Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Part 1:Damascus
alert, but when they came near we discovered them to be an army sent by Abu Bakr
~ to help us. Since the Romans were fleeing in the same direction as the Muslim
army was coming from, they were killed and their wealth included in the booty.
Ath-Thaqafi narrates that Yuuus bin 'Abdil A'Iii narrated in at-Masjid at-
Haram:
The army which came to reinforce the Muslims at Ajnadayn when the Christians
were defeated was under the command of 'Amr bin al-'A~ bin Wail as-Sahmi, They
did not arrive until the day Rome was defeated.
It is narrated that more than 50,000 of the 90,000 Romans at Ajnadayn were killed -
any smaller amount is impossible. In the confusion of the battle, some of them killed
each other while the scattered survivors fled to Caesarea and Damascus. The
Muslims gained more booty than they had ever got in any previous battle. The silver
and gold crosses alone were uncountable. Khalid ~ gathered all the booty including
Warden's crown and said, "I am not giving you a grain's worth now, but will
distribute it after the conquest of Damascus if Allah wills."
The battle of Ajnadayn took place on Saturday 6 Jumada al-Ula 13 Hijri, 23 days
before AbU Bakr's ~ demise.
(AbU Bakr ~ reads Khdlid s ~ letter one month later, so either a wrong date is given
or 23 days is wrong - translator's note)
41) Khilid's• letter to Abu Bakr.
After the aforementioned events, Khalid ~ wrote the following letter to Abu Bakr ~
to inform him of the victory:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
From : Khdlid bin al- Walfd
To : The Khalifah of Rasiilulldh ~
As-Salamu 'Alaykum
I praise Allah besides whom there is no other deity and send
salutations on Rasiilulldh.
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