Think Positively

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
In the Name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
Assalaamu alaykum

Dear Friends

I pray that you are well.

The hardships that we, as individuals, and as Muslims, in general, are facing is not because the enemy is stronger, but all that has been caused by some of our own shortcomings, that is, we fell short in obeying the Messenger of Allah, sallallahu alayhi wassallam.

Allah says,

قُلْ إِن كُنتُمْ تُحِبُّونَ ٱللَّـهَ فَٱتَّبِعُونِى يُحْبِبْكُمُ ٱللَّـهُ وَيَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّـهُ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴿٣١﴾ قُلْ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ ۖ فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّـهَ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿٣٢

Say, [O Muhammad], "If you should love Allah, then follow me, [so] Allah will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allah is Forgiving and Merciful." (31) Say, "Obey Allah and the Messenger." But if they turn away - then indeed, Allah does not like the disbelievers. (32)

[Qur'an AleImran 3:31-32]

وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ ﴿١٣٢

And obey Allah and the Messenger that you may obtain mercy. (132)

[Qur'an AleImran 3:132]

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّـهَ وَأَطِيعُوا۟ ٱلرَّسُولَ وَلَا تُبْطِلُوٓا۟ أَعْمَـٰلَكُمْ ﴿٣٣

O you who have believed, obey Allah and obey the Messenger and do not invalidate your deeds. (33)

[Qur'an Muhammad 47:33]

Every hardships and every disasters that come to us is to remind us of our Creator, to Whom we will be returning. We should think positively in our present state, and turn to Allah.

We should take our lessons from Uhud. The Messenger of Allah, Allah bless him and grant him peace, with about 700 of his noble Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, went to Uhud for a battle against 3000 better armed non-believers. About 70 prominent early Muslims were killed at Uhud, including Hamza ibn Abdul Muttalib, the uncle of the Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, during a setback. The Prophet, Allah bless him and grant him peace, was injured. Muslims were very much disturbed at what happened. A sense of grief overwhelmed the Muslims. Some of them could not resist wondering why should there be suffering in that manner. Allah reminded the Muslims that the calamity they were facing that day was only half of what they had already inflicted earlier at the battle of Badr, for seventy Muslims were martyred at Uhud while seventy disbelievers were killed at Badr and seventy others from them were taken prisoners by the Muslims. A winner like this need not surrender to sorrow and grief in the event defeat comes.

Allah says,

أَوَلَمَّآ أَصَـٰبَتْكُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَدْ أَصَبْتُم مِّثْلَيْهَا قُلْتُمْ أَنَّىٰ هَـٰذَا ۖ قُلْ هُوَ مِنْ عِندِ أَنفُسِكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّـهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿١٦٥

Why [is it that] when a [single] disaster struck you [on the day of Uhud], although you had struck [the enemy in the battle of Badr] with one twice as great, you said, "From where is this?" Say, "It is from yourselves." Indeed, Allah is over all things competent. (165)

[Qur'an AleImran 3:165]

Whatever happened at the Battle of Uhud, was with the leave and will of Allah and out of Divine wisdom. The sincerity of Muslims and the hypocrisy of the hypocrites become so clear that everybody could see it for himself. At the time of the trial, the hypocrites bowed out of the harm's way while true Muslims stood undaunted in the middle of the battle front. The noble Companions were actually tested through their sufferings, and they came out a winner. The Muslims who were killed during the battle, Allah conferred them martyrdom so that others should envy them.

Allah says,

وَلَا تَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّـهِ أَمْوَٰتًۢا ۚ بَلْ أَحْيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ يُرْزَقُونَ ﴿١٦٩﴾ فَرِحِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّـهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَيَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَلْحَقُوا۟ بِهِم مِّنْ خَلْفِهِمْ أَلَّا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ ﴿١٧٠﴾ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ بِنِعْمَةٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّـهِ وَفَضْلٍ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّـهَ لَا يُضِيعُ أَجْرَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿١٧١﴾ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِلَّـهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَآ أَصَابَهُمُ ٱلْقَرْحُ ۚ لِلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ وَٱتَّقَوْا۟ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ﴿١٧٢

And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision, (169) Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those [to be martyred] after them who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve. (170) They receive good tidings of favor from Allah and bounty and [of the fact] that Allah does not allow the reward of believers to be lost - (171) Those [believers] who responded to Allah and the Messenger after injury had struck them. For those who did good among them and feared Allah is a great reward - (172)

[Qur'an AleImran 3:169-172]

After the Battle of Uhud, Islam spread more and more, and far and wide. This shows that whether Muslims win a battle or receive a set-back, Islam always spreads, as it is a universal religion for the whole of humanity till the end of time.

