LETTER TO ABU SUFYAN



Received your letter. I know that you have ever been steeped in pride and arrogance against Allah the Supreme.



You have mentioned of an attack to be made on Medinah with a valiant army, which is bent on laying waste Medinah. Let it be clear to you that this depends on the Will of Allah! If He will so wish, He could deprive you of the power even to utter the names of Lat and Uzza. You are amazed that I did not know the ditch method(for defence). You should know that this method has been made known to me by Allah because your wrath and rage has reached such a point that you are bent on dilapidating Medinah.



You should know that far from your empty hopes being realised, time has now come when Lat and Uzza, Manat and Naela are shattered to pieces.



Note: When the Muslims, due to the unbearable oppression, migrated to Medinah, the Quraish started preparation to invade the City, so that the Muslims should not stay in peace. In the 2nd Hijri they invaded with one thousand strong army, whereas the Muslims numbered only 313. The combat took place at Badr. The Quraish incurred heavy losses and laid down arms. All their famous and brave leaders were killed. The second battle was fought at Uhud, in which the Muslims suffered heavily due to their not complying with the orders of the Holy Prophet (S.A.W.). The combat was, however, indecisive. In the 5th Hijri, the Quraish collected a huge army of 10 thousand, which included the Jews of Khyber also. This time they hoped to crush the Muslims in the very first attack. The Holy Prophet (S.A.W.) had trenches dug in the north of Medinah and thus cut off the route of the Quraish. The latter were totally upset to see the trenches. Abu Sufyan, who was highly enraged, wrote a threatening letter to the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.), in which he said that his big army would totally devastate Medinah. The above letter of the Holy Prophet(S.A.W.) was in reply thereto.



The Quraish besieged Medinah for several weeks, but could not capture it. One day a strong and violent wind blew which uprooted the tents of the Quriash. Their camels and horses ran away, and their cauldrons upturned. The result was that the Quraish were highly depressed and their courage gave way. The lost hope of a victory and left the battle field during the night. This was the last attack of the Qurasih on Medinah.