Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

Part 3: Al- Yarmisk
As for Asma bint Abi Bakr, she tied her reins to the reins of her husband, az-Zubayr
bin al-' Awwam ~. Whenever he struck she would equal him.
The men returned to battle upon seeing the women fighting like that and said to each
other, "If we do not fight then we are more entitled to sit in the women's quarters than
the women!"
Praise be to Allah at the way the Quraysh women fought at al-Yarmuk.
'Abdurahman bin al-Fad.lnarrates from Yazid bin Abi Sufyan" who narrates
from MakhUl:
The Battle of al-Yarmuk was fought in Rajab 15 Hijri,
Abu 'Amir narrates:
A disbeliever attacked us when Khawlah bint al-Azwar came and attacked him with
a sword. He struck her forehead with his sword resulting in blood flowing and
Khawlah fell to the ground. 'Afirah bint 'Affan screamed when she saw this and
called out, "By Allah! Wrar faces grief from his sister" and struck the Roman so hard
with her sword that his head flew off and landed some distance away.
She took Khawlah's head into her lap. Khawlah's hair was soaked in blood.
'Afirah : How are you?
Khawlah : If Allah Most High wills then I will be fine but I am sure that I will die
now. Can you get my brother, Dicir, to come to me?
'Afirah : 0 daughter of al-Azwar, I have not seen him.
Khawlah : 0 Allah, make me the ransom for my brother's life and do not cause Islam
grief on account of him.
IAfirah narrates:
Khawlah tried to get up but was unable to, so we carried her to her place. That same
night I saw her running around giving the men to drink. It was if she had never
experienced any pain. Her brother looked at her and saw her wounds still visible.
12irar ~ : What happened to you?
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