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HADRAT ABU BAKR<br />
It was here that the Muslims made their stand and met the Makkan<br />
army. The Muslim army, compared with the Makkan army, had so<br />
few soldiers and such little equipment that it seemed impossible<br />
that they would be able to challenge the Makkans. While the<br />
Makkans had one thousand trained warriors, the Muslim force was<br />
mostly untrained and included both the young and the old. Seeing<br />
this situation, the Holy Prophet sa turned his face towards Qiblah.<br />
Then he stretched out his hands and started to pray to his Lord:<br />
O Allah! Accomplish for me what You have promised me.<br />
O Allah! Bring about what you have promised me.<br />
O Allah! If this small band of Muslims is destroyed,<br />
You will not be worshipped on this earth.” 18<br />
He continued his prayer to his Lord, stretching out his hands, facing<br />
the Qiblah, until his mantle slipped down from his shoulders.<br />
<strong>Hadrat</strong> <strong>Abu</strong> <strong>Bakr</strong> ra came to him, picked up his mantle and<br />
placed it on his shoulders. Then he embraced him from behind and<br />
said, “O Prophet of Allah, this prayers of yours to your Lord will<br />
suffice you, and He will fulfill what He has promised you.”<br />
Then Allah the Almighty revealed the following verse:<br />
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