Battle of the Trench
The battle of the Trench took place in Hijrah 5 ( 627 A.D.). This battle is also known as battle Allies.
The Muslims army consisted of 3,000 companions. The army of the enemy consisted of 10,000 persons. The troops included idolaters and the jews, etc. Abu sufyan was the commander of the army.Salman Farsi, a companion gave an opinion to dig a trench. This idea was appreciated by Muhammad (SAW) and other Muslims. After 21 or 22 days hard labour , the Muslims succeeded in digging a trench which was there and a half miles long and five feet deep. Muhammad ( SAW ) himself participated in the activity digging the trench.
The idolaters and the jews made attempts to jump across the trench but all their efforts proved fail and they could not manage general attack. They had incurred heavy expenses on war efforts but without any fruitful result. They lost their patience and they fled away during the night. The Muslims won this battle.
