1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,469 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,469 --> 00:00:07,469 A Abridgment of the Book: 3 00:00:07,469 --> 00:00:09,470 Ramadan: 4 00:00:09,470 --> 00:00:11,470 Events and Lessons. 5 00:00:11,470 --> 00:00:17,010 The Great Battle of Badr. 6 00:00:17,010 --> 00:00:19,969 The Time: 7 00:00:19,969 --> 00:00:21,969 Friday morning, 8 00:00:21,969 --> 00:00:24,969 corresponding to the seventeenth day of Ramadan 9 00:00:24,969 --> 00:00:27,969 in the second year of the Hijrah. 10 00:00:27,969 --> 00:00:34,520 The struggle between truth and falsehood, 11 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:36,520 and good and evil, 12 00:00:36,520 --> 00:00:40,520 is an established law of life in this world. 13 00:00:40,520 --> 00:00:46,619 Power is a principal element in managing and shifting the balance of this struggle. 14 00:00:46,619 --> 00:00:50,619 Principles do not stand on equal footing, conflict does not intensify, 15 00:00:50,619 --> 00:00:55,619 and dominance does not alternate between opposing parties 16 00:00:55,619 --> 00:00:58,619 except through the presence of that crucial factor: 17 00:00:58,619 --> 00:01:00,649 power. 18 00:01:00,649 --> 00:01:03,649 That power includes the force of argument and eloquent exposition, 19 00:01:03,649 --> 00:01:07,650 as well as the force of physical confrontation with weapons and spears. 20 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:12,969 Undoubtedly, the truth does not lack the first form of power; 21 00:01:12,969 --> 00:01:15,969 rather, the proofs of its veracity are manifest. 22 00:01:15,969 --> 00:01:21,969 However, it may lack the second form of power in certain times and places. 23 00:01:21,969 --> 00:01:24,969 Without the combination of both forms of power, 24 00:01:24,969 --> 00:01:30,099 it cannot prevail or spread on a grand scale. 25 00:01:30,099 --> 00:01:35,099 For this reason, Allah Almighty ordained for His prophets the duty of striving against the enemies of His religion— 26 00:01:35,099 --> 00:01:38,099 those who obstruct its propagation 27 00:01:38,099 --> 00:01:41,099 and turn people away from accepting it. 28 00:01:41,099 --> 00:01:45,099 Thus, this rite became an agreed-upon law 29 00:01:45,099 --> 00:01:48,099 across all divine dispensations, 30 00:01:48,099 --> 00:01:54,099 because if an idea lacks a force to protect and convey it, 31 00:01:54,099 --> 00:01:57,099 it will not be destined to endure or spread. 32 00:01:57,099 --> 00:02:00,099 Nevertheless, this just rite 33 00:02:00,099 --> 00:02:04,099 may be suspended from practice in certain times and places 34 00:02:04,099 --> 00:02:07,099 due to the absence of suitable conditions 35 00:02:07,099 --> 00:02:12,099 that lead to the desired ends for which it was ordained— 36 00:02:12,099 --> 00:02:16,099 as was the case during the Meccan period, 37 00:02:16,099 --> 00:02:19,099 when the Muslims at that time lacked 38 00:02:19,099 --> 00:02:24,099 the means to withstand a military confrontation. 39 00:02:24,099 --> 00:02:28,099 But when the Muslims migrated to Medina 40 00:02:28,099 --> 00:02:33,099 and gained a home, a refuge, numbers, and equipment, 41 00:02:33,099 --> 00:02:38,099 verses urging jihad began to be revealed in succession, 42 00:02:38,099 --> 00:02:45,099 continuing to do so until the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) departed this world. 43 00:02:45,099 --> 00:02:48,099 These verses ranged from commanding fighting 44 00:02:48,099 --> 00:02:51,099 to forbidding refraining from it, 45 00:02:51,099 --> 00:02:57,099 encouraging it by detailing its noble outcomes, 46 00:02:57,099 --> 00:03:04,379 and warning against abandoning it—an act that leads to praiseless consequences. 