Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Futiihushdm
AbU 'Ubaydah es : You have spoken the truth, 0 Mu'iith. By Allah! I know you to
have only a good and correct opinion.
32) Romans reject surrender
The Muslims spent the night guarding each other until the morning, AbU 'Ubaydah
• then sent the following letter to the people of Ba'labakk:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
From : The commander of the Muslim armies in Syria and the
representative of the Commander of the Believers, AbU
'Ubaydah bin al-Jarrdh
To : The opposing and stubborn people of Ba 'labakk:
Allah Who is Most Pure from defect, Most High and to Whom
belongs all praise has made this Din triumph and has aided His
believing friends over the armies of the Disbelievers. He has
conquered the cities and disgraced the people of wickedness. We
send this letter to explain ourselves to your great and small ones
for we are a people whose religion does not allow oppression
and fighting unnecessarily without finding out your state. So if
you come to terms just as the cities before you did, we will grant
you safety and the responsibility of Islamic rule will fall on us.
If you are set on fighting us, then we will seek Allah s help
against you andwage war against you.
Hurry withyour reply.
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