The Islamic Culture (Dec 2020)

War- strategy of Pakistan’s Defence In the light of Holy Prophet’s (S.A.W) teachings

  • Adnan Malik,
  • Muhammad Dilshad,
  • Uzma Parveen

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 44, no. 2

Abstract

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Islam is the only religion that illuminates the length and breadth of this world with the light of this religion and by freeing man from man’s slavery, man should be made accountable only to God Almighty. At the time of advent of Islam, the world was under the perpetual siege of atrocities and inhuman conduct. The then two superpowers namely Caesar and Cesar were maintain the culture of might is right and had not left any room open for ending the status quo because it suited their aims and objectives. The condition of Arab peninsula was no different from the other parts of the world. It was also stuck in a quagmire of oblivion and darkness. This was when a personality emerged on the firmament of the world and changed the whole system .He freed man from man’s slavery and made man prostrate only before Allaha Almighty. When he took up cudgels against the prevailing world order, the whole world turned against him. He even had to leave his home and hearth in the quest. Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W) mustered his poverty- stricken army and trained them with his military strategies. Following which they said army put an end to the shenanigans of certain Arab mischievous in Arab peninsula in a way that a lasting peace spread not only in that peninsula but also straddled from Hadramauwt to Makkah and from the borders of Persia to Rome .To point to consider here is that what were those military strategies that helped him do away with the pharaohs of those times۔ Hence, it is also need of the time to understand that Hazrat Muhammad (S.A.W.) was not only the Rehmat –ulil –Alameen and an epitome of wisdom and intellect but as also sent as a harbinger of peace by Almighty Allaha. Although he bore the atrocities of Makkans on the streets of Makkaha for thirteen years; was not allowed to pray within Baitulah; was pelted in Taif, yet he did not even respond those atrocities eith curses let alone with bows or arrows . Having said that, the focus of this article is solely upon the military strategies of Hazrat Muhammad S,A.W. in different battles rather than the peaceful propagation of religion.