Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

'Ali ibn Abi Tilib 191
6.6.5. 'Ali (&) during the campaign to Hunayn
One of his exploits in jihad, which were characterised by
courage and which point to 'Ali's (&,) expertise in fighting, was
what happened during the campaign of Hunayn in 8 AH. He stood
fm with the Messenger (&) and those of the Muhijireen and An$%
who stood finn with him. In the army of Hawizin, there was a man
on a red camel, in whose hand was a black flag. When he could reach
people, he stabbed them with his spear, and when he could not reach
them, he would raise his spear for those who were behind him so they
would follow him. 'Ali(&), with his military brilliance and lengthy
experience, realised that this man was an influential factor in
motivating Hawkin and making them put up a tough fight. So 'Ali
ibn Abi T2ib (&) and a man of the An& went towards him and
managed to topple him from his camel and kill him. After that, it was
not long before they were defeated and fled, and the Muslims were
victoriou~."~
6.6.6. 'Ali's expedition to destroy the idol
al-Falas in the land of Tayy'
After the Prophet (g) had pd~ed
the Ka'bah of the idols that
were in it, it was necessary to destroy other houses which had been
symbols of jailiyyah for a long time!" Expeditions sent by the
Messenger of Allah (B) went out one after another to purify Arabia.
'Ali's task was to destroy the idol of al-Falas in the land of Tayy', and
his expedition set out in Rabee' al-h. There were 150 men of the
An$& in the expedition, riding one hundred camels and fifty horses,
with a black banner and a white flag. They launched their attack on the
area belonging to A1 Hitim - Hitim aC-T?i, whose generosity was
proverbial - at dawn. They attacked al-Falas and destroyed it, and
they gained plenty of prisoners, cattle and sheep. Among the captives
was the sister of 'Adiyy ibn Hgtim, and 'Adiyy fled to ~yria.9~'