His father was walid ibn almughirah, sheikh of the banu makhzum, a clan of the arab tribe of quraysh. After agreement with previously hudaybiyyah muslim brother, walid joined the ranks via references. Early years born in the year 642, khalid ibn alwalid was a member of the banu makhzums quraishy tribe which was the opposing enemy of his destined friend and prophet, muhammad s. His first book, the sword of allah, on the life and campaigns of khalid ibn alwalid, was published in 1970 after a five years effort, including visits to battlefields in lebanon, syria, jordan, iraq, kuwait and saudi arabia. This earned him the title saifullah meaning the sword of allah khalid took over after zayd ibn haritha, then jafar ibn abi talib, then abdullah ibn rawahah were killed. This monograph investigates khalid bin waleeds seventh century ad 633634 campaign against the sassanid persian empire in mesopotamia to trace the evidence that substantiates application of modern characteristics of operational art. It has two english editions, and has been translated into urdu, arabic. The battle is also considered to be one of khalid ibn alwalids greatest military victories. When he accepted islam people were surprised why it took him so many years because people perceived he was very wise and r.
Khalid ibn alwalid reported that the fighting was so intense, that while fighting, he broke nine swords in the battle. Expedition of khalid ibn alwalid banu jadhimah wikipedia. Khalid ibn alwalid has been listed as one of the warfare good articles under the good article criteria. Khalid, gave a pledge of loyalty to the new caliph and continued hishory as an ordinary commander under abu ubaidah. Khalid ibn alwalid, lived in the 7th century ce, was a companion to the prophet muhammad and the greatest of military leaders. Walid was known in mecca by the title of alwaheed the one. Story of hazrat khalid ibn alwalid khalid bin walid. In fact, the reader of history will find that khalid ibn alwaleed was a military strategist and commander with very few equals in human history, a man who turned many a defeat or near defeat into glorious victories, as well shall see in the few examples we will be quoting. When the caliph gave every commander his standard, he addressed khalid saying, i heard the prophet muhammad peace be upon him say, khalid is truly an excellent slave of allah and a brother of the same tribe. Khalid bin walid ra biography in urdu by abu rehan pdf.
Abu bakr ra said women will never give birth to the likes of khalid bin alwaleed. He played a vital role in the meccan victory at the battle of uhud. The group was one of the first fsaaffiliated rebel groups to be formed in syria. Khalid ibn alwalid ibn almughira almakhzumi was an arab muslim commander in the service of the islamic prophet muhammad and the caliphs abu bakr r. Read in this booklet khalid ibn alwalid family childhood and training, fathers name and mothers name, date of birth, appearance, life before accepting islam. Khalid bin walid the general of islam download ebook pdf.
Khalid ibn alwalid would be the commander over a large division. His father was one of the wealthiest men whose wealth was immeasurable and is condemned in the text of the holy quran as you will come to know later in the next excerpt. The fact is that it is due to their opposition to ali a. Click download or read online button to get khalid bin walid the general of islam book now. He single handedly conquered all nations from the tyrrhenian sea to the indian ocean.
Growing up as one of three brothers in a military family, he. Thus died khalid, son of al waleed, the sword of allah. And about whom abu bakr ra said awomen will no longer be able to give birth to the likes of khalid bin al waleed. Khalid ibn alwalid ibn al mughira al makhzumi arabic. Walid reportedly had many wives and many children from them. Malik avoided direct contact with khalids army and ordered his followers to scatter, and he and his family apparently hslid away across the desert. Which military leader accomplished a more amazing feat. An armys strength lies not in numbers of men but in allahs help, and its weakness lies in being forsaken by allah khalid ibn alwalid. Jaysh khalid ibn alwaleed was an armed salafi jihadist group active in southern syria. Khalid ibn alwalid sword of allah hakan, mar 1, 2014, in forum. Khalid ibn alwalid was also sent to invite the banu jadhimah tribe to islam. The story of jihad for islam and the islamic services of hazrat khalid bin walid in islamic history and death. Aug 10, 2018 explore allahumaliks board khalid bin alwalid. He is given by ahl alsunnah wal jamaa the title of the sword of allah.
Khalid ibn alwalid as a meccan commander defeats muslim force led by muhammad. Khalid ibn alwalids letter to the persian monarch emperor yazdegerd iii, as quoted in john clark ridpath history of the world, volume iv book xii. Persian historian altabari said may allah have mercy on you, abu sulaiman khalid. Meanwhile, khalid received a call for relief from northern arabia at daumatuljandal, where another muslim arab general, iyad ibn ghanm, was being surrounded by rebel tribes. Since the muslim forces in syria were in need of urgent reinforcement, khalid avoided the conventional route to syria via daumatuljandal because it was a long and would take weeks to reach syria.
It was an elementary school and a vocational school accounting and business after grade five. Khalid ibn walid and the art of war mohammed abbasi. Khalids mother was lubabah alsughra bint alharith, a paternal sister of maymunah bint alharith soon after his birth, in accordance with the traditions of the quraysh, khalid was. Khalid ibn alwalid simple english wikