This refers to the battle of BADR, which was in the second year of emigration. The little army of Muslims consisted of 313 men, 77 of whom were the Emigrants of Mecca, and the other 236 men were of their friends in Medina who were called the Helpers. The muslim forces were mostly unarmed. They had seventy (70) camels, two(2) horses, six chain - mails, and very few swords.

The little community of Muslims in Medina, a group of whom were the exiled meccans emigrated there, who were constantly in dangers of being attacked by their enemies in Mecca and the Jews and hypocrites of Medina. The plan of the Meccans was to crush and annihilate Mohammad and his follower and to this end, ABUSOFYÄN, the chief of GHOREISH was leading a richly - laden caravan from Syria to Mecca. He called for armed aid from Mecca, with the excuse that the caravan was in danger of being attacked by Mohammad's forces. An army of the polytheists of Mecca was quickly organized and mobilized, and set out for Medina and reached in due time. The army was well armed, well equipped and in number they were more than a thousand. They had among them some of the most experienced warriors and veterans of war. ABUJAHL, the sworn enemy of the prophet and the persecutor of Muslims was the commander of the forces. In a fearful fight, in the plain of BADR, some 50 miles south - west of Median, the prophet's forces defeated the pagans, and won a brilliant victory. Muslims had some 12 martyrs in this battle but they killed more than 70 of the heathens, and the same number of them was taken as captives.