Chief of the Prophets

Chief of the Prophets — Page 202

Chapter Eight 202 If he is also martyred, appoint ‘Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra as your chief. He also advised not to hurt priests and not to kill women, children, and elders, nor destroy trees. When the army of the Muslim faithful reached Mutah, they found out that Shuraḥbīl was ready with a huge army, many times bigger than the Muslim army, and they also heard rumours that Caesar was making preparations to fight as well. A dangerous battle was fought with the army of Shuraḥbīl. When Zaid ra was martyred, Ja‘far ra took the standard. Ja‘far ra also fought bravely, and was martyred after receiving 90 wounds. After him ‘Abdullāh bin Rawāḥah ra took over the standard, but he was martyred also. When all the commanders nominated by Muḥammad sa were martyred, the Muslims appointed Khālid bin Walīd ra as their commander after mutual consultation. Khālid bin Walīd ra fought so bravely around the clock that it completely reversed the balance on the battleground. Khālid ra showed such feats of bravery that Muḥammad sa awarded him the title of “the Sword of Allah. ”