Futuhusham_-_The_Islamic_Conquest_of_Syria_-_Al_Waqidi

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They would have killed him but when they saw Calius arrested, they turned to Uriel
and said, "Caesar's courtier is arrested through no fault of his own. You had an
agreement amongst yourselves that he would fight one day and you the next, so now
you will have to fight and kill that bedouin."
Uriel : Bear in mind that if he is killed another 'Arab will replace him, but if I am
killed, you will be a flock of sheep without a shepherd. So it is better that we all go
to attack.
Romans : We will never do that until the Day of Judgement, for thousands of lives
would be sacrificed and thousands of women would become widows.
Friend of Cali us : Your rank with Caesar is not equal to Calius's. The two of you had
an agreement in which he fulfilled his side. Now that he is captured, you will have
to go or else we will fight you.
Uriel : It is a pity that you think that I have not gone out of fright of a bedouin. I am
going now and both armies will see who is the better warrior.
18) Khalid'" and Uriel duel
Uriel prepared his weapons, donned his armour, mounted a fast horse and set out to
meet Khalid ~.
Uriel : 0 my 'Arab brother, come nearer so that I can tell you something.
Khdlid ~ (angry) : 0 enemy of Allah, you come so that I can break your head.
Uriel : 'Arab brother, I am coming.
So he came closer to Khalid ~, who sensed his fear and did not attack him.
Uriel : You have a whole army, but still such a being like yourself comes for
combat? If you are overcome, then they will be like sheep without a shepherd.
Khdlid ~ : 0 enemy of Allah, did you not see how two of my soldiers attacked your
army? Had I not prevented them, then with Allah's help, they could have wiped your
army off the face of the Earth. Every one of my soldiers considers death to be a
blessing and life worthless ... but who are you?
Uriel : What! You have never heard of me? I am the horseman of all horsemen, the
defeater of the Turkish army and the Juramiqah.
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