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The Battle of Uhud-A Great Lesson to the Muslims
The battle of Uhud teaches a great lesson to all the Muslims, to come until the Day of Judgement. Through its defeat, Allah wanted to examine Muslims’s perfect Belief in Him and in the Holy Prophet (PBUH). Although he faced all the troubles and dangers he stood firm in his mission. It was a great lesson to the Muslims that they should obey their Holy Prophet (PBUH) in all conditions and should not differ from it at any time. It should be noted here that the result of disobedience is not confined to disobedient only but others may also be involved. The Holy Qur’an points out about this:
”And guard yourselves against a chastisement which cannot fall exclusively on those of you who are wrong doers, and know that Allah is severe in punishment.” According to H. G. Sanvar, ”That the consequences of disobedience are not confined to those who disobey but may involved the whole body of Muslims: And take care of a calamity which does not fall upon those amongst you exclusively who do wrong... ”The Muslims,” the Holy Prophet says, ”are like one body or one man.” That in all wars i id fighting’s the final result always remains in the hands of God. Both the Muslims and the disbelievers at Uhud got what they wanted but God being the best of PlanMakers, knew that the time had not arrived for a final decision and so the struggle was postponed to another day: But had God pleased He could have taken retribution from them but (this is so) in order that He may discipline some of you by means of the other.7
The misfortune at Uhud was thus as important for the Muslims as the victory at Badr from the moral, social and political points of view. It showed them the necessity of strict adherence tc the commands of the Holy Prophet. It also awakened the believers to grave responsibilities that fell upon them as the standard bearers of the Divine mission and the hardships which they had to face in establishing its supremacy in the world. It also explained the true status of the Holy Prophet as the messenger of Allah: the unbounded kindness and the Mercy of the Lord. In short what came to pass at
7 H G Sarwar, Muhammad (PBUH) the Holy Prophet, P. 215
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Uhud was to serve as a beacon of hope and courage for the succeeding generations, lest they should in time of distress, fall a prey to despair and turn their backs upon the ”Religion of Allah”.
The Muslims lost the battle of Uhud because of their indiscipline. It was a lesson to them for the future that they must obey the decision of the Holy Prophet and also conduct themselves as a disciplined force in every field. In this encounter several of the Muslim soldiers were killed of wounded; and the Holy Prophet himself was severely wounded in the head and face and one of his teeth was knocked off. The enemy raised the cry that the Holy Prophet had been killed and the confusion increased Eventually the \ pagan attackers were driven away. While leaving the battle-field, Abu Sufyan threw out a challenge that the) would meet again next year at Badr. In this battle 70 Muslims (4 Muhajir and 66 Ansar) were killed.