Hadrat Abu Bakr SIDDIQ

HADRAT ABU BAKR
Madinah against the forces of all of Arabia? The Holy Prophet sa ,
acting on the advice of Hadrat Salman Farsi ra , dug a tunnel around
one side of Madinah to protect it. Everyone in Madinah helped to
dig the tunnel to defend the city, even the children helped with this
task. On the other side of Madinah there were hills, which provided
natural protection. The final side of Madinah housed the fortress of
the Jewish tribe, Banu Quraizah.
The Banu Quraizah had signed a pact of peace with the
Muslims in which they had promised to help the Muslims defend
Madinah if it was attacked. The Banu Quraizah was responsible
for protecting all the women and children of Madinah. However,
rather than help the Muslims they were secretly helping the
Makkans during the attack on Madinah. If their plan had succeeded
the Muslims would have suffered a terrible loss, but Allah was
protecting the Muslims.
The disbelievers’ army surrounded Madinah, and besieged it
for a month. During this time, there were small skirmishes. Finally,
at the end of the month Allah’s help came to the Muslims in the
form of a strong windstorm. The winds were so powerful that it
became difficult to even light a fire to cook food. The disbelievers’
tents were uprooted and blown away. Cooking utensils were lost in
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