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Line 39: − − == Khalid ibn al-Walid == − − Khalid Ibn Al-Walid was born in Mecca, Saudi Arabia in the year of 592 A.D. to the parents − − Walid ibn al-Mughira (the father) and Lubabah- As-Saghirah (the mother). His brothers’ names − − were Hasham bin al-Walid, Ammarah bin al-Walid, Walid bin al Walid, and Najiyah bin al- − − Walid. Khalid’s father was very wealthy and was the head of the Banu Makhzum clan of the − − Arab tribe of the Quraysh that had originally resisted against Prophet Muhammed. Khalid’s − − father was also known as The Unique, or in Arabic- Al-Wahid (وحيد). Khalid’s mother, on the − − other hand was from the Hilal tribe, a division of the Amir who were well known in Mecca. − − (This tribe was separate from the Quraysh.) − − Shortly after his birth, Khalid was sent to a Bedouin tribe with his foster mother to grow up in − − the fresh air of the desert. He had a mild attack of small pox, but soon recovered, leaving small − − marks on his face. At the age of five or six Khalid went back to his parents in Mecca. − − The three most important clans of Quraysh in Khalid’s time were the Banu Hashim, Banu Abd- − − al-dar, and Banu Makhzum. The Banu Makhzum clan was responsible for the problems of war. − − So as a child, Khalid was taught to use the spear, lance, bow, and sword (Most people say that − − the lance was Khalid’s favorite, although resources are conflicted.). Also Khalid was a popular − − wrestler and warrior among the Meccans. − − Khalid was over six feet tall, had a lean and athletic body with a very forceful personality. − − Khalid also had a beard that looked full and thick on his face. − − Khalid and Umar (the second Caliph), were very close friends. They were related to each other, − − Khalid the ‘uncle’ and Umar the ‘nephew’. They had very close facial resemblance, many people − − often confused one with the other. They were very close friends growing up. Yet Khalid’s best − − friend and favorite nephew was Abdullah Hakim. − − Khalid converted to Islam only three years before the Prophet Muhammed passed away. The − − Prophet’s first revelation came down when Khalid was 24. Khalid was initially opposed to − − Islam when the revelations started coming down. Yet one day Khalid was sitting near the − − Ka’abah, thinking. He thought about Islam. And suddenly it came to him that Islam was THE − − religion. Soon the word spread that Khalid was going to become a Muslim. Abu- Sufyan was − − enraged!! But Ikrimah (the first person to hear about Khalid’s change of mind) said to Abu- − − Sufyan, “Steady Oh Abu- Sufyan! Your anger may well lead me to join Muhammed. Khalid is − − free to follow whichever religion he chooses.” Khalid soon put on his armour, and rode to − − Madinah. On his way he met Amr ibn al-Aas and Uthman ibn Talha, they were surprised to meet − − each other. They continued their journey together and reached Madinah on May 31 692 A.D. (1 − − Safar the 8 Higri year). They were warmly welcomed to Islam by the Prophet. Note that − − Khalid is now 43. − − When Khalid became a Muslim, he asked the Prophet to pray for him, which the Prophet − − did. Khalid did not fight in the earlier Islamic battles, he was one who fought close to the Prophet − − in the battles that he did fight in. The first battle in which Khalid won for Muslims was the − − army in the Battle of Mu’tah between the Muslims and the Byzantines. The reason for the battle − − was the many skirmishes between the Muslims and the Byzantines. The Byzantine rulers in the − − Syrian region had even killed some Muslims and converts to Islam showing their aggression. Yet − − the killing of the Muslim messenger, Al-Haarith ibn ‘Umayr set the Muslims ‘on edge’. Since − − the Prophet Muhammad knew that the Byzantine rulers in the Syrian region had killed some − − Muslims and converts to Islam showing their aggression to Islam he chose three military leaders − − to succeed one another. The hadith by the Prophet was, “If Zayd ibn Haarithah is wounded, − − let Ja‘far ibn Abi Taalib succeed him. If Ja‘far is wounded, let ‘Abdullah ibn Rawaahah, succeed − − him." − − In the battle the three commanders were killed, and the banner was about to fall on the ground − − when Thabit ibn AI-Arqam rushed to save it; he took it to Khalid, telling him that he gave it to − − him because he was most knowledgeable in matters of war. In the beginning Khalid refused − − thinking that Thabit was more worthy of leading the army because of his assistance to Islam. But − − later on, he accepted the insistence of Thabit and the (Muslim) fighters. − − The only way to ‘stay safe’ was to retreat, but that was almost impossible, since the Muslim − − army was surrounded. It was here where the genius of Khalid at work. Despite the extreme − − trickiness of the situation, he relocated the right and left sides of the Muslim army and brought − − forward a seperation from the back to make the Byzantines think that fresh reinforcements had − − arrived. Khalid managed to make an opening within the lines of the enemy through which the − − Muslim army managed to get out safely. We are told in Sahih Al-Bukhari that our hero used − − seven swords that all broke in that battle although most say that it was nine swords. In this battle − − was Khalid named ‘Sword of Allah’. − − Some other battles in which Khalid fought in were: - Tabook, Hunain, and the battle of Ta’if − − which was a continuation of the battle of Hunain. In this battle (Hunain), the non-Muslims had − − ambushed the Muslims which had caused some Muslims to flee the battle completely. Yet − − around the Prophet (ص (was a small group fighting strongly against the non-Muslims. It is said − − that only twelve people remained, fighting in a circle around the Prophet (ص (. Some of the more − − known fighters were Abu Bakr ibn Qhuhafah, Umar ibn al-Khattab, Ali ibn Abi Talib, and − − Khalid ibn- al Walid. They were all bruised and scratched, yet they still stood to protect the − − Prophet (ص (. − − In the year of 642 (the 21 year of Hijra) when Khalid passed away. The illness is unknown, but − − it took his strength out of him at a rapid pace and was said to be prolonged. Khalid was impatient − − of his death fate, instead of being a violent battle death. While on his death bed a friend went to − − see Khalid. Khalid asked, “Do you see a space of the span of a hand on my leg, chest, or arm − − which is not covered by some scar of the wound of a sword or an arrow or a lance?” The friend − − told Khalid that he did not see any space. Khalid asked this question, until he asked about his − − whole body. Then Khalid asked, “Do you see?! I have sought martyrdom in a hundred battles, − − why could I not have died in battle?” His friend replied, “You could not have died in battle.” − − “Why not?” said Khalid “You must understand Oh Khalid,” said the friend explained, “That the − − messenger of Allah (swt) on whom be blessings of Allah (swt) and peace predetermined that you − − would not fall in battle. If you had been killed by an unbeliever, it would have meant that Allah − − (swt)’s sword had been broken by an enemy of Allah (swt), and that could never do.” Khalid’s − − head could see the logic in his friend’s words, but his heart still wanted death in combat. − − Khalid’s possessions as he died were: - his armour, horse, weapons, and one faithful servant- − − Hamam. As Khalid died he said one last sentence, “I die even as a camel dies. I die in bed, in − − shame. The eyes of the cowards do not close even in sleep.” Thus was the death of the famous − − Khalid Ibn Al-Walid, Sword of Allah. − − Bibliography: − − www.facebook.com/6TheTeachingOfIslamsunna/posts/389402547833523 − − http://www.faithology.com/biographies/khalid − − http://www.beautifulislam.net/sahabah/khalid_bin_waleed.htm − − http://www.geni.com/people/Khalid-bin-al-Walid/6000000020873727666 − − http://www.britannica.com/biography/Khalid-ibn-al-Walid − − www.slideshare.net/lightningbolt3/khalid-ibn-walid − − http://www.islamweb.net/en/article/157807/ − − http://islamichistory.org/khalid-ibn-al-waleed/ − − http://www.ezsoftech.com/islamic/hunayn.asp
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