Battle of the Trench by Sheikh Tariq Appleby

Today I learned about the Battle of the Trench:

The intention behind the war is: non-muslims tried to take back Medinah, and kill every Muslim there, but the Muslims make a trench and win the war.

The siege of Medinah continued for over a month (30+ days).

The Siege occurred during Shawwal in the fifth year.

O you who have believed, remember the favour of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah, of what you do, Seeing.

O you who have believed, remember the favour of Allah upon you when armies came to [attack] you and We sent upon them a wind and armies [of angels] you did not see. And ever is Allah, of what you do, Seeing.

[Remember] when they came at you from above you and from below you, and when eyes shifted [in fear], and hearts reached the throats, and you assumed about Allah [various] assumptions.

The Muslims were cold and there was a lack of food because at night desserts are very cold.

There the believers were tested and shaken with a severe shaking.

Or do you think that you will enter Paradise while such [trial] has not yet come to you as came to those who passed on before you? They were touched by poverty and hardship and were shaken until [even their] messenger and those who believed with him said, "When is the help of Allah ?" Unquestionably, the help of Allah is near.

And [remember] when the hypocrites and those in whose hearts is a disease said, "Allah and His Messenger did not promise us except delusion,"

This is a Ayah from Surah Al-Abzab, from Ayah 12 - 20 we will be using Surah Al-Abzab.

And when a faction of them said, "O people of Yathrib,1 there is no stability for you [here], so return [home]." And a party of them asked permission of the Prophet, saying, "Indeed, our houses are exposed [i.e., unprotected]," while they were not exposed. They did not intend except to flee.

And if they had been entered upon from all its [surrounding] regions and fitnah [i.e., disbelief] had been demanded of them, they would have done it and not hesitated over it except briefly.

And they had already promised Allah before not to turn their backs [i.e., flee]. And ever is the promise to Allah [that about which one will be] questioned.

The non-muslims don't fear the last day.

Say, [O Muhammad], "Never will fleeing benefit you if you should flee from death or killing; and then [if you did], you would not be given enjoyment [of life] except for a little."

Where ever you go, there is a chance for everyone will die.

Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allah1 if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or any helper.

If Allah wants to give good things to you then nothing can stop that, and if Allah wants to give bad things, then there is nothing that can stop that.

Already Allah knows the hinderers1 among you and those [hypocrites] who say to their brothers, "Come to us," and do not go to battle, except for a few.

Indisposed1 toward you. And when fear comes, you see them looking at you, their eyes revolving like one being overcome by death. But when fear departs, they lash you with sharp tongues, indisposed toward [any] good. Those have not believed, so Allah has rendered their deeds worthless, and ever is that, for Allah, easy.

Allah can make all the good deeds have no effect on going to Jannah.

They think the companies have not [yet] withdrawn. And if the companies should come [again], they would wish they were in the desert among the bedouins, inquiring [from afar] about your news. And if they should be among you, they would not fight except for a little.

And Allah repelled those who disbelieved, in their rage, not having obtained any good. And sufficient was Allah for the believers in battle, and ever is Allah Powerful and Exalted in Might.

The Muslims did not need to fight in the war directly, Allah helped make the enemy leave, without hurting the Muslims.

There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern1 for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.

And when the believers saw the companies, they said, "This is what Allah and His Messenger had promised us, and Allah and His Messenger spoke the truth." And it increased them only in faith and acceptance.

That Allah may reward the truthful for their truth and punish the hypocrites if He wills or accept their repentance. Indeed, Allah is ever Forgiving and Merciful.