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Strange enough, they did not attempt to chase or catch the small group of Muslims! They also could easily raid in their defenceless town, Medina to rob and have a remarkable amount of booty. But they did not do this too! They only shouted at the foot of the hill saying: `AALA" HOBAL' which means: `Exalted our big idol, whose name was HOBAL'. And in answer to that; Muslims shouted on the hill top: `Glory be to Allah!

There is no god but Allah the Greater of all.' [ 561 ] ABUSOFYAN the commander of the heathens who seemed to have fallen in a hurry, shouted: ``O, Mohammad! Let our date for the next encounter be on the smaller Badr, next year. This was a general gathering of buyers and sellers at a stated time and place, usually held in the month of ZIGHADIH, at the land of Badr.'' then a Muslim on behalf of the prophet answered loudly: ``We agree! Let it be so!

We shall meet again there, if God speeds!'' Next year, when the appointed time reached, Mohammad who was unique in time keeping, and observing promises; summond Muslims to prepare themselves for the promised battle. Muslims who had not forgotten their last year of defeat in the battle of Ohud, held back and were not willing to attend a new war or wage a compaign against Abusofyan, and his troops.

In accompany with only seventy men the prophet went to the appointment, but on the other hand Abusofyan too, was afraid and dared not to wage another war against Muslims so soon. The prophet and his troops turned back to Medina safe and sound, and without any encounter, leaving a mark of shame upon the hypocrites and nominal Muslims who had rejected his call. then the above verse was sent down to this effect. EVERY ONE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS OWN DUTY The verse (NO.