Decisive battle of Badr

The circumstances that led to this battle began with the news received by the Prophet (r) that a great caravan with lots of money and merchandise, was being led by Abu Sufyan on its way back to Makkah from Syria. A state of belligerence already existed between the Muslims and the Quraysh, for the Quraysh was by this time doing all that was in their power to harm and abuse the Muslims, to impede their progress, and to topple their rising power. They were sparing none of their financial and physical resources to get on the job and their armed detachments very often penetrated deep into the limits of Madinah and its pastures to pound upon the Muslims.

As we may know that the Muhaajiroon have left all their houses and most of their wealth back in Makkah and as a result of that this was a good reason to capture this caravan. The Prophet (r) asked the Muslims to get ready to intercept the caravan. However, since it was a commercial caravan, the Prophet (r) did not make any elaborate arrangements for fighting, but merely positioned himself in order to catch the caravan flat-footed.

Informed of the Prophet’s (r) decision to stop him, Abu Sufyan sent a courier to Makkah with an urgent request for reinforcements. Thereupon, the Quraysh ably supported and accompanied by all the notable chiefs of Makkah hastily formed an armed force. Such support group enlisted every man available therein from the neighboring tribes - and this army went forth to assist the caravan. The Quraysh were so flared up that hardly a man was left behind in Makkah.

News came to the Prophet (r) that a strong Makkan army was on its way to engage him in a battle. The Prophet (r) thereupon summoned his followers and solicited for their advice. He really wanted to ascertain the reaction of the Ansaars, for, their original oath of allegiance with him obliged them to defend him in Madinah and did not compel them to take part in a military expedition outside their territory. The Muhaajiroon responded first and assured him of their help and loyalty. The Prophet (r), however, repeated his appeal and the Muhaajiroon gave similar reply but the Prophet (r) threw the same question once again for the third time. Now the Ansaar realized that the question was meant for them. S’ad b. Mu’ad immediately got up to say in reply, “O Prophet of God (r), it appears that the question is directed to us and you want to have our answer. Perhaps you think, O Prophet of God (r), that the Ansaar have offered to help you on their own territory only. I want to tell you in behalf of the Ansaar that you may lead us wherever you like, align with whom you may desire or break relations with whom you may think fit; you may take whatever you desire from our property and give us as much as you want; for, whatever you would take from our property would be dearer to us than what you would leave for us. We will follow whatever you command us to do. By God, if you go ahead until you reach Bark Ghimdan, we will accompany you, and by God if you march into the sea, we will also do it with you.”

The battle took place on the 17th of Ramadhan, 2nd year of Hijrah. Badr is situated 160-km southwest of Madinah. The battle was between the Muslims as one side and Quraysh idolaters, where the Muslims army were consisting of 313 to 317 men with two horses and 70 camels, on the contrary Quraysh army were consisting of 1000 men with 100 horses, 6oo suits of armor, and many camels.

70 men were killed among the Quraishities army, and 70 were captured, where only 14 of the Muslims were killed.

The result of the battle was a great victory for the Muslims over their enemy.

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