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parties started. 
A call was then given to the Ansar and then to Banu Al-
Harith bin Khazraj, and the Muslim squadrons returned to the 
valley one after another. Peace descended upon the Prophet
and the believers, and an unseen army fought side by side with 
the Muslims who began to fight with fresh resolve. The Prophet 
took a handful of dust and threw it at his enemies saying, “May 
their faces be disfigured.” At this the enemies’ eyes were stung by 
the dust, and from that moment on they became confused and 
helpless. In disarray, they fled the battleground. 
The Muslim army pursued their terrified enemies, killing 
some and capturing others with ease. Along with the captured 
soldiers, the Muslims also rounded up the women and children of 
their enemies. Only moments before the Muslims had appeared 
to be on the verge of defeat, but Allah reunited them and 
endowed them with victory. Witnessing the Prophet’s miraculous 
triumph, many pagans embraced Islam. 
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Three groups of pagan soldiers managed to escape, the 
largest group fleeing to Ta’if, another group to Nakhlah, and a 
third group barricaded themselves in Autas. The Prophet sent 
Abu Amr Ash’ari , the uncle of Abu Musa Ash’ari , to Autas 
at the head of the squadron. He successfully dispersed the enemy 
before being martyred. Abu Musa Ash’ari then took over and 
led the squadron back with the spoils they had won. 
Another squadron went on the Nakhlah in pursuit of the 
second group of pagans, and there they captured Durayd bin 

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Simma and killed him. At the end of the fight, the Prophet
asked his men to pile all the spoils of the battle in one spot. When 
everything was gathered, the spoils amounted to, 24,000 camels, 
40, 000 or more goats, 160,000 dirhams worth of silver, and 6,000 
women and children. The Prophet ordered everything be taken 
to Jerana, and he appointed Ma’ud bin Amr Ghifari to oversee 
the process.