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Page 15 of 104Kosar ghadirestan Center Nabi (S) www.ghadirestan.comIMAM ALI (S) Sunshine of Civilized IslamHilyatul Awliya' and many others. [2] Abu Ishaq ath-Tha'labi, Fadhil an-Nayshaboori, al-Fakhr ar-Razi, Jalaluddeen as-Sayooti, Abu Na'eem al-Isfahani, al-Khawarizmi,.Muhammad ibn Yousuf al-Ganji, Imam Muhammad al-Ghazali and many othersThe battle of BadrNow a well-appointed army including nine hundred and fifty men of experienced warriorsmade preparations to fight the Prophet. Among them were many of the most obstinateenemies of Islam who were of Mohammad's (s) cousins. The Prophet was not ready forsuch a war. He sent them a message saying: “We have descended from one family andmost of you are my paternal uncles and cousins. Leave me alone to encounter the Arabs.It will be your credit if I gain victory against them, but if I fail you will obtain your desire”.He received no answer except a warlike reply and the Muslims were finally involved in thewar. Although the Prophet's army consisted of three hundred and thirteen men but theywere more powerful than one thousand persons because of their faith in God andsteadfastness in belief. These men of iron came before the enemy. Three men of themost revengeful enemies of Islam; ‘Utbah, his son Shaybah and his brother Waleedmade an inroad, boasting about their riches and chieftaincy. They challenged threefighters of their rank because it would not fit them to fight common fighters as theythought. Ali (s), his uncle Hamzah and his cousin ‘Ubaydah confronted them. Ali (s)encountered Waleed and inflicted a blow on his shoulder so that (as) the sword came outof his armpit and he ran away towards his father ‘Utbah to seek refuge. Ali (s) chased himand, by another stroke on his thigh, killed him. Then he went to help his uncle Hamzah,who was facing Shaybah. They had crossed swords with each other for some time to thatextent that their swords broke and had started to grapple and punch each other. Hamzahwas a strapping man so that his enemy was not seen behind his back. Ali (s) said: “Mindyour head, uncle”. He immediately threw the enemy (Shaybah) down on the ground by adint of his sword. ‘Utbah and ‘Ubaydah both were brave and dauntless. When they werecrossing swords with one another and the quarrel was still raging when ‘Utbah was killedby a sudden attack but ‘Ubaydah's leg was seriously injured. He died on his way back toMedina. At last the two armies attacked each other by swords. High morale and spirit ofself-sacrifice were seen among the Muslim so that when the dazzling and lightening ofthe swords finished, the killed warriors of the enemy were seventy. The historymentioned that half of them were killed by Ali's sword. The enemy fled away from the