47 00:03:04,379 --> 00:03:06,379 The Road to Badr: 48 00:03:06,379 --> 00:03:10,580 The arrival of the caravans of the Emigrants in Medina 49 00:03:10,580 --> 00:03:15,580 and their joining with the Ansar to form a new power 50 00:03:15,580 --> 00:03:20,580 with a creed differing from what people held at that time— 51 00:03:20,580 --> 00:03:24,580 a creed judging all else to be false, 52 00:03:24,580 --> 00:03:30,580 calling people to join it and abandon their former religions, 53 00:03:30,580 --> 00:03:34,580 and bringing about a radical transformation in life— 54 00:03:34,580 --> 00:03:38,580 all of this was by no means a light matter 55 00:03:38,580 --> 00:03:41,580 that the forces of falsehood would overlook, 56 00:03:41,580 --> 00:03:44,580 especially the power of Quraysh, 57 00:03:44,580 --> 00:03:51,580 which held prominent religious and political leadership at the time. 58 00:03:51,580 --> 00:03:56,580 Nor should we forget the Jewish tribes residing with the Muslims in Medina, 59 00:03:56,580 --> 00:04:00,580 who harbored deep-seated animosity toward them, 60 00:04:00,580 --> 00:04:04,580 in addition to the Bedouins surrounding Medina. 61 00:04:04,580 --> 00:04:09,580 Therefore, the Muslims' stay in the fragrant city of Medina before Badr 62 00:04:09,580 --> 00:04:12,580 was not characterized by security and stability, 63 00:04:12,580 --> 00:04:16,579 nor by peace of mind against surprise attacks from hostile forces. 64 00:04:16,579 --> 00:04:21,639 Because of this situation, the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) spent a period of time 65 00:04:21,639 --> 00:04:24,639 never sleeping except under guard, 66 00:04:24,639 --> 00:04:29,639 and the Muslims likewise slept with their weapons at hand, 67 00:04:29,639 --> 00:04:33,639 fearing a sudden enemy attack. 68 00:04:33,639 --> 00:04:38,959 The apprehension of danger at that time was no passing thought; 69 00:04:38,959 --> 00:04:40,959 rather, it was a prudent sentiment. 70 00:04:40,959 --> 00:04:46,959 Quraysh was sending its threats to Medina through 'Abdullah Ibn Ubayy Ibn Salul, 71 00:04:46,959 --> 00:04:48,959 saying: 72 00:04:48,959 --> 00:04:55,959 "We shall come to you, eradicate you, and destroy your green crops in your very homeland." 73 00:04:55,959 --> 00:05:01,019 Indeed, matters escalated until a light force of polytheists, 74 00:05:01,019 --> 00:05:06,019 led by Kurz Ibn Jabir al-Fihri, reached the pastures of Medina, 75 00:05:06,019 --> 00:05:10,019 plundering some of its livestock and returning safely. 76 00:05:10,019 --> 00:05:13,180 Since that was the case, 77 00:05:13,180 --> 00:05:15,180 it became an accepted certainty 78 00:05:15,180 --> 00:05:21,180 that a bloody clash between the gathering of truth and the gathering of falsehood was imminent. 79 00:05:21,180 --> 00:05:24,180 Thus, Allah Almighty revealed the permission to fight, 80 00:05:24,180 --> 00:05:28,180 accompanied by its justifying reasons in His saying: 81 00:05:28,180 --> 00:05:34,180 “Sanction is given unto those who fight because they have been wronged; and Allah is indeed Able to give them victory;” (22:39) 82 00:05:34,180 --> 00:05:39,180 "And indeed, Allah is competent to give them victory." 83 00:05:39,180 --> 00:05:45,180 “Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty -” (22:40) 84 00:05:45,180 --> 00:05:50,180 “Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty -” (22:40) 85 00:05:50,180 --> 00:05:56,180 "And if it were not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others..." 86 00:05:56,180 --> 00:06:02,180 “Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty -” (22:40) 87 00:06:02,180 --> 00:06:06,180 “Those who have been driven from their homes unjustly only because they said: Our Lord is Allah - For had it not been for Allah's repelling some men by means of others, cloisters and churches and oratories and mosques, wherein the name of Allah is oft mentioned, would assuredly have been pulled down. Verily Allah helpeth one who helpeth Him. Lo! Allah is Strong, Almighty -” (22:40) 88 00:06:06,180 --> 00:06:13,279 "And Allah will surely support those who support Him." 89 00:06:13,279 --> 00:06:17,279 "Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might." 