Battle of Uhad

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Battle of Uhad
Subject: Islamiyat
Class duration: 35 Mins

Learning objectives
Students will be able to understand & elaborate:
• The causes and the event of Battle of Uhad

• The consequences for Muslims and Quraish
• The lesson Muslims learnt from Battle of Uhad
Battle of Uhad - Reasons
❖ Quraish couldn’t have imagined such a crushing defeat
❖ The fire of revenge burned in their hearts
❖ For the first time they felt the threatening power of
Muslims
❖ They had lost all of their prominent warriors
❖ Humiliated before their obedient tribes
❖ They could not face the insult at the hands of Muslims
❖ Islam’s prosperity was a big threat for their existence
❖ Jews & hypocrites ensured their full support
In the Battlefield
• After the defeat of Battle of Badr, the Quraish were
waiting to take revenge.
• They included those who had lost their family members at
Badr and those who had invested their profits in the war.
• They instigated the Quraish leader, Abu Sufyan, to wage
war.
• Therefore, the Quraish prepared an army of 3000 men
and marched towards Medina in 3 A.H/625 A.D under
the leadership of Abu Sufyan.
• When the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬heard of this, he consulted his
companions.
• Although he himself was in favor of fighting inside Medina,
upon the suggestion of most of the companions it was
decided that they would fight outside Medina.
In the Battlefield
• Initially, the Muslim army consisted of 1000 men but 300
hypocrites left the army under the leadership of Abdullah
Bin Ubayy saying that their demand of fighting inside
Medina was not fulfilled so they would not fight.
• Therefore, the remaining 700 people marched towards
Uhad.
• In the battlefield, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬appointed 50 archers
under the command of Abdullah Bin Jubair to guard a
pass.
• The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬clearly instructed them to not leave the
pass under any circumstances.
• Initially, when the battle started, Muslims had an upper
hand and they were successful in defeating the Quraish
such that the Quraish were began to flee, leaving behind a
lot of booty.
In the Battlefield (Cont:)
• Khalid bin Walid tried to break the Muslims
from behind three times but the archers held him
off.
• The Muslims were successful in driving back the
Makkans and started to collect the spoils of war.
• On seeing this some of the archers left their post
on the hill to join those collecting the spoils.
• Khalid bin Walid noticed this and used the
opportunity to attack the Muslims from the rear.
• The Quraysh army on seeing this turned back and
renewed the battle.
• At this point, the victory of Muslims turned into a near defeat.
As the Quraish had attacked from the back, Muslims did not
know what to do and chaos & panic prevailed.
• In this confusion, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬himself was attacked and badly
wounded but didn’t curse and said:
• “How can a people be successful who dye the face of
their Prophet with blood while he is calling them to
Allah.”
• And prayed for them, “O my Lord! Forgive my people, for
they do not know.” He even lost two of his teeth, and became
unconscious for some time.
• The nearest of the Prophet ‫’ﷺ‬s companions formed a defensive
ring around him, yet rumors spread that the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬had
been martyred.
• However, the Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬tried to control the situation and
lessened the panic.
• The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬was surrounded by nine Madinans,
and only Talha bin Ubaidullah and Sa’d bin Abi
Waqqas survived.
• The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬was badly injured; remaining Muslims
were disheartened on hearing a rumor that the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬had been killed.
• The Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬and Muslims retreated to the Uhud
mountain.
• The battle then continued with heavy offensives
launched by both parties.
• The Makkans mutilated the dead bodies of the
Muslims, including Hinda who chewed on the liver of
Hazrat Ameer Hamza who was martyred by
Wahshi.
• These martyrs included Hazrat Hamza, an uncle of the Prophet
‫ﷺ‬, who had been killed by a slave Wahshi, upon the instructions
of Hinda, the wife of Abu Sufyan.
• Hinda later chewed the dead body and mutilated it to avenge
her father’s death in Badr at the hands of Hazrat Hamza.
• The Holy Quran mentions this battle in the following words,

“And indeed Allah has proved true His promise to you, when you
used to slay the disbelievers by His command; until the time you
people lost courage and disputed about the order and disobeyed
after Allah had shown you what pleases you; some of you desired
the world, and some of you desired the Hereafter; thereafter He
turned you away from them in order to test you; and undoubtedly
He has forgiven you; and Allah is Most Munificent towards the
Muslims.” [Aal e I`mran 3:152]
Uhud – The outcome
❖ Nobody won the battle but Muslims suffered greatly.
❖ Quraish came with the objective to kill the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬
❖ Many great Muslims lost their lives including Prophet
‫’ﷺ‬s uncle Hazrat Hamza and Mus’ab bin Umair
❖ Battle of Uhud taught Muslims to remain united and
loyal in the times of adversity.
❖ Follow the command of Allah & His Messenger no
matter what you see.
❖ Put your wisdom aside when following Allah and His
Messenger.
❖ Disobeying Prophet’s ‫ ﷺ‬command brings disaster
only.
Uhud – The Lessons
• The defeat at Uhud occurred due to the fact that the
archers did not obey the Prophet ‫’ﷺ‬s command.
• The rules and guidance of Islam is based on the Qur’an and
also the sunna and so to truly practise Islam the way of the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬has to be followed.
• In battle, Muslims should stick to the rules that the
Prophet ‫ ﷺ‬gave, like not harming the environment or
women and children, and this can give Muslims success as
they are following the commands of God, which they will
be rewarded for.
• In their everyday lives Muslims can obey the Prophet ‫’ﷺ‬s
commands as to how to live their lives, in terms of prayer,
being good to people, etc., and this will make them
successful in their lives as the guidance given is all for their
betterment.
Check your understanding
Q3a.Describe the events of the Battle of Uhud. [10]
Q3b. ‘Success for Muslims depends on their
obedience to the Prophet ‫ﷺ‬.’ Discuss this statement in
relation to Muslims today.[4]

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• The causes and the event of Battle of Uhad

• The Holy Quran mentions this battle in the following words,

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