Then, which of you will come out to me?

Then, which of you will come out to me?” The hero of Islam and lion of Allah and of His messenger Imam Ali (a.s.) advanced saying, “By Allah, I will not leave you until I will send you soon to the Fire by my sword.” Imam Ali (a.s.) struck the man with his sword and cut his leg, and he fell down to the ground.

Imam Ali (a.s.) wanted to finish off him, but he begged him by Allah and kinship to leave him alone, and Imam Ali (a.s.) left him alone, but after an hour he [1] As-Seerah al-Halabiyyah, vol. 2 p. 222. died. The Prophet (a.s.) was delighted by his death and so were the rest of Muslims, [1] because he was called ‘the ram of the battalion’ for his courage. By his killing fear and weakness overcame the people of Quraysh and they felt as if they were defeated from the beginning.

After Talha, the heroes and courageous fighters advanced to duel with the Muslims, but Ameerul Mo'minin Imam Ali (a.s.) harvested their heads one after the other. Their morale collapsed and they became certain that they were going to perish. Hind, Mo’awiya’s mother, was in the middle of the battlefield enthusing the army of Quraysh to keep on fighting the Muslims.

Whenever a man from Quraysh ran away, she offered to him a kohl jar and a stick saying to him, “You are but a woman, so darken your eyes (with this kohl).” [2] Her zeal was not less than her husband’s who as well encouraged and enthused his men in all ways. He said to the people of (the tribe of) Abdid-Dar, who were the carriers of the army’s banner, “You were entrusted with our banner on the Day of Badr, and we were afflicted with what you had already seen.

Surely, people are attacked from the direction of their banners which when are defeated they (people) shall be defeated. Either you suffice us our banner, or you leave it to us that we will suffice you it.” By this saying, he provoked their emotions and they considered that as scolding and despising. Therefore, they said to him, “Do we give up our banner to you?! You shall see tomorrow when we will meet how we will do.” Indeed, it was this that Abu Sufyan intendeds. [1] Noor al-Absar, p. 78.

[2] Encyclopedia of Imam Ameerul Mo'minin Ali bin Abi Talib, vol. 2 p. 23. The Prophet and his companions Abu Dujanah was one of the best companions. He was very courageous at war. The Prophet (a.s.) had a sword in his hand.