The Battle of Qadisiyyah by Abdul Malik Mujahid
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Abashed, he cried out, "Why didn't you tell me that<br />
you yourself are the Caliph?" <strong>The</strong> caliph replied simply,<br />
"It is well, my brother." Such was the unassuming manner<br />
<strong>of</strong> a man who, at that moment, was greater than both the<br />
Caesar and Chosroes.<br />
This battle was extremely important because it<br />
saw the participation <strong>of</strong> more than 70 <strong>of</strong> the Prophet's<br />
Companions from the <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>of</strong> Badr, more than 300 who<br />
had taken part in the "Pledge <strong>of</strong> Good Pleasure", and 300<br />
other Companions who had engaged in the Conquest <strong>of</strong><br />
Makkah. More than 70 other Companions <strong>of</strong> the Prophet<br />
~ also took part.<br />
Sa' d bin Abi Waqqas 4i, stayed in Al-<strong>Qadisiyyah</strong> for<br />
another two months after the victory waiting for the<br />
instructions <strong>of</strong> Sayyidana Umar bin Al-Khattab 4:i,. After<br />
two months, he received the command to march forth and<br />
conquer Mada' in.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Battle</strong> <strong>of</strong> Al-<strong>Qadisiyyah</strong> is a major chapter in<br />
our golden history. It saw the overpowering <strong>of</strong> the fireworshippers.<br />
After this, the military power <strong>of</strong> the Iranian<br />
empire was never again so formidable and dangerous.<br />
Yezdgird fled, abandoning his Mada'in throne. <strong>The</strong>reafter,<br />
the Muslims emerged victorious in the campaigns <strong>of</strong> Jalula,