Life-of-Muhammad

Life of Muhammad sa 91critical the situation was, and how impossible it seemedto save the town. They requested the Prophet sa to pray.They also requested him to teach them a special prayerfor this occasion. The Prophet sa replied, "Have no fear.Only pray to God that He should protect you from yourweaknesses, strengthen your hearts, and relieve youranxiety." The Prophet sa prayed himself in the followingwords:God, Thou hast sent to me the Qur’an. Thou waitest not tocall anyone to account. These hordes which have come toattack us, give them defeat. God, I beseech thee again:Defeat them, make us dominate over them, and upset alltheir evil intentions (Bukhari).And again:God, Thou hearest those who cry to Thee in misery and inaffliction. Thou repliest to those who are stricken withanxiety. Relieve me of my pain, my anxiety, and my fear.Thou knowest what odds I and my Companions are upagainst (Zurqani).The hypocrites became more nervous than others inthe Muslim force. All regard for the honour of their sideand the safety of their town, their women and children,disappeared from their hearts. But they did not want tobe disgraced in the presence of their own side.Therefore, they began to desert the Muslims one by oneon slender excuses. The Qur’an refers to this in 33: 14And a section of them even asked leave of the Prophet sa ,saying, 'Our houses are exposed and defenceless.' And theywere not exposed. They only sought to flee away.The state of battle at the moment, and the conditionin which the Muslims stood at the time is described inthe Qur’an in the following verses:When they came upon you from above you and frombelow you, and when your eyes became distracted, and thehearts reached to the throats, and you thought diversethoughts about Allah. Then were the believers sorely tried,and they were shaken with a violent shaking. And when