90 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,730 From this point, it became clear to the Muslims 91 00:06:20,730 --> 00:06:23,730 how vital military preparedness was. 92 00:06:23,730 --> 00:06:27,790 So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) 93 00:06:27,790 --> 00:06:29,790 began equipping military expeditions 94 00:06:29,790 --> 00:06:32,790 and dispatching them to the borders of Medina. 95 00:06:32,790 --> 00:06:34,860 Thus, actual military operations commenced 96 00:06:34,860 --> 00:06:36,860 periodically. 97 00:06:36,860 --> 00:06:38,860 Prior to Badr, there were 98 00:06:38,860 --> 00:06:41,860 multiple campaigns and expeditions, 99 00:06:41,860 --> 00:06:43,860 the main objective of most being 100 00:06:43,860 --> 00:06:47,860 to intercept the commercial trade caravans of Quraysh. 101 00:06:47,860 --> 00:06:50,860 The purpose was to send a message to Quraysh 102 00:06:50,860 --> 00:06:54,860 that the eyes of the Muslims were vigilant, 103 00:06:54,860 --> 00:06:59,860 and that they were a force capable of confronting and fighting. 104 00:06:59,860 --> 00:07:03,180 The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) 105 00:07:03,180 --> 00:07:07,180 and the Muslims pursued this military activity vigorously 106 00:07:07,180 --> 00:07:10,180 through those expeditions and detachments, 107 00:07:10,180 --> 00:07:14,180 until some of them reached the vicinity of Mecca, 108 00:07:14,180 --> 00:07:16,180 killing some of the polytheists, 109 00:07:16,180 --> 00:07:20,180 taking captives and spoils, and returning safely— 110 00:07:20,180 --> 00:07:22,180 such as the expedition of Nakhlah, 111 00:07:22,180 --> 00:07:27,180 whose commander was 'Abdullah Ibn Jahsh (may Allah be pleased with him). 112 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:29,269 Here, the polytheists realized 113 00:07:29,269 --> 00:07:33,269 that the Islamic threat to them was no longer an illusion, 114 00:07:33,269 --> 00:07:35,269 but had become a reality. 115 00:07:35,269 --> 00:07:39,589 At the height of this military activity shortly before Badr, 116 00:07:39,589 --> 00:07:43,589 verses inciting to jihad 117 00:07:43,589 --> 00:07:45,589 were being revealed in various Surahs, 118 00:07:45,589 --> 00:07:49,589 which further increased the Muslims' enthusiasm and desire 119 00:07:49,589 --> 00:07:54,589 for the day they would face Quraysh on the battlefield of arms. 120 00:07:54,589 --> 00:08:00,009 Quraysh could not cease its trade journeys to the Levant, 121 00:08:00,009 --> 00:08:02,009 which passed by the outskirts of Medina, 122 00:08:02,009 --> 00:08:06,009 because its livelihood depended entirely upon them. 123 00:08:06,009 --> 00:08:10,040 Despite the aforementioned repeated interceptions by the Muslims 124 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:13,040 of their caravans, 125 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:17,040 they continued to travel along that route. 126 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,170 Regarding one of those caravans, 127 00:08:20,170 --> 00:08:23,170 news reached the Muslims about it, 128 00:08:23,170 --> 00:08:26,170 so the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) set out 129 00:08:26,170 --> 00:08:29,170 with a group of Muslims to pursue it. 130 00:08:29,170 --> 00:08:32,169 However, they arrived after it had slipped past them, 131 00:08:32,169 --> 00:08:35,360 so they returned to Medina. 132 00:08:35,360 --> 00:08:38,360 When news reached them of its return journey, 133 00:08:38,360 --> 00:08:41,360 the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) prepared 134 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,360 with three hundred and some odd men from among the Muslims. 135 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:49,360 They set out to intercept that caravan. 136 00:08:49,389 --> 00:08:52,389 News of the Muslims' departure reached 137 00:08:52,389 --> 00:08:55,389 the leader of the caravan, Abu Sufyan, 138 00:08:55,389 --> 00:08:58,389 so he altered its route 139 00:08:58,389 --> 00:09:01,490 and sent a messenger to warn Quraysh. 