
The Battle of the Trench: Al-Ahzab
The Siege of the Confederates (33:9)By Aira AuroraLength1h 23m
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In the fifth year after the Hijrah, according to the transmitted accounts, the young community of Madinah faced the greatest military threat of its existence. A coalition of tribes — the Quraysh of Makkah, the Ghatafan, and their allies — marched on the city with an army the tradition numbers in the thousands, while Madinah could field only a few hundred defenders. The siege that followed was the crisis the Quran preserves in Surah Al-Ahzab, the Surah of the Confederates, in verses that have never lost their power: "They came upon you from above you and from below you, and when the eyes rolled in terror and the hearts rose to the throats, and you thought thoughts about Allah" (33:10).
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GenreSpirituality and Religion
Length1 hr 23 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 17, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title Page
2Introduction: The Year of the Siege
3Chapter 1: The Confederates Gather
4Chapter 2: The Trench
5Chapter 3: The Fear From Above and Below
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6Chapter 4: The Hearts at the Throats
7Chapter 5: The Hypocrites Unmasked
8Chapter 6: The Wind That Won the War
9Chapter 7: The Bani Qurayza
10Chapter 8: The Aftermath and the Lessons
11Chapter 9: The Prophet at the Trench
12Chapter 10: The Surah of the Community
13Chapter 11: The Trench in the Mirror of the Ummah
14Chapter 12: The After-Campaign Slander — The Ifk in the Wake of the Trench
15Chapter 13: The Highest — The Standing Rank After the Trench
16Chapter 14: The Promise After the Fear — 24:55 and the Establishment
17Disclaimer
18Frequently Asked Questions
19Glossary
20About the Author
21Series Info