These are the names of the Muslim martyrs of the Battle of Uhud in alphabetical order following the Arabic alphabet. Some of the letters do not occur because none of the martyrs had names beginning with those letters.

May Allah make us walk in the footsteps of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them all. Please recite Al-Fatiha for them and for all the Muslims who have gone before us. May Allah grant them peace and mercy. Ameen.

ا

Anas bin an-Nadr al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Unays bin Qatādah bin Rabī‘ah al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Aws bin al-Arqam al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Aws bin Thābit bin al-Mundhir al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Iyās bin Aws al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ث

Thābit bin ‘Amr bin Zayd al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Thābit bin Waqsh al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Tha‘labah bin Sa‘d al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Thaqf bin Farwah al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ح

al-Hārith bin Anas bin Rāfi‘ al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
al-Hārith bin Aws bin Mu‘ādh al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
al-Hārith bin‘Adī bin Kharashah al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
al-Hārith bin ‘Uqbah bin Qābūs al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Hubāb bin Qayzī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Habīb bin Zayd bin Tamīm al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Husayl bin Jābir al-Awsī, Abū Hudhayfa al-Yamān, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

Asadullāh wa Asadu Rasūlihī, Sayyidush Shuhadā’
Hamza bin ‘Abdul Muttalib al-Badrī al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Hanzala bin Abī ‘Āmir al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

خ ذ

Khārijah bin Zayd bin Abī Zuhayr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Khidāsh bin Qatādah al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Khallād bin ‘Amr bin al-Jamūh al-Badrī, al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Khaythama bin al-Hārith al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Dhakwān bin ‘Abdi Qays al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ر ز

Rāfi‘ mawlā Ghaziyya bin ‘Amr al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Rāfi‘ bin Mālik al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Rifā‘ah bin ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Rifā‘ah bin Waqsh al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Zayd bin Wadī‘ah al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

س

Subay‘ bin Hātib al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sa‘d al-Badrī, mawlā Hātib bin Abī Balta‘ah al-Badrī al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sa‘d bin ar-Rabī‘ bin ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sa‘īd bin Suwayd al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Salamah bin Thābit bin Waqsh al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

Sulaym bin al-Hārith al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sulaym bin ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sahl bin Rūmī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sahl bin ‘Adī bin Zayd al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sahl bin Qays bin Abī Ka‘b al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ش ص ض

Shammās bin ‘Uthmān al-Badrī al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Sayfī bin Qayzī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Damrah bin ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ع

‘Āmir bin Umayya al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Āmir bin Mukhallad al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Āmir bin Yazīd bin as-Sakan al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Abbād bin Sahl al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Ubbād bin al-Khashkhāsh al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Abbās bin ‘Ubāda al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘AbdAllāh bin Jubayr al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

‘AbdAllāh bin Jahsh al-Badrī al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘AbdAllāh bin Salamah al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘AbdAllāh bin ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘AbdAllāh bin ‘Amr bin Wahb al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Ubayd bin at-Tayyihān al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

‘Ubayd bin al-Mu‘allā al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Utbah bin Rabī‘ bin Rāfi‘ al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Aqrabah al-Juhanī, Abū Bashīr al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Umārah bin Ziyād bin as-Sakan al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Amr bin Thābit bin Waqsh al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

‘Amr bin al-Jamūh al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Amr bin Qays bin Zayd al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Amr bin Mutarrif al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Amr bin Mu‘ādh al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
‘Antarah as-Sulamī al-Badrī, mawlā Sulaym bin ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ق ك

Qurrah bin ‘Uqba al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Qays bin ‘Amr bin Zayd al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Qays bin Mukhallad al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Kaysān, mawlā Banī ‘Adī bin an-Najjār al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

م

Mālik bin Iyās al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Mālik bin Khalaf al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Mālik bin Sinān al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Mālik bin Numaylah al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
al-Mujadhdhar bin Ziyād al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Mus‘ab bin ‘Umayr al-Badrī al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ن

Nu‘mān bin Khalaf al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Nu‘mān bin ‘Abdi ‘Amr al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Nu‘mān bin Mālik al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Nawfal bin ‘Abdillāh al-Badrī al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

و

Wahb bin Qābūs al-Muhājirī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

ي

Yazīd bin Hātib al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Yazīd bin as-Sakan al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Yasār mawlā Abi’l Haytham bin at-Tayyihān al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu

Al-Kunā

Abū Ayman, mawlā ‘Amr bin al-Jamūh al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Abū Habbah bin ‘Amr bin Thābit al-Badrī al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Abū Sufyān bin al-Hārith al-Awsī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu
Abū Hubayrah bin al-Hārith al-Khazrajī, Rady Allāhu ‘Anhu


Please don't forget us in your night prayers. Jazakallahu khairan.

And Allah knows best.
Wassalaam