140 00:09:01,490 --> 00:09:04,490 Thereupon, the polytheists marched out from Mecca 141 00:09:04,490 --> 00:09:07,490 with their full strength and weaponry, 142 00:09:07,490 --> 00:09:10,490 full of pride and arrogance, 143 00:09:10,490 --> 00:09:13,809 to confront the Muslims with an army 144 00:09:13,809 --> 00:09:16,809 numbering one thousand fighters. 145 00:09:16,809 --> 00:09:19,809 When the news reached the Muslims, 146 00:09:19,809 --> 00:09:24,809 they prepared, accompanied by the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), 147 00:09:24,809 --> 00:09:27,809 and set off for the battlefield, 148 00:09:27,809 --> 00:09:30,809 taking up their positions 149 00:09:30,809 --> 00:09:33,809 awaiting the hour of the decisive encounter. 150 00:09:33,809 --> 00:09:37,289 The Dawn of the Day of Criterion: 151 00:09:37,289 --> 00:09:40,740 On Friday morning, 152 00:09:40,740 --> 00:09:43,740 corresponding to the seventeenth day of Ramadan 153 00:09:43,740 --> 00:09:46,740 in the second year of the Hijrah, 154 00:09:46,740 --> 00:09:49,740 the sun rose over a location 155 00:09:50,740 --> 00:09:53,740 where two opposing groups stood face to face: 156 00:09:53,740 --> 00:09:56,740 “There was a token for you in two hosts which met: one army fighting in the way of Allah, and another disbelieving, whom they saw as twice their number, clearly, with their very eyes. Thus Allah strengtheneth with His succour whom He will. Lo! herein verily is a lesson for those who have eyes.” (3:13) 157 00:09:56,740 --> 00:09:59,769 and the other disbelieving. 158 00:09:59,769 --> 00:10:02,769 The two parties met without prior preparation 159 00:10:02,769 --> 00:10:05,769 for a full-scale battle on the part of the Muslims, 160 00:10:05,769 --> 00:10:08,769 for they had intended only to capture the caravan, 161 00:10:08,769 --> 00:10:11,960 whereas Allah willed the main military encounter. 162 00:10:20,960 --> 00:10:23,960 On that fateful morning, 163 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:26,960 the clash occurred between swords, 164 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:29,960 after the conflict had previously been fought through arguments 165 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:33,440 and their refutations. 166 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:36,440 There met the oppressed, 167 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:39,440 who had been tortured and humiliated, 168 00:10:39,440 --> 00:10:42,440 and driven from his home and family— 169 00:10:42,440 --> 00:10:45,440 so that he who was to perish would perish upon clear proof, and he who was to live would live upon clear proof— 170 00:10:45,440 --> 00:10:48,440 “When ye were on the near bank (of the valley) and they were on the yonder bank, and the caravan was below you (on the coast plain). And had ye trysted to meet one another ye surely would have failed to keep the tryst, but (it happened, as it did, without the forethought of either of you) that Allah might conclude a thing that must be done; that he who perished (on that day) might perish by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty) and he who survived might survive by a clear proof (of His Sovereignty). Lo! Allah in truth is Hearer, Knower.” (8:42) 171 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,440 facing the oppressive aggressor, 172 00:10:52,440 --> 00:10:55,440 who had marched out insolently and to be seen by people, 173 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,440 averting others from the path of Allah 174 00:10:58,440 --> 00:11:01,600 and fighting His allies. 175 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:04,600 That meeting was not out of tribal fanaticism, 176 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,600 or clan loyalty, 177 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,600 or nationalism, or worldly aims; 178 00:11:10,600 --> 00:11:13,600 rather, it was an encounter between faith and disbelief, 179 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:16,600 truth and falsehood, and good and evil 180 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,600 in a decisive battle 181 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,600 that would determine the course of future interactions. 