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UHUD, BATTLE OF

"In Mecca, the news of their defeat in Badr preceded the subdued army, and proclaimed their resolve for vengeance. The aggressions of the Meccans reached their climax. The traders among them set aside a portion of their profits for the expenses of war. In 3/625, three thousand Meccan warriors, of whom 700 were clad in armour, bore down on Medina under the command of Abu Sufian. Their women accompanied them in front to applaud the brave and to chide the craven-hearted. Three miles to the north of Medina, the Meccans encamped at the foot of a hillock, called Uhud.

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    Quoted from our 48th Imam Sultan Muhammad Shah:

    "My dear Hoodbhoy,

    In reply to your letter of 8thOctober, 1954, the colours of our flag
    are, as you know, red and green, the reason being that we represent
    both the Shah and the Pir. The Shah was Imam Hussain and the Pir was
    Imam Hasan. Imam Hasan had the Pir's colour of green, but Imam
    Hussain's martyrdom was so enormous in events and was so opposed to
    even the smallest laws of war that the colour of his holy blood namely
    red, was accepted with the green of the Holy Prophet's flag, as a

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