Al-RezvanAn epic 27-day siege of Madinah by a massive confederacy (Ahzab) of 10,000 Makkan pagans, Jewish tribes, and Bedouins. To counter this unprecedented force, Salman al-Farsi proposed digging a massive defensive trench around the vulnerable parts of Madinah. The stalemate was broken when Imam Ali crossed the trench and defeated the giant champion Amr ibn Abd Wudd in a single duel, an act praised by the Prophet as equivalent to the worship of all mankind.
An epic 27-day siege of Madinah by a massive confederacy (Ahzab) of 10,000 Makkan pagans, Jewish tribes, and Bedouins. To counter this unprecedented force, Salman al-Farsi proposed digging a massive defensive trench around the vulnerable parts of Madinah. The stalemate was broken when Imam Ali crossed the trench and defeated the giant champion Amr ibn Abd Wudd in a single duel, an act praised by the Prophet as equivalent to the worship of all mankind.Tarikh Ya'qubi, Vol. 2, p. 52, Najaf Edition
Demonstrated the strategic genius of early Muslim minds and permanently broke the offensive power of the Quraysh confederacy.