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
Aghwiith, the fighting continued until midnight. The night of Aghwiith was called Laylatus Sawiid or the Night of Blackness. When the fighting abated, the Muslims immediately began to bury their martyrs. The wounded were carried to Udhayb where they were treated by the women at the makeshift hospital.
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The Fall of the Mighty Persian Empi
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Preface ................ ..... ...
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The End of Two More Iranian Command
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to bravely plunge into enemy territ
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towards Islam. This was the reason
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Military Preparations of the Irania
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Abdur Rahman bin Awf's Opinion "Any
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. Umar's advice to the Commander-in
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Commander Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas ~ Mar
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enemy - the danger of sins. I sugge
Page 23 and 24: Syrian Dese Ir n (P la} 32 Nufud De
Page 25 and 26: Departure of the Delegation Sa' d b
Page 27 and 28: Mughirah bin Zararah's Address Then
Page 29 and 30: ock, which none of their implements
Page 31 and 32: Rustam's Conversation with an Arab
Page 33 and 34: A Close Watch on the Enemy's Moveme
Page 35 and 36: embellished by gold and silver but
Page 37 and 38: Ribei answered, "No, I'm not, but t
Page 39 and 40: and dazzlingly dressed attendants a
Page 41 and 42: Rustam's Offer to the Muslim Troops
Page 43 and 44: Mughirah's Swordsmanship Rustam cas
Page 45 and 46: wrangle with each other and pretend
Page 47 and 48: oils that prevented him from riding
Page 49 and 50: attack the enemy. At this point it
Page 51 and 52: The Day of Armith In accordance wit
Page 53 and 54: II - Station of Sa'd ...., Invasion
Page 55 and 56: sent a message to the leader of the
Page 57 and 58: muster up the courage, gather your
Page 59 and 60: ose to the occasion. Their great fa
Page 61 and 62: Another Mother's Heroic Deed Histor
Page 63 and 64: army joined the Muslim "This army f
Page 65 and 66: He instructed his men, of JJ A cont
Page 67 and 68: Behman Jadawaih attacks Banu 'Asad
Page 69 and 70: that the Arabs had been skilful swo
Page 71 and 72: The Astonishing Bravery of llba At
Page 73: The Spectacular Sacrifice of Sayyid
Page 77 and 78: int Khasafah, the wife of Sa' d ~ ,
Page 79 and 80: wing of the Iranians swinging his s
Page 81 and 82: and released him, "I shall not hold
Page 83 and 84: the Messenger of Allah ~ ' made dur
Page 85 and 86: There was a flush of excitement eve
Page 87 and 88: The infantrymen were, in turn, shie
Page 89 and 90: - 4,, who was waiting for this, sla
Page 91 and 92: launched attack after attack. But a
Page 93 and 94: - When the tribes heard this, some
Page 95 and 96: Qa' qa ~ and his brave companions c
Page 97 and 98: morning. The Arabic term al-harir d
Page 99 and 100: The Miracle of Divine Help Just bef
Page 101 and 102: filled with dread when he saw the M
Page 103 and 104: last for only one day. But the Iran
Page 105 and 106: I ~ I Najaf 0 \ \ t t S.1t•h1~ t
Page 107 and 108: The messenger was about to enter Ma
Page 109: Nahavand, Ahwaz, Isfahan and Hamdan
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