Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

166 'Ali ibn Abi Talib in Makkah
Qaynuq?; Qurayw came alter the battle of the trench, and
Khaybar came after ~uda~bi~ah."~~~ Ibn al-'Arabi said: "The
correct view is that it was after Ulpd."401 This was also the opinion
of Ibn ~atheer.~" In this battle, the Companions (may Allah be
pleased with them) did not know where 'Ali ibn Abi Tilib was one
night, and the Prophet (B) said: "He is on a mission on your behalf."
Soon after that, he brought the head of 'Azwak. He had lain in wait
for him until he came out with a group of Jews seeking to catch the
Muslims unaware and attack them. He was brave and a good archer,
but 'Ali (&) ,., attacked him and killed him, and the Jews fled.403
5.9. 'Ali (&) at the Battle of Hamra' al-Asad
This battle is regarded as the completion of the Battle of mud.
The Muslims returned from Uhud on Saturday evening, 15 Shawwil
3 AH, and the next morning the people bad just left the dawn prayer
when the announcer of the Messenger of Allah (g) announced that
they should get ready quickly to pursue the enemy, and that only
those who had been at mud should go out. The people responded to
the call of the Messenger of Allah (g) despite their wounds and
exhaustion, and foremost among them was the Messenger of Allah
himself (g). He did not allow Abdullah ibn Ubayy to go out with
him, nor did he allow anyone who had not been present at mud,
except Jgbir ibn Abdullah ibn 'Am ibn Harh; his father was
martyred at Uhud, and his father had prevented him from taking part
at Badr and Uhud so that he could stay with his young sisters. The
army went out, led by the Messenger of AUah (g). The banner of
mud itsell was carried by 'Ali ibn Abi lib.^" The Muslims, led by
reached Hamra' al-Asad, which was
their noble Messenger (g),
thirteen miles from adi in ah, and camped there. This manoeuvre
surprised the Jews and the hypocrites because of its courage and
daring, and they became certain that the Muslim morale was high,