182 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:25,600 For this reason, there met at the point of the spear 183 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,600 brother against brother, son against father, 184 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:31,600 kinsman against kinsman, 185 00:11:31,600 --> 00:11:34,629 and friend against friend. 186 00:11:34,629 --> 00:11:37,629 No bond remained except the bond of faith; 187 00:11:37,629 --> 00:11:40,629 upon it, the opposer was fought, 188 00:11:40,629 --> 00:11:43,980 and the ally was supported. 189 00:11:43,980 --> 00:11:46,980 In the thick of battle, 190 00:11:46,980 --> 00:11:49,980 a swift duel broke out 191 00:11:49,980 --> 00:11:52,980 that struck off the heads of three champions of the polytheists, 192 00:11:52,980 --> 00:11:55,980 casting dark shadows 193 00:11:55,980 --> 00:11:58,980 of terror and panic into the hearts of the disbelievers, 194 00:11:58,980 --> 00:12:01,980 and throwing confusion and turmoil into their ranks. 195 00:12:01,980 --> 00:12:04,980 Immediately following this, there began 196 00:12:04,980 --> 00:12:07,980 a general assault launched by the Muslims, 197 00:12:07,980 --> 00:12:10,980 sweeping forward like an overwhelming torrent that clears everything in its path, 198 00:12:10,980 --> 00:12:14,019 or like hungry lions 199 00:12:14,019 --> 00:12:17,019 pouncing upon prey 200 00:12:17,019 --> 00:12:20,019 they had long yearned to face. 201 00:12:20,019 --> 00:12:23,019 In that hour, you saw nothing but flying heads, 202 00:12:23,019 --> 00:12:26,019 crushed faces, 203 00:12:26,019 --> 00:12:29,019 severed limbs, splintered bones, 204 00:12:29,019 --> 00:12:32,019 and flowing blood 205 00:12:32,019 --> 00:12:35,019 staining bodies and mounts alike. 206 00:12:35,019 --> 00:12:38,179 Thus, when the heat of battle raged, 207 00:12:39,179 --> 00:12:42,179 and the shadows of the Muslims' swords 208 00:12:42,179 --> 00:12:45,179 refused to lift from them, 209 00:12:45,179 --> 00:12:48,179 the massive armies of disbelief saw their chief leaders 210 00:12:48,179 --> 00:12:51,179 lying slain beneath the hooves of the horses, 211 00:12:51,179 --> 00:12:54,179 and so they mounted the saddles of flight, 212 00:12:54,179 --> 00:12:57,179 nursing their wounds and returning to their homelands 213 00:12:57,179 --> 00:13:00,179 with whatever men remained of them. 214 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:03,179 Thereupon, the ropes and shackles 215 00:13:03,179 --> 00:13:06,179 of the Muslims grew active, 216 00:13:06,179 --> 00:13:09,179 capturing whatever they could from the fleeing ranks. 217 00:13:09,179 --> 00:13:12,340 So the cloud of the Battle of Badr cleared, 218 00:13:12,340 --> 00:13:15,340 leaving behind seventy dead 219 00:13:15,340 --> 00:13:18,340 and seventy prisoners from among the polytheists of Quraysh. 220 00:13:18,340 --> 00:13:21,340 This was a crushing blow, 221 00:13:21,340 --> 00:13:24,340 the likes of which Quraysh had never suffered before. 222 00:13:28,009 --> 00:13:31,009 As for the impact left by the battle: 223 00:13:31,009 --> 00:13:34,259 Indeed, the day of Badr is a radiant day 224 00:13:34,259 --> 00:13:37,259 upon the forehead of the Ummah of Muhammad, 225 00:13:37,259 --> 00:13:40,259 a luminous pearl in the necklace 226 00:13:40,259 --> 00:13:43,259 of bloody struggle throughout its history of jihad, 227 00:13:43,259 --> 00:13:46,259 and a firm turning point 228 00:13:46,259 --> 00:13:49,259 that redirected the course of history in those days. 229 00:13:49,259 --> 00:13:52,259 It forced the mind of falsehood to reevaluate 230 00:13:52,259 --> 00:13:55,259 its calculations all over again, 231 00:13:55,259 --> 00:13:58,259 and gave the power of truth a new surge 232 00:13:58,259 --> 00:14:01,259 of honor, certainty, 233 00:14:01,259 --> 00:14:04,259 and perseverance on the path of armed confrontation. 