Hadrat Abu Bakr SIDDIQ

HADRAT ABU BAKR
Bakr ra commanded the right wing of the Muslim force. After a
fierce battle seventy soldiers from among the disbelievers including
several prominent men like Abu Jahl, ‘Utbah, and Shaibah were
killed, and seventy more were taken prisoner. The rest of the
Makkan army fled the battlefield in humiliation. The Muslims’
dedication to their cause is apparent in the fact that the majority
of the Makkan force was related to the very members of the
Muslim army who were fighting them. Of the seventy disbelievers
that were killed, each one had a close relative who was Muslim.
This is the kind of bravery that deserves to be called true
courage. The Muslims put aside their own personal feelings and
were willing to be cut off from even their closest family for the
sake of God. For example, the son of Hadrat Abu Bakr ra , ‘Abdur-
Rahman, had not yet accepted Islam. He was fighting on the side of
the disbelievers in the Battle of Badr. After accepting Islam, he once
said to Hadrat Abu Bakr ra , “O Father, during the Battle of Badr, I
had a chance to kill you at one point, but because you were
my father I did not attack you.” Hadrat Abu Bakr ra responded, “My
son, if I had such a chance during the battle, I would never have
spared you.” 20
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