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HADRAT ABU BAKR<br />

came out on the battlefield in the joy of their victory, leaving only<br />

a few to defend the mountain pass. When the disbelievers realized<br />

that the pass was empty and they could come up on the Muslims<br />

from behind, they attacked. This caused chaos among the Muslims,<br />

and in the confusion the attackers were able to reach the Holy<br />

Prophet sa himself. His face was wounded and he lost two of his<br />

teeth in the attack. The Holy Prophet sa fell to the ground between<br />

the bodies of two martyrs who had died in battle and lay there<br />

unconscious.<br />

The Muslims began searching for him, and eventually<br />

<strong>Hadrat</strong> <strong>Abu</strong> <strong>Bakr</strong> ra found him. With the help of some of the<br />

other companions he lifted him up. The iron links of the Holy<br />

Prophet’s sa helmet had been embedded into his skin, so they<br />

pulled these out and wiped the blood from his face. During<br />

this time, the disbelievers made another attack, but a group of<br />

companions fought them off and pushed them back. During<br />

a pause in fighting, the Holy Prophet sa , along with some of his<br />

companions, reached the summit. At that point, the Makkan army<br />

did not know whether the Holy Prophet sa was still alive or not.<br />

<strong>Abu</strong> Sufyan, who at this point had not yet converted to<br />

Islam, came close to their location and called out, “Is Muhammad sa<br />

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