234 00:14:04,259 --> 00:14:07,330 It was the day on which justice was exacted 235 00:14:07,330 --> 00:14:10,330 for the wronged against the wrongdoer, 236 00:14:10,330 --> 00:14:13,330 for the oppressed against the oppressor, 237 00:14:13,330 --> 00:14:16,419 and for the tormented against the tormentor. 238 00:14:16,419 --> 00:14:19,419 It was the day of Bilal Ibn Rabah, 239 00:14:19,419 --> 00:14:22,419 when he healed his heart's anguish against Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, 240 00:14:22,419 --> 00:14:25,419 who used to subject him to the worst of punishments 241 00:14:25,419 --> 00:14:28,620 in Makkah. It was a day in which 242 00:14:28,620 --> 00:14:31,620 Makkah was cleansed of the heads of disbelief and misguidance, 243 00:14:31,620 --> 00:14:34,620 and its quarters breathed a sigh of relief 244 00:14:34,620 --> 00:14:37,620 as the souls of the leaders of delusion perished— 245 00:14:37,620 --> 00:14:40,620 those who had been muddying its atmosphere. 246 00:14:40,620 --> 00:14:43,620 Thus perished Abu Jahl, 247 00:14:43,620 --> 00:14:46,620 Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, 248 00:14:46,620 --> 00:14:49,620 Shaybah Ibn Rabi'ah, 249 00:14:49,620 --> 00:14:52,809 and the likes of those tyrants. 250 00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:55,809 The day of Badr was a day that shone brightly, 251 00:14:56,809 --> 00:14:59,809 dispelling whatever darknesses of falsehood it dispelled, 252 00:14:59,809 --> 00:15:02,809 becoming a stern, bloody lesson 253 00:15:02,809 --> 00:15:05,809 that any force of falsehood fears 254 00:15:05,809 --> 00:15:08,809 might be repeated against itself. 255 00:15:08,809 --> 00:15:12,000 It was the day whose lights encompassed 256 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:15,000 all corners of Madinah, 257 00:15:15,000 --> 00:15:18,000 so the Muslims rejoiced over it with immense joy, 258 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:21,000 while the hypocrites and the Jews were consumed by it 259 00:15:21,000 --> 00:15:24,000 with severe rage, 260 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:27,000 returning frustrated to their dark shadows, 261 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:30,000 after the confrontation had tempted them to plot, 262 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,000 thinking that the turn of fortune 263 00:15:33,000 --> 00:15:36,129 would go against the Muslims 264 00:15:36,129 --> 00:15:39,129 and against the Prophet himself. 265 00:15:39,129 --> 00:15:42,129 That joyful day of Ramadan 266 00:15:42,129 --> 00:15:45,129 was a day that made the pagan tribes 267 00:15:45,129 --> 00:15:48,129 around Madinah reconsider their evil intentions 268 00:15:48,129 --> 00:15:51,129 toward the Muslims, 269 00:15:52,129 --> 00:15:55,289 taking a thousand precautions. 270 00:15:55,289 --> 00:15:58,289 As for Makkah, 271 00:15:58,289 --> 00:16:01,480 how sorrowful were the polytheists of Makkah on that day! 272 00:16:01,480 --> 00:16:04,480 For Makkah had thought that its massive army 273 00:16:04,480 --> 00:16:07,480 was going out to Madinah as if on a hunting excursion, 274 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:10,480 destined to return after killing whomever it killed 275 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:13,480 and capturing in its snare 276 00:16:13,480 --> 00:16:16,480 prisoners from among the Muslims, 277 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,480 whereupon the polytheists would drink wine 278 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:23,639 in celebration of the destruction of Muhammad and his companions. 279 00:16:23,639 --> 00:16:26,639 Yet while Makkah was in the height of its dreams, 280 00:16:26,639 --> 00:16:29,639 the vanguard of what remained 281 00:16:29,639 --> 00:16:32,639 of its fighters entered it, 282 00:16:32,639 --> 00:16:35,639 dragging the tails of disappointment, 283 00:16:35,639 --> 00:16:38,639 with terror shrouding their steps, 284 00:16:38,639 --> 00:16:41,639 widespread fear covering their faces, 285 00:16:41,639 --> 00:16:44,929 and the dust of calamity looming over their heads. 