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14) The Holy Prophet organized 78 military campaigns. In twenty, he participated , while fifty eight were sent under the command of his companions. There was no fighting in most of these campaigns, as the enemy was caught in surprise)

( Note: The Holy Prophet participated in 17 battles) (Bukhari: 3733)

15) The Quraish organized 3 aggressive campaigns against The Holy Prophet, but their plans were rendered useless because of his superior military strategy of. Their courage and morale was weakened.Realizing this, he suddenly marched on to Mecca. Even many of his companions were surprised when they found themselves near Mecca, ready to attack the Holy city, because no one except his very close friends know where they were going. The Holy Prophet took thecity without bloodshed, as the enemy was caught in surprise.

16) He carefully studied the geography and terrain of the region. He followed very unexpected routes and marched in the opposite direction keeping the enemy guessing about his intention.

17) The Holy Prophet was always ahead of his enemy in military strategy in all the battles (Badr, Uhud, Ahzab, Mecca, Hunain, Tabuketc.):

a) Sometimes, he adopted a new battle formation to the surprise of the enemy, as in Badr; sometimes he selected a better strategic position for fighting as in Uhud; and sometimes he adopted a new fighting technique as in Ahzab, which surprised the enemy, as they had never seen that before.

b) His expedition to Tabuk in the severe heat of summer was quite unexpected, and the Romans (Byzantines) were completely taken aback by the speed and morale of his army. The Romans, therefore, withdrew to safety and did not come out to fight.

c) Likewise, the people of Khaiber were surprised to see the Muslims standing outside their gates one early morning, when they ran towards their fortress, shouting: ‘ Muhammad (peace be upon him) has come in…’

18) Whenever he received any peace offer, he inclined to peace. He boldly faced the enemy both in war and peace on his trust in God (Allah). The Holy Quran states:

And (Holy Prophet!) if the enemies incline to peace, you should also

incline towards it and put your trust in Allah…And, if they intend to

deceive you, Allah is sufficient to you…”(8:61,62)

The above Verse states the cardinal principle of the Holy Prophet’s war policy i.e. trust in Allah.

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