Muhammad a Prophet For all Humanity
9. The Prophetic Method
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remained full of trust in God. Once his inner
strength came out into the open, he immediately
altered the course of battle. Standing up in the very
midst of the enemy, he called out to his panicking
followers:
I am the Prophet, and I do not lie: I am the
grandson of ‘Abdul Muttalib.
“To me, servants of God!” the Prophet called. His
cousin Ibn ‘Abbas, had a loud voice. The Prophet
asked him to issue this appeal to the fleeing
soldiers: “You who swore allegiance to the Prophet
in the shadow of the Ridwan tree: you swore that
you would give your lives for the Faith! Where are
you now?” When the Muslims saw that their leader
was standing firm in face of the enemy, they
realized that God’s help was with him. Their
flagging spirits were rekindled, and they returned
with new determination to the field of battle. So
unbounded was their new-found enthusiasm that
they would not even wait for their floundering
camels to turn around: they jumped off the backs of
their mounts and ran back to the field of battle on
foot. Suddenly the course of battle changed. Now it
