Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

The battle continued until noon.
'Ubadah bin S,amit .•• narrates:
Part 3: Ai- Yarmiik
Praise be to Allah! Khalid es, az-Zubayr bin al-'Awwam~, 'Abdurahman bin Abi
Bakr ~, al-Fadl bin al-' Abbas ~, ~irar bin al-Azwar ~ and' Abdullah bin 'Umar ~
were truly amazing. I saw these six joined shoulder-to-shoulder, never separating.
The flame of war intensified. Spears ripped the chests of the Muslim lions until they
penetrated their hearts to end their lives. This violent battle continued and reached
the height of intensity.
I attacked with them and said, "That which has afflicted them (the martyrs) will
afflict me too."
Khalid ~ called out, "0 ~ahabah of Rasulullah ~, gather here."
He penetrated to the centre and as the battle intensified, charged with Hisham and al-
Mirqal. The Christians then surrounded them, but praise be to Allah for the bravery
of az-Zubayr bin al-'Awwam ~ and al-Fadl bin al-'Abbas ~. They came and al-
Fagl~ shouted, "Make space, you dogs. Leave our friends alone. That is az-Zubayr
bin al-'Awwam ~ and I am al-Fadl bin al- 'Abbas, the cousin of Rasulullah ~."
Iswear that Icounted the number of times al-Fadl charged to defend Khalid ss, Upon
his twentieth charge they left Khalid ~. The Muslims then launched a great attack
against the Christians and remained in combat for the rest of the day until sunset. The
Muslims were worried about their brethren.
As for AbU 'Ubaydah es, he called out to the Muslims, "0 ~ahiibah ofRasUlulliih~,
Khalid • and his men have doubtlessly been destroyed. The Muslim horsemen have
gone. Attack so that we can see what has happened to our brothers. May Allah bless
you."
All responded positively except AbU Sufyan ~ who said, "0 commander, do not do
that. They will certainly escape on their own. We shall soon see what happens to
them."
AbU 'Ubaydah • paid no heed to his words and remained anxious. He was about to
IItIack when the Christians started fleeing in defeat. The voices of the ~ahabah ~
could be heard raising cries of, "La ilaha illallah wallahu Akbar!"
Each called out, "I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah alone, He has no
partner, and Muhammad is His Slave and Messenger."
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