Hazrat Umme Ummaarah — Page 13
13 ’s Vow to Kill Musaylimah When ra heard about her son’s mar- tyrdom and unmatched bravery, she felt immense gratitude for Allah on her son’s steadfastness and sacrifice. It is no surprise that Hazrat Habeeb ra sacrificed his life for Islam. After all, he was the son of a woman known for her valour and courage. ra vowed to avenge her son’s martyrdom from Musaylimah. 10 When Hazrat Abu Bakr ra sent Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed ra, a highly-skilled, now Muslim commander, to throw down Musaylimah’s movement, ra took advantage of this opportunity and asked Hazrat Abu Bakr ra to participate in that army. The Battle of Yamama Musaylimah was fully prepared to fight the Muslims with his army of 40,000 soldiers. Musaylimah’s followers were considered apos- tates by the Muslims as they renounced Islam for his sake. Both armies clashed at a place called Yamama. The ratio of the apostates to Muslims was 4:1 but the Muslim warriors fought back with 10. Tadhkaar-e-Sahaabiyyaat by Talib al-Hashmi, ‘Hazrat Umm-e- Ummaarah ra ’ pp. 396–397, Published by Al-Badr Publications, Urdu Bazaar, Lahore.