13 questions
Battle of Confederates is also called...
The Battle of Dench
Ghazwat al-Ahzab
The Battle of Tench
The Battle of Mountains
The Battle of Ahzab
Select the tribes that participated in the battle.
Bani Yas
Banu Nadir
Banu Khayber
Qureysh
Tribe of Ghatafan
What was the number of the Confederates?
5000
2000
10000
3000
Who led the Confederate's army?
Abu Sufyan
Abu Othman
Abu Hanifa
Salman Farsi
How many men were there in the Muslim's army?
1500
2000
3000
500
100
What was the Muslim's defense plan?
They asked other tribes to joint them.
They met with Buni Qurayda and built an underground tunnel.
They dug a trench on the advice of Prophet PBUH.
They dug a trench on the advice of Salman bin Farisi RA.
How long did it take the Muslims to dig the trench?
20 days
1 month
15 days
2 weeks
How were the Confederates surprised when they reached Madinah?
They saw big rocks on their way that were laid by the Muslims.
The battle lasted for 30 days whereas the confederates thought they would win the battle in 2-3 days.
A deep trench destroyed their hopes to eliminate the Muslims.
The confederates couldn't find a way to cross the trench and were forced by the Muslims to stay back.
The storm helped the confederates to move the Muslims back
Who broke their promise and let down the Muslims?
Some of the Confederates joined Banu Qurayza.
Some Muslims changed sides and joined the Confederates.
Huyay bin Akhtab sneaked to Banu Qurayza and convinced them to break their promise with the Muslims.
Ali bin Abu Talib joined the tribe of Ghatafan.
Banu Qurayza joined the Confederates and the Muslims become surrounded.
How did the Muslims receive moral support?
The Confederates joined their army
Allah SWT supported the believers with miracles.
There was increase in the food of Jabir bin Abdullah
Banu Qurayza supported the Muslims
Miracle of the breaking of a big rock
What was the attitude of the hypocrites?
The hypocrites supported the Muslims to help them.
The hypocrites tried to spread panic among the Muslims
They said there was no hope of defending the Madinah
The hypocrites protected the Muslims from the South
They sneaked away from work without getting permission from the Prophet PBUH
Muslims won the battle with support from:
Trust in Allah SWT
The Trench
Making alliance with the Jewish tribe
The miracles
Not believing in the hypocrites but the Prophet PBUH
What were the causes of the Battle of Trench?
Muslims wanted to make a separate city for themselves.
Banu Nadir wanted revenge because the Prophet PBUH expelled them from Madinah due to their betrayal.
Banu Nadir wanted to make Madinah a Jewish city.
The Confederates were all the non-believer tribes who wanted to fight the Muslims and finish them.