Summary:  these emigrants increased constantly. Blood had already been shed; the situation was growing more and more critical. ‘* Let us depart,”’ said a Syrian leader, ^‘ we can no longer remain here in safety.”’ ‘* Very well,”’ answered the Caliph; ‘‘ but wherever we go, we shall carry our faith with us.’’ They set out from the city and marched northward until they came to the valley of Bedr, about twenty-five miles from Medina. Meanwhile, Abubekr and Omar had gathered their forces, and with the help of a few Ansars whom they had managed to enlist for the occasion they arrived suddenly at Bedr, and immediately attacked Maowiah.”
Abubekr remained to hold the position, while Omar, with a group of chosen warriors, pushed on to the castle of Hamra, to serve as a reinforcement if needed. But once there, Omar realized that if Maowiah’s forces split up, the smaller groups pursuing or being pursued, some might fly at the very sight of the Caliph’s soldiers, while others, who were surrounded, ... that the latter were in more immediate danger, Omar at once the road towards them, invigorated his horse, and dashed into the midst of the confused struggle, with a shout until then unknown in Bedr : Follow me, Musulmans ! The Kingdom of God is before you It is a of..."