Muhammad: Break with the Jewsthat the Muslims thought they would be facing a weak caravan escort at the
most; cf. Guillaume, Muhammad, p. 295; Tabari, History, vol. 7, pp. 43 f;
Wellhausen, Medina, p. 48.
[178] The Meccans had unwisely not bothered to occupy a water source,
and al-Hubab counseled to take possession of a well nearest the Meccans,
make a cistern and then stop up all other available water sources. al-Hubab's
suggestion was then carried out; Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 296 f; Tabari,
History, vol. 7, p. 47.
[179] Wellhausen, Medina, p. 35.
[180] Islamic traditions give totals varying from 50 killed and 43 captured,
to 74 killed and 74 captured.
[181] Wellhausen, Medina, p. 67.
[182] Ibid., p. 69.
[183] For Islamic accounts of the battle of Badr see: Guillaume,
Muhammad, pp. 289 f; Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, pp. 9 f; Tabari, History,
vol. 7, pp. 26 f; Wellhausen, Medina, pp. 37 f; Sahih Bukhari, vol. 5,
pp. 196 f.
[184] Cf. Ibn Sa`d, Classes, vol. 2, 1, p. 33; Wellhausen, Medina, p. 93;
Nöldeke and Schwally, GQ, vol. 1, p. 187, n. 4.
[185] Wellhausen, Medina, p. 66.
[186] Ibid., p. 71.
[187] Ibid., p. 66.
[188] Guillaume, Muhammad, pp. 321 f; Tabari, History, vol. 7, p. 64.
[189] Owing to the illness of his wife, `Uthman was not present at Badr.
Waqidi presents Muhammad as having arrived in Medina as Ruqayya was
being buried; Wellhausen, Medina, p. 71.
[190] Wellhausen, Medina, p. 78 f.