Some incidents from the Battle of Uhud

The Ghazwa (battle in which the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) personally took part) Uhud took place in 3rd Hijri.  Uhud is the name of a mountain in Madina about which the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said:

 

Translation: Uhud is the mountain, which loves me and I love it.  (Sahih Bukhari, Vol.  No: 2, Pg.  No: 585)

 

The battle of Uhud took place at the foot of the same mountain.  The total number of Muslim soldiers was 700 hundred, among which the armored Companions of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) were just 100 in number.  The army of Quraish consisted of 3000 soldiers, among which 700 were armored soldiers.  The total number of the Companions who were martyred were 70 whereas 30 persons from the group of followers of falsehood were killed.

 

Hadhrat Hanzlah, the one who was bathed by the angels

 

Hadhrat Hanzlah fought very bravely and cut through the ranks of the Quraish and reached the command center of the army.  He was about to kill Abu Sufyan, when a rogue by name Shaddad, attacked him and Hadhrat Hanzlah was martyred.  When the war stopped, the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) told about him:  The angels are giving a bath to Hanzlah.

 

The night before the battle, Hadhrat Hanzlah (May Allah Most High be well pleased with him) was with his wife and when he heard the call of the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) in the morning, he could not even bear the delay of taking a bath.  He entered the battlefield in the same state and achieved the honor of martyrdom.  The angels bathed him.  That is why he is called Hanzlah Ghaseel Ul Malaikah, literally the one who was bathed by the angels.

 

The martyrdom of Hadhrat Mus’ab bin Umair

 

The standard of Islam was in the hands of Hadhrat Mus’ab bin Umair.  An enemy soldier suddenly attacked him and hacked at his right hand in such a way that it was separated from his body.  He immediately transferred the standard to his left hand.  He hacked at his left arm in the same way with the same result.  Hadhrat Mus’ab then clutched the standard to his chest.  Then he was attacked with an arrow and was martyred.

 

His eye became even better than before

 

In the battle of Uhud, Hadhrat Qatadah bin Noman (May Allah Most High be well pleased with him) took an arrow in his eye and his eye fell out because of it.  He immediately went to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) with his eye in his hand.

 

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: O Qatadah! If you can, be patient.  paradise is for you.  If you want, I will give you back the eye.

 

Hadhrat Qatadah (May Allah Most High be well pleased with him) said:  O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)!  Indeed paradise is a very great reward, but O Prophet of Allah (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam)! It can also be that you return my eye and grant me paradise.

 

The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) said: Fine.

 

Then with His blessed hand, He placed the eye back in its socket and this eye became even brighter than the other one and the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) also prayed for Paradise for him.  (Zurqani Alal Mawahib, Vol. 2, Pg. No: 432)

 

In the narration by Hadhrat Imam Waqidi (May Allah Most High be well pleased with him), the following words are added:  Even in old age, this eye had more sight and beauty than the other one.

 

A date palm stick became a sword

 

In the battle of Uhud, the sword of Hadhrat ‘Abdullah bin Jahsh (May Allah Most High be well pleased with him).  He came to the Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) and complained of it.  The Holy Prophet (Sallallahu alaihi wa sallam) granted him a date palm stick.  The moment he took it, it turned into a sword.  (Baihaqui, Khasaais Ul Kubra, Vol. 1, Pg. No: 217)