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[shia_strength] 24th Rajab Mubark - Victory of Islam at the battle of Khyber

 

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24th of Rajab marks the anniversary of the victory of Islam against the Jews in
the battle of Khyber. This battle was fought in the 7th Hijrah.

Background
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Khyber was a locality at a distance of about 96 Kms from Madina. It
consisted of eight (or ten) popular and very strong forts where the Jews lived
and also gave refuge to the enemies of Islam. They had become an active center
of conspiracies against Islam. In the 7th Hijrah, our Holy Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw) got information about the conspiracy being hatched by the Jews
against Muslims in connivance with other hostile elements of Islam. He(sawaw)
decided to take on the challenge.

Preparation for War
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In a consultative meeting, it was decided by the Muslims to take on the enemy
outside Madina. A force of 1,400 muslim fighters (History of Muslims of the
World by K.A.Hameed) set out of Madina to protect themselves and their homeland
against a Jewish force of more than 14,000 fighters (Allama Tabrisi). Before
the start of the battle, the Prophet Mohammad(sawaw) took ill. Imam Ali(a.s.)
was also not able to participate in this battle in the beginning due to a
illness in his eyes.

The battle starts
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The battle started with the siege of the forts at Khyber. The siege
continued for a period of about one month. Some individual battles were followed
by a general assault from both sides for three continuous days but a decisive
result could not be achieved. This was mainly due to the fact that the Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw) was not commanding the military moves himself as well as because
Imam Ali(a.s.) was not taking part in the battle.

The so called "Mujahideen-e-Islam" who always complained of not being given
sufficient chance to show their skills were in charge and no victory was in
sight.

In Tarikh Abul Fada (Vol1 page 187) it is stated that "Due to the illness of
Prophet Mohammad(sawaw), Hazrat Abu Bakr took the banner and went to fight but
returned unsuccessful and then Hazrat Umar took the banner and fought even
harder but he as well returned unsuccessfully. Thereafter, Prophet
Mohammad(sawaw) was informed of this situation". It is quite clear that the
Prophet(sawaw) never awarded the banner to any of the two, they took it by
themselves and went to fight and returned unsuccessful.

After five days of general battle, Prophet Mohammad(sawaw) declared that
"Tomorrow I will award the Standard of the Islamic forces to a man who loves
Allah(swt) and his Prophet(sawaw) and Allah(swt) and his Prophet(sawaw) love
him. He is the one who attacks forcefully and does not run away from the
battlefield and he will not return until Allah(swt) grants victory on his hand".
Every Sahabi was waiting and wishing to be awarded this honor.

The next day Prophet Mohammad(sawaw) called for Imam Ali(a.s.). People said that
Ali(a.s.) was suffering from a disease in his eyes but the Prophet(sawaw)
insisted on him being called and when he arrived, the Prophet(sawaw) applied his
saliva on the eyes of Imam Ali(a.s.) which cured him instantly and then he
prayed to Allah(swt) and awarded him the standard of Islam.

Advances of Imam Ali(a.s.)
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Imam Ali(a.s.) led the Islamic forces to the strongest fort of Khyber named
QAMOOS and when they came near, the battle was started by the Jews. One of their
strongest man, Haris, attacked and martyred two Muslims after which Imam
Ali(a.s.) took on Haris and killed him instantly. He was followed by the
strongest man among the Jews - Marhab. Marhab faced the same fate. His body was
equally divided into two parts by the zulfiqar of Imam Ali(a.s.).

After this, general battle started. The Muslim forces fought with a lot of
courage under the leadership of Imam Ali(a.s.).

Upon realizing that they were losing the battle, the Jews started running
towards the fort and closed the huge iron gate of the fort from inside. This was
the gate which used to be opened and closed by 40 strong men. Imam Ali(a.s.)
alone lifted and broke the gate in one strong jolt. He then used the same gate
to make a bridge on a trench so that the Islamic forces could enter the fort and
conquer it. The remaining frightful Jews cried of mercy and Imam Ali(a.s.)
ordered to stop the battle and declare peace for them who had surrendered. One
after the other, the muslim fighters under the leadership of Imam Ali(a.s.)
conquered various forts of this stronghold and completed the grand victory of
Islamic forces over the Jews.

Brother Mohsin Naquvi Adds:
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Marhab's mother had had a dream in her youth and when Marhab was only a baby. In
her dream she had seen that a lion had killed her. Because of that dream, she
used to say to her son (when he had grown up and had become a renowned fighter
in Arabia): Son, never fight a man whose name resembles the meaning of 'lion.'

In all previous sorties the Prophet of Islam would appoint a commander and then
send some soldiers under the command of that commander to attack the fort. When
the Prophet (pbuh) asked Ali to take charge and attack, Imam Ali(a.s.) did not
bother about the soldiers. He took the banner in one hand, the sword in the
other hand and marched uphill on the double. The only companion who went with
him was Abu Rafay (other Muslim soldiers followed later), the personal attendant
of the
Prophet on whose authority the whole story is told. Abu Rafay narrates:

When we arrived at the top of the hill, we were out of breath, because Ali had
been marching on the double uphill. He established the banner in the rocks and
looked upto the fort. When we arrived at the gate of the fort, there was an old
Jewish guard watching us approach from one of the turrets. He looked at Imam
Ali(a.s.) and shouted - Who are YOU? Notice the emphasis on YOU. Imam Ali(a.s.)
replied by reciting the following verse:

anal lazi sammatni ummi hydara
zarghaamu aajaamin, laithun, qaswara

Translation: I am the one who was named HYDER by his mother, I am the lion of
the valley, I am the great lion, the lion who attacks his prey by chasing it.

The old man turned to his people inside the fort and said: YOU ARE DESTROYED!!!

Shah Abdul Haq Muhaddith Dehlavi writes: Apparently, the old man had read some
FAZA'EL of Imam Ali(a.s.) in his books and he recognized him for those. That is
why he said what he said to his own people.

It is indeed true that Imam Ali(a.s.) was named HYDER by his mother in his
infancy. What is curious is that Imam Ali(a.s.) uses three more words meaning
'lion' of different qualities. Here is an explanation: But before that, let us
read some Urdu poetry, which in its simplicity and recording of fact is an
all-time classic.

PATTHAR PA ALAM DEEN KA GARA KIS NE
LALKAAR KE MARHAB TO PACHAARA KIS NE
AS-HAAB-E-PAYAMBER SABHI THAI HAZIR
KAHDO DAR-E-KHYBER KO UKHAARAA KIS NE

The Imam comes to this world with a covenant with Allah that he would protect
and preserve the law of Allah. If in that process the Imam needs to raise his
sword he will do that with that intention and full committment to welcome
martyrdom or win over the enemy. The main purpose of an Imam's life is to guide
people and lead people. His main purpose in life is not killing people. But, if
it comes to that, the Imam will not relent.

That is why Imam Ali(a.s.) comes to the battlefield reciting those famous verses
in which he uses three different words for the word lion. That was the
indication that the Imam will first try HIDAYAT and then if all else fails he
will not back away from using the sword. He wanted Marhab to remember his
mother's dream. And if he had any sense he would go back and not confront Imam
Ali(a.s.). As we saw, the old Jewish guard did recognize Imam Ali(a.s.) for his
FAZA'EL. But Allah had destined something else for Marhab.

We feel good about Imam Ali(a.s.) killing Marhab and Haris and pulling the gate
of Khyber from its hinges. But those things really did not make Ali great. What
made Imam Ali(a.s.) great was his devotion to Islam and his full commitment to
the commands of the Prophet. After the famous hadeeth of Khyber when Imam
Ali(a.s.) was ready to leave, he asked a question of the Prophet as to how long
he should fight. The Prophet replied: Either until you are victorious or they
accept Islam. He added: And remember ALi, if a single non-Muslim accepts Islam
on your invitation, it is better for you than having a herd of one hundred red
camels.
That is why, after all the victory, Imam Ali(a.s.) did not bother to collect
even the personal armour of his slain enemies, let alone looting wealth from the
fort, which other Muslims did do after him, and it was quite legitimate in the
circumstances. Reports tell us that he came down the hill of Khyber after
victory totally empty-handed.... That is what made Ali great.

As Imam Ali(a.s.) was coming down the hill, the Prophet of Islam waited to greet
him. Suddenly from one side, J'afar bin Abi Talib appeared who was now returning
from Abyssinnia (Habsha) after twelve years' stay there. The Prophet was doubly
pleased. He put his one arm round Imam Ali(a.s.)'s shoulder, the other round
J'afar's shoulder. He would look at Ali and then at J'afar and would say:I don't
know what makes me happier today, my brother Ali conquering the fort of Khyber
or my brother J'afar returning from Habsha after twelve years. It was definitely
one
of the happiest moments in the life of te Prophet of Islam.

The hadeeth of Khyber is also the true manisfestation of Imam Ali(a.s.)'s
personality. The Prophet had said: Tomorrow mrning shall I give this banner to
a MAN, who attacks repeatedly, and does not retreat. He loves Allah and his
Rasool and Allah and His Rasool love him. Allah will give victory(FATAH) on his
hands.

There is not a single Companion for whom the Prophet of islam had fulfilled the
prophecy of Allah's love like that. It was reserved for Imam Ali(a.s.), and him
alone. The Prophet had ascribed in so many words Imam Ali(a.s.)'s
non-compromising attitude to his mission, and Imam Ali(a.s.)'s future life
became a living proof to that.

Then the Prophet had used the word FATAH in his statement. This word is used in
three different meaning is Arabic. The miracle of the Prophet's speech is that
all three meanings came true in this story.

Fatah means: 1. To open, 2. To conquer, and, 3. To begin

Imam Ali(a.s.) was victorious, he opened the closed gate of Khyber, and, the
conquest of Khyber turned out to be the beginning of a long-lasting prosperity
on the Muslim community.


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