286 00:16:44,929 --> 00:16:47,929 Indeed, when the news reached the people of Makkah 287 00:16:47,929 --> 00:16:50,929 as the first bearer brought news of the battle, 288 00:16:50,929 --> 00:16:53,929 they would not believe the herald, 289 00:16:53,929 --> 00:16:56,929 and began mocking his news as mere tales. 290 00:16:56,929 --> 00:16:59,929 But when the truth blazed clearly before them, 291 00:16:59,929 --> 00:17:02,929 they were shocked with a shock 292 00:17:02,929 --> 00:17:05,930 the likes of which they had never felt before. 293 00:17:05,930 --> 00:17:08,930 Gloom enveloped them, 294 00:17:08,930 --> 00:17:11,930 profound grief descended upon them, 295 00:17:11,930 --> 00:17:14,930 and Makkah turned into a vast house of mourning, 296 00:17:15,930 --> 00:17:18,930 quaffing cups of immense pain. 297 00:17:18,930 --> 00:17:23,150 What a difference between the remaining host of the polytheists— 298 00:17:23,150 --> 00:17:26,150 which reached Makkah leaving behind 299 00:17:26,150 --> 00:17:29,150 its slain and its captives, 300 00:17:29,150 --> 00:17:32,150 carrying in its hands its disgrace and humiliation— 301 00:17:32,150 --> 00:17:35,150 and the victorious host of the Muslims, 302 00:17:35,150 --> 00:17:38,150 which returned to Madinah, 303 00:17:38,150 --> 00:17:41,150 having paved its path from Badr 304 00:17:41,150 --> 00:17:44,150 to Madinah with honor and joy, 305 00:17:44,150 --> 00:17:47,180 entering Madinah while dragging along 306 00:17:47,180 --> 00:17:50,180 seventy captives, 307 00:17:50,180 --> 00:17:53,180 and leaving behind them at Badr seventy slain! 308 00:17:53,180 --> 00:17:56,180 Thus delegations of congratulation received the Prophet, 309 00:17:56,180 --> 00:17:59,180 while upon his noble face was etched 310 00:17:59,180 --> 00:18:02,539 the smile of victory and pride. 311 00:18:02,539 --> 00:18:05,539 He arrived at the abode of Migration (Madinah), 312 00:18:05,539 --> 00:18:08,539 his eyes comforted by seeing the greatest force 313 00:18:08,539 --> 00:18:11,539 of misguidance crumbling, 314 00:18:11,539 --> 00:18:14,599 having witnessed the support of Allah 315 00:18:14,599 --> 00:18:17,599 guiding the aim of the believers 316 00:18:17,599 --> 00:18:20,599 and felling the disbelieving enemies of Allah. 317 00:18:20,599 --> 00:18:24,910 In this event lie profound lessons: 318 00:18:24,910 --> 00:18:27,910 First, the month of Ramadan 319 00:18:27,910 --> 00:18:30,910 is a time for vigor and movement 320 00:18:30,910 --> 00:18:33,910 toward momentous deeds, 321 00:18:33,910 --> 00:18:36,940 not a time for sitting idle and slothfulness. 322 00:18:36,940 --> 00:18:39,940 Second, the force of falsehood cannot be deterred 323 00:18:39,940 --> 00:18:42,940 except by a force of truth 324 00:18:42,940 --> 00:18:46,299 that stops it from its transgression and insolence. 325 00:18:46,299 --> 00:18:49,299 Third, the victory of the believers 326 00:18:49,299 --> 00:18:52,299 over the belligerent disbelievers 327 00:18:52,299 --> 00:18:55,299 is not through the power of numbers and equipment, 328 00:18:55,299 --> 00:18:58,299 but through the presence of the element of faith, 329 00:18:58,299 --> 00:19:01,299 accompanied by the divine support of Allah Almighty. 330 00:19:01,299 --> 00:19:04,549 Fourth, the arrogance of falsehood 331 00:19:04,549 --> 00:19:07,549 has a fixed lifespan at which it ends, 332 00:19:07,549 --> 00:19:10,549 whereupon the radiant star of truth shines brightly. 333 00:19:10,549 --> 00:19:13,900 Fifth: 334 00:19:13,900 --> 00:19:16,900 The victory of the force of truth over one faction 335 00:19:16,900 --> 00:19:19,900 of the forces of falsehood 336 00:19:19,900 --> 00:19:22,900 strikes fear into that force and its likes, 337 00:19:22,900 --> 00:19:25,900 as Allah Almighty says: 338 00:19:37,900 --> 00:19:40,900 "Ramadan: Events and Lessons."