their enemies: Muhammad in order to stop the attacks called for a counter-attack against the idolaters, He asserted to his followers before: The event is also mentioned in the Sahih Muslim Hadith collection as follows: Biographical literature The incident also is mentioned in the historical works by writers of the third and fourth century of the Muslim era. These include the traditional Muslim biographies of Muhammad, and quotes attributed to him (the sira and hadith literature), which provide further information on Muhammad's life. The earliest surviving written sira (biographies of Muhammad and quotes attributed to him) is Ibn Ishaq's Life of God's Messenger written some 120 to 130 years after Muhammad's death. Although the original work is lost, portions of it survive in the recensions of Ibn Hisham and Al-Tabari. Another early source is the history of Muhammad's campaigns by al-Waqidi (d. 823). Early Arabic rock inscription A rock inscription was discovered in mount Sela; In the fourth and fifth line appear the words, “I am Muhammad ibn Abdullah” and that is the full name of the prophet Muhammad as his father was Abdullah. In the eighth line is the name, “ I am Salman the (?)”. In the twelfth line is the phrase “I am Sa'd bin Mu'adh”, and finally on the fifteenth line “I am Ali ibn Abu Talib”. As it is known that Saad ibn Muadh died in 627, the inscription can not be from a later era, further the location of this inscription may hint that it was meant to commemorate the Muslim victory in the battle. See also List of battles of Muhammad Muslim–Quraysh War Islamic military jurisprudence Wall of the Arabs, known as the Khandaq of Shapur in Arabic References Bibliography Primary sources Guillaume, Alfred, The Life of Muhammad: A Translation of Ibn Ishaq's Sirat Rasul Allah. Oxford University Press, 1955. Secondary sources Heck, Gene W. "Arabia Without Spices: An Alternate Hypothesis", in: Journal of the American Oriental Society 123 (2003), p. 547–567. Muir, William, A Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira, London: Smith, Elder & Co, 1861. Movie Muhammad: The Last Prophet External links The Battle Of The Trench Al-Ahzab (the Confederates) Invasion A Restatement of the History of Islam and Muslims;The Battle of the Trench by Sayed Ali Battle of Ahzab (غزوة الاحزاب) Trench 627 620s conflicts Muhammad in Medina Islam and Judaism