The Prophet Muhammad A simple Guide to his Life
Prophetic Wisdom
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‘‘No it is rather a broad path.”
(Seerah
ibn
Hisham, 4/127)
On this journey the Prophet was accompanied by
ten thousand of his companions. If they had
attempted to go along this path walking several
abreast, it would certainly have been difficult to do
so, due to its narrowness. But because they went
along it in single file, despite its being narrow, it
was easy to do so. It was this practical wisdom,
which the Prophet pointed to in his reply. We find
an important secret of life in this incident: the
necessity to adapt our strategy to the circumstances.
This practice relates to all matters in life. By our
being adaptable all life’s difficulties maybe
resolved.
STRATEGIC RETREAT
During the life of the Prophet, in 8 A.H. the battle of
Muta took place on the border of Syria, which at
that time was under Byzantine rule. The Muslim
army, totalling only three thousand, was greatly
outnumbered
by
the enemy forces. Many
commanders from the Muslim side fell in the battle.
In the last stage Khalid bin Walid, having great
