The Battle of Badr

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PRELUDE TO THE BATTLE OF BADR:
The increased persecution of Prophet Muhammad, praise and peace be upon him, and his followers had made it necessary for them to migrate from their beloved Mecca to Medina where they had been offered support and freedom to worship. However, their migration had not been a mass exodus rather, it had been spread over a period of time in order to escape the immediate attention of the Koraysh.

When the migrants arrived in Medina they had very few possessions, so in the true spirit of Islam, the believers of Medina, welcomed them into their homes and shared everything they owned with them. The Prophet named those that migrated the "Muhajirin" and those who welcomed them the "Ansar", or helpers. Most of the migrants had been deprived of a livelihood in Mecca and whatever wealth they might have once had, had either been plundered by the Koraysh, used to sustain each other or to release convert slaves from their captivity.

Before Islam came to Medina, the population of Medina consisted of three groups of people, namely the Jews, the idolatrous Arabs from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj however there were some converts from these tribes who had pledged allegiance to the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, before his arrival and were responsible for inviting him to migrate to Medina.

The Jews awaited the coming of a new prophet, because it was mentioned in their books that a new prophet would arise from a nearby city, and each tribe hoped that their own tribe would aspire to such honor, and it was for that reason their predecessors had migrated to Arabia. However, as they were in the minority they found it to be in their best interests to ally themselves to the idolaters as they deemed it to be a necessary evil in order to survive.

With the arrival of the Muslims in Medina there were now four groups that included an ever increasing number of converts from the tribes of Aws and Khazraj. However, amongst those professing to be Muslims from these tribes were some, who, although they recognized the qualities of leadership in the Prophet together with his remarkable ability to unify once hostile tribes, were not so committed. To these people, the Prophet's presence was a bitter fact of life, as they witnessed their own influence dwindle within their tribes. In order to maintain their tribal standing they concealed their true feelings and donned the outward appearance of conversion as they thought it to be more beneficial in the long term to be seen as Muslims. Such people were later on referred to as "the hypocrites".

As for the Jews and Arabs that remained outside the fold of Islam, an alliance, which afforded them many benefits, was drawn up and mutually agreed upon without coercion. In return they pledged that they would neither aid nor abet others against the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, and his followers.

The seeds of unrest amongst the hypocrites and those outside the fold of Islam was strong. For each party concealed either its own tribal or racial resentment, and so it was not surprising that there were constant underlying currents of indefinable hostility.

THE MECCAN CARAVAN:
Until now the Muslims had refrained from all forms of retaliation against the Koraysh. This was not on account of them being faint hearted but that they awaited a Revelation that would give them permission to defend themselves. However, they didn't have to wait much longer as Allah sent down verses that permitted them to take up arms against the enemy.

When news that the Koraysh Chieftain, Abu Sufyan, and his Meccan caravan -- which included a member from each branch of the Koraysh tribe -- had set out on their return journey from Syria laden with merchandise, the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, called the Muslims to

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