RLG204H5 Lecture 2: doc 2
Document Summary
Muhammad ordered his followers to relocate to medina. Muhammad delegated the decision to his camel and constructed his mosque at the site where his mount first sat down. Mosque was to serve for a place of congregational prayer, courtroom, military headquarters. Medina was torn by tribal and religious differences. Muhammad"s biggest challenge was hypocrites, who outwardly adhered to islam but secretly sought to undermine the prophets mission at every opportunity. Badr was the only battle in which angels actually engaged in combat. The meccans seized all the property left behind by the. Muhammad led an attack party against a heavily laden caravan belonging to the meccan trader and head of the. The caravan escaped unharmed but 800 men, under the command of abu jahl, was sent against muhammad. The two sides met at near a place called badr and, in the ensuing battle, although the muslims were outnumbered, they were victorious; abu jahl was amongst those who fell.
