The battle of Qadisiyyah - The fall of the mighty Persian empire

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The End of Two More Iranian Commanders ............................... 70 A Severe Attack from the Iranians .... ..... ....... ....... ... ... .. .. ............. . 70 Qa'qa Pounces On the Enemy like A Lion .. ......... ... ... ... ... .. .. ... ... . 71 The Astonishing Bravery of Ilba ........ ..... .... ... .. ... .. ..... ... .... .. ... ...... 73 A'raf bin A' lam's Heroic Deeds ................... .. .................... ... ... .. .. 74 The Spectacular Sacrifice ... ........ .. ....... ... ... ... .... .. .......... ... ............. 75 of Sayyidah Khansa ~ -- ··········· ····· ··············································· 75 A Brilliant Strategy of the Muslim Army ............... ... ... ...... .. .. .. ... 76 The Matchless Heroism of Abu Mihjan Thaqafi ~ .... ... ....... .. ..... 78 Abu Mihjan's Release is Secured ............................ ....... ......... .. .. 82 Tulayhah Al-Asadi's Clever Tactic ... ........ .... ........ ..... .... .. ............ 83 Tulayhah's Tactic Proves Beneficial .. .... .... ... ....... ....... ...... .. ......... 84 A Soldier's Breath-Taking, Compelling Speech ... ... ....... ... ..... ..... 84 A Practical Military Move .. ................ ...... ... ........... .. ......... .... ...... 86 The Day of Imas ......... ... ..... .......... ..... ...... ... ........... ... ..... ......... .. .... 88 Sayyidana Sa'd bin Abi Waqqas~ Devises a Strategy to Deal with the Elephants .. .. ........................ 89 The Lion-Hearted Fighters Attack the Elephants .... .... .. ...... .. ... .. .. 90 Amr bin Ma'dikarib's Bravery, Courage ... ... .. .. .. ... .. .......... ... ...... 92 The Fourth and the Decisive Day ......... .............................. .... ......... The Day of Al-Qadisiyyah .................................. ............... .. .... .... 94 Rustam's New Strategy .. .... ..................... .... .............. .. ... ... ...... ... .. 95 Qa'qa's Restlessness for an Onslaught ............. .... ...... ........ ......... 96 The Night of Howling or Clangour: Lay lat Al-Harir.. ................. 98 Qa'qa's Speech to his Fighters .... ......... ............... ....... .. ............ .. 100 The Miracle of Divine Help ... .. .... ... .. ..... ..... ..... ............ ..... .... ... .. 101 The Lesson of Rustam 's End .. ... ......... .... ... ..... ... ... ... .. ............ .. .. 102 The Muslims Control Rustam's Throne .. .. ............ .... .. ....... .... .... 103
Preface The subject of this monograph is the Battle of Al Qadisiyyah, fought during the Caliphate of Umar bin Al Khattab • , in which the Muslims decisively defeated the Persians. According to Professor Ahmed Adil Kamal, who has done extensive research on the subject, the Battle of Al Qadisiyyah took place in Sha'ban, the tenth month of the Islamic calendar, in the year 15 AH This victory heralded the downfall of the Sasanian Dynasty, paved the way for the conquest of Iraq and quickened Islamic expansion into Persia (Iran) and beyond. The Iranians had 240,000 troops, but the Muslims with about 30,000 soldiers still drove the Iranian Empire, one of the superpowers of the day, into the ground. Muslim fighters displayed extreme personal bravery during the battle. In this monograph, you will encounter the harrowing incident of a disemboweled Muslim soldier who continued to fight until he was martyred. In a similar incident, Khansa ~ , the poetess, encouraged her four sons •
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muster up the courage, gather your
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ose to the occasion. Their great fa
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Another Mother's Heroic Deed Histor
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army joined the Muslim "This army f
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He instructed his men, of JJ A cont
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Behman Jadawaih attacks Banu 'Asad
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that the Arabs had been skilful swo
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The Astonishing Bravery of llba At
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The Spectacular Sacrifice of Sayyid
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Aghwiith, the fighting continued un
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int Khasafah, the wife of Sa' d ~ ,
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wing of the Iranians swinging his s
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and released him, "I shall not hold
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the Messenger of Allah ~ ' made dur
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There was a flush of excitement eve
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The infantrymen were, in turn, shie
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- 4,, who was waiting for this, sla
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launched attack after attack. But a
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- When the tribes heard this, some
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Qa' qa ~ and his brave companions c
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morning. The Arabic term al-harir d
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The Miracle of Divine Help Just bef
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filled with dread when he saw the M
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last for only one day. But the Iran
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The messenger was about to enter Ma
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Nahavand, Ahwaz, Isfahan and Hamdan
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