THE MILITARY ACTIVITIES BETWEEN BADR AND UHUD
The battle of Badr was the first armed encounter between the Muslims and Quraish. It was in fact a  decisive battle that gained the Muslims a historic victory acknowledged by all the Arabs, and dealt a  heavy blow to the religious and economic interests of the polytheists. There were also the Jews who  also used to regard each . Islamic victory as a heavy blow to their religioeconomic entity. Both parties  were burning with rage and fury since the Muslims had achieved that great victory:
“Verily, you will find the strongest among men in enmity to the believers (Muslims) the Jews and
Al-Mushrikûn (polytheists, pagans, idolators and disbelievers, etc.).” 5:82
Both resentful parties had their much more indignant suite in the form of hypocrites who faked Islam  just to save their faces; at the head of whom came ‘Abdullah bin Ubai and his retinue. The desert  bedouins living in tents pitched in the vicinity of Madinah, who depended on plundering and looting as  a  means of living, were totally indifferent to this axial question of belief and disbelief. Their worry  derived  from fear of losing their perverted avenues of subsistence in case a powerful nascent Muslim state  should rise up and put an end to such ill-practices, hence the grudge they nursed against Islam and  the
Muslims, in general, and the person of Muhammad (Peace be upon him) in particular.
The whole cause of Faith was thus at stake with four furious parties laying ambushes against the new  religion, each in its style: Pretension to Islam embedded with conspiracy plots and provocative deeds  within Madinah, explicitly uncovered animosity pregnant with indignation and fire of rage on the part  of  the Jews, and there in Makkah open and persistent calls for vengeance coupled with open intentions to  mobilize all potential resources available to silence the voice of Islam once and for all. This was later  translated into military action, Uhud Invasion, which left a very bad impression on the good name and  esteem that the Muslims were painstakingly working to merit and preserve.
The Muslims were always obliged to be on the lookout for any hostile movements, and it was  imperative on them to launch pre-emptive strikes in all directions in order to enjoy a reasonable  degree  of security in this great instability-provoking ocean of unrest. The following is a list of military  activities  conducted in the post-Badr era:
ALKUDR INVASION
The scouting body of Madinah reported that Banu Saleem of Ghatafan were engaged in mustering  troops to invade the Muslims. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) took the initiative himself and  mounted  a surprise attack on them in their own homeland at a watering place called Al-Kudr. Banu Saleem, on  receiving the news, had fled before he arrived. He stayed there for three days, took their 500 camels  as  booty and distributed them to the fighters after he had set aside the usual one-fifth; each one gained  two camels.
This invasion took place in Shawwal in the year 2 A.H., seven days after the event of Badr.
AN ATTEMP ON THE LIFE OF THE PROPHET (Peace be upon him)
The impact of defeat at Badr was so great that the Makkans began to burn with indignation and  resentment over their horrible losses. To resolve this situation two polytheists volunteered to quench  their thirst and muffle the source of that humiliation i.e. the Prophet (Peace be upon him).
‘Umair bin Wahab Al-Jumahi, a terrible polytheist, and an archenemy Safwan bin Omaiyah sat  together  privately lamenting their loss and remembering their dead and captives. ‘Umair expressed a fervent  desire to kill the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and release his captured son in Madinah, if it was not  for  the yoke of debts he was under and the large family he had to support. Safwan, also had his good  reasons to see the Prophet (Peace be upon him) killed, so he offered to discharge ‘Umair’s debts and  support his family if he went on with his plan.
‘Umair agreed and asked Safwan to be reticent on the whole scheme. He left for Madinah, having with  him a sword to which he applied some kind of lethal poison. ‘Umar bin Al-Khattab saw him at the door  of the Mosque and understood that he had come with evil intentions. He immediately went into the
Mosque and informed the Prophet (Peace be upon him). He was let in looped by the sling of his sword  and in greeting he said “good morning”, to which the Prophet (Peace be upon him) replied that Allâh