Uhud
As-salam alaykum!
Here are some pictures and briefings about the significance of Uhud from the first field trip we took in Madinah after fajr!
It is at the foot of Mount Uhud where the battle took place. 3000 pagans from Mecca were met by 700 Muslims. A small force of 50 archers protected their rear on the Hill of `Aynayn, which now is known as Archers’ Hill or Jabal al-Ruma.
In the beginning of the battle, it was a clear Muslim victory, so some of the pagan Meccans began to flee. In opposition to the Prophet’s sallalahu `alayhi wa salaam orders, some of the Muslim archers even came down from the hill when they saw that the Muslims were being victorious. Khalid ibn Walid who later became one of the greatest Muslim generals, was commanding one wing of the pagan army. When he saw the Muslim archers going down, he seized the opportunity and sent some of his horses up the hill. The Muslim victory now had turned into defeat. The prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa salaam) retreated because he was heavily injured. Part of his metal armor that was worn on his face sliced into his cheek. Abu `Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (ra) used his teeth to take out a chain, thus breaking two of his front teeth. SubhanAllah!
The prophet (saw) and some of his companions climbed up Mount Uhud and retreated into a place where there is an opening (shaped like a V in the pictures). When the pagans came to attack him here, the mount closed up on them so the prophet sallalahu `alayhi wa salaam would be protected.
At the northeastern foot of the Archers’ Hill, Hamza (ra) who was the Prophet’s (saw) uncle, was killed by Wahshi’s javelin. He and other martyrs were laid to rest here. The present burial place is NOT the original spot due to a flood which threatened the graves in the year 40 A.H.
Last year at the rihla, Shaykh Hamza told the story of how he knows a man who used to watch over the graves. A flood had occurred and the body of Hamza (ra) was uncovered. The man said that the body was totally in tact! SubhanAllah!
Here are some pictures and briefings about the significance of Uhud from the first field trip we took in Madinah after fajr!
It is at the foot of Mount Uhud where the battle took place. 3000 pagans from Mecca were met by 700 Muslims. A small force of 50 archers protected their rear on the Hill of `Aynayn, which now is known as Archers’ Hill or Jabal al-Ruma.
In the beginning of the battle, it was a clear Muslim victory, so some of the pagan Meccans began to flee. In opposition to the Prophet’s sallalahu `alayhi wa salaam orders, some of the Muslim archers even came down from the hill when they saw that the Muslims were being victorious. Khalid ibn Walid who later became one of the greatest Muslim generals, was commanding one wing of the pagan army. When he saw the Muslim archers going down, he seized the opportunity and sent some of his horses up the hill. The Muslim victory now had turned into defeat. The prophet (sallalahu alayhi wa salaam) retreated because he was heavily injured. Part of his metal armor that was worn on his face sliced into his cheek. Abu `Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (ra) used his teeth to take out a chain, thus breaking two of his front teeth. SubhanAllah!
The prophet (saw) and some of his companions climbed up Mount Uhud and retreated into a place where there is an opening (shaped like a V in the pictures). When the pagans came to attack him here, the mount closed up on them so the prophet sallalahu `alayhi wa salaam would be protected.
At the northeastern foot of the Archers’ Hill, Hamza (ra) who was the Prophet’s (saw) uncle, was killed by Wahshi’s javelin. He and other martyrs were laid to rest here. The present burial place is NOT the original spot due to a flood which threatened the graves in the year 40 A.H.
Last year at the rihla, Shaykh Hamza told the story of how he knows a man who used to watch over the graves. A flood had occurred and the body of Hamza (ra) was uncovered. The man said that the body was totally in tact! SubhanAllah!
Shaykh Abdullah Kadi and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf translating another shaykh who was briefing us on the Battle of Uhud.
Below: The "V" shaped opening in the mountain is where the prophet sallalahu alayhi wa salaam retreated with some companions. The mount closed up when the pagans came to attack there. SubhanAllah!
We climbed up to Archers' Hill
Above: Uhud
Below: Archers' Hill again
Above: Another picture of the mountains of Uhud
Below: the masjid at Uhud
Below: The gravesite of Hamza (ra) and other martyrs from the Battle of Uhud.0.jpg)
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