The Battle of Qadisiyyah by Abdul Malik Mujahid

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A Brilliant Strategy
of the Muslim Army
It has previously been described how on the first day of
the battle, the enemy's elephants had caused a great deal
of damage to the Muslim army. The sight of these huge
animals had frightened the Arab horses and driven them
away.
On the second day of the battle, Qa' qa ~ met with his
uncle's sons to plan an effective strategy to trick the enemy.
They mounted huge litters on the back of the camels and
covered the camels' heads with black veils. In this way the
camels looked quite frightening and appeared to be huge
elephants. When the camels advanced towards the enemy
cavalry, their horses took fright and fled. This afforded
the Muslims a golden opportunity. Qa'qa • ordered his
companions to attack the fleeing Iranian horsemen between
the two battle lines. So on the Day of Aghwfi.th, the Muslims
cut down their adversaries like carrots and radishes. This
was the same thing that the Iranians did to the Muslims
on the Day of Armiith. When the other commanders of the
Muslim troops saw the strategy of Qa' qa ~ , they followed
his example.
According to historians, on the Day of Aghwath, the
Iranians suffered more than the Muslims had suffered
on the Day of Armiith. On the second day, the day of