitated the minds of the Arabs and set them thinking. It was as a result of the mental struggle to find suitable answers to such agitating questions that some of them discovered the truth preached by Muhammad (PBUH) and thus accepted Islam as their faith and code of life.”
A Great Victory
Professor R. A. Nicholson says that ”Badr, like Marathon, is one of the greatest and most memorable battles in all history.” Similarly Dermengham remarks, ”Badr was the first of a series of victories which were to change the aspect of the world.” Syed Ameer AH observes. ”What the victory of Badr was for Islam, the victory of the Milvian Bridge for Christianity .. For the Muslims the victory of Badr was indeed most auspicious. It was not surprising that they, like the Israelites or Christians of yore, saw the hand of Providence in their success over the idolaters. Had the Muslims failed, we can imagine what their fate would have been a universal massacre.” The Muslims at Badr were indeed fighting for more than their own; they were fighting every thing they held dear in this world and in the next. Triumph of Truth over Falsehood
10 Muhammad Ahmad, The Great Battle of Badr, P. 122.
11 Abdul Hameed, Siddiqui. P 186
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The Battle of Badr if indeed a conflict between the forces of light and darkness, between truth and falsehood and it proves the triumph of truth over falsehood, light over darkness. The victory at Badr over a greatly superior force inspired the Muslims with new hope and encouraged them for future success. Henceforth the Muslims ceased to be afraid of mere superior numbers. P. K. Hitti says. ”The spirit of discipline and contempt of death manifested at this first armed encounter of Islam proved characteristic of it in all its later and greater conquests.” In this battle the power of the Quraysh was crushed and their pride was humbled down, while the influence of Muhammad (PBUH) and the power of Islam began to increase even outside Medina.