Khilafat-e-Rashidah — Page 174
174 KHILAFAT-E-R A SHIDAH advancement of the Muslim forces, he did not give any importance to it, and considered it to be a rumour which people had spread for no reason. He thought that the Muslims were already engaged in a dangerous war, and could not possibly think of attacking Iran. So for some time, this became the main cause for the defeat of Iranians, and no army came from the capital to fight the Muslims because the king considered the news of the attack a false rumour spread by the people. When this news continuously kept reaching him, then he sent for a General to give him a true report. What he reported was that the Muslims were really advancing, and had already captured many areas, it was only then that the king of Iran sent an army to fight the Muslims. From this you can assess how dangerous it appeared to be for Muslims to be involved in this fight when they were already fighting with the Romans. But such things were of no importance before the power that Allah, the Almighty had bestowed upon Hadrat Umar ra after making him Khalifah. Spitting of Hadrat Abu Hurairah ra in the Scarf of Iranian King It was the same war in which the Muslims were victorious, and a scarf of the king of Iran also came in the booty. It was given to Hadrat Abu Huraira ra. One day he coughed and spat in the scarf of the king of Iran. He said, “Bravo! Abu Hurairah, how great you