FATIMA AT UHUD
One year
and one month after the battle of Badr, the battle of Uhud took place.
In this battle, seventy of the Prophet's most prominent companions were
martyred among them being Hamza, the Prophet's uncle and the most
notable hero.
In this
battle, the Prophet was injured by two rocks on his forehead and mouth.
As a result of his injury, the Prophet lost some teeth and blood clotted
on his beard as if it was henna. At that moment, Satan shouted in such a
manner that all Muslims heard him; he said: "Muhammad has been
killed." This created disarray among the Muslims, and many men, save
the true faithful, fled the battlefield. Confusion also overtook the
Muslim families residing in Medina.
Safiah
Bint Abdul Muttalib, the Prophet's aunt, accompanied Fatima Zahra to
Uhud.
When
Fatima heard of her father's injuries, she started crying and the
Hashimite women rushed to help her.
Fatima's
arrival at the scene of the battle, coincided with the Prophet's
inspection of his soldiers, to find out how many had been martyred and
wounded. When he reached Hamza, he found him in an indescribable
situation; the infidels had badly mutilated his body; they had cut off
his fingers, hands, legs, nose, ears, and ruptured his abdomen to get
his liver out. They had also cut off his sexual organ and left him in
that horrible position.
The
scene of Hamza's defaced body brought sadness and pain to the Prophet's
heart. The infidel had not abandoned any ugly method of mutilation,
which they did not commit against the strong and steadfast supporter of
Allah's Apostle, (Peace be upon him and Ahlul-Bayt). While the Prophet
was deeply saddened by this infliction, his Aunt and Fatima were rushing
towards the scene. As Soon as he noticed them, he covered Hamza's body
with one of his garments. Safia and Fatima arrived and began crying and
condemning the infidels for their crimes. They noticed that the
Prophet's forehead was badly cut and that blood had become clotted on
his face and beard; thus, Fatima Zahra started cleaning his face and
said:
"Allah's punishment will be severe on him
who caused the Messenger's face to bleed."
Ali
poured water on the Prophet's face, but this did not stop the bleeding,
so Fatima burnt some rope and put its ashes on the cut, which stopped
the bleeding. Fatima spent these moments in sadness and great anxiety.
She was a faithful and devoted daughter to her father.
When Ali
(A) returned to Medina, he gave his sword to Fatima and said:
"Take this sword Fatima; it surely proved
itself to be most reliable today."
The
Prophet added:
"Take it Fatima, for surely your husband
has fully performed his duty; Allah killed the heroes of the Arabs
through his hands."
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