Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

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the Din?" he asked, "0 Asma, why is that woman shouting, 'Where are the helpers
of the Din?'''
Asmii: She is 'Afirah bint 'Uthman, 0 son of Rasulullah's It. aunt, the Muslim right-
wing has been defeated. The Romans have forced them to take refuge here by us and
have surrounded us. The An.s.ar's women are calling for the helpers of the Din.
Az-Zubayr ~ : By Allah! I am a helper of the Din. Allah will not see me sitting at a
time like this.
Then he flung the patch off his eye and mounted his horse. He took with him his
spear which bore the same name as himself and attacked calling out, "I am Az-
Zubayr bin al-' Awwam ~. I am the son of the aunt of Rasulullah It.!''
He began to incessantly spear the Romans until they turned and fled.
Layth bin Jabir narrates:
Allah be praised for az-Zubayr ~. He single-handedly routed the Romans. He
attacked them with not a single 'Arab at his side until they fled to their camp and
'Amr and his men returned. 'Amr called out, "Return, Return! Be firm, Be firm! 0
people of Islam! Patience,Patience!" So they returned after having fled.
George the Armenian, together with 30,000 Armenians, attacked Shurahbil bin
Hasanah ~, the scribe of Rasulullah It., and dislodged the Sahabah ~ from their
position. Only Shurahbil ~ himself and less than 500 of his men remained firm. He
attacked the Armenians calling out, "0 people of Islam, do not flee from death.
Patience, Patience!" His men came rushing back and attacked the Armenians so
fiercely that they fled, suffering far more than they had afflicted on the Muslims.
Shurahbil ~ returned to his position, surrounded by his men. He rebuked them for
their behaviour in battle, saying, "What befell you that you fled from these
disbelievers whereas you are the defenders of the Din, you are the pious, the people
of the Quran and the slaves of the Most Merciful. Have you not heard the words of
Allah:
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