Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Futuhushdm
Khdlid ~ : Yes. You must establish S.aHih,pay Zakah, perform Hajj to the Sacred
House, wage Jihad against those who deny Allah, order the good, forbid the evil,
befriend for the sake of Allah and make enemies for the sake of Allah. If you refuse
then there will be war between us until Allah grants the Earth to whomsoever He
wishes, but the result is always in favour of those who fear Him.
Bannes : Do as you please for we will never abandon our religion or pay Jizyah. As
for your saying that He gives the Earth to whomever He likes, that is true for once
upon a time this land belonged neither to us nor to you, but to another nation. We
fought them until we took it from them. So now there will be war between us. Come
and fight in the name of God.
Khdlid ~ : You cannot be more eager for war than us. It is as if I already see you
defeated with victory ahead of us. You will be dragged with a rope around your neck
in disgrace and humiliation. You will be brought before 'Umar bin al-Khagab who
will behead you.
Bannes became furious. When the Romans saw that, they wanted to kill Khalid ~
but awaited Bannes's orders.
Bannes : By Christ! I will now bring your five captured men and behead them in
front of you.
Khdlid ~: Listen to what I say, Bannes! You are indeed disgusting enough to do such
a deed. Know that they are of us and we are of them. I swear that if you kill them
then I will kill you with this sword of mine and each one of my men will kill one or
more of your men.
Khiilid ~ then sprang from his place, unsheathing his sword. His men imitated him
and shouted, "Lii iliiha illalliih Muhammad Rasulullah It.!" and sprang like camels or
rather like beasts of prey. They sought to kill and were convinced that they would be
martyred.
31) Why this book was compiled
I (al-Waqidi) swear by Allah besides Whom there is no other deity and Who is the
Knower of the invisible and visible! I have evaluated and narrated these reports on
the basis of utter honesty so that I can establish the great value of the S.ahiibah of
Rasfilullah It. and refute the Shi'Is who abandon both the Sunnah and what is
obligatory. Allah has willed that were it not for them then those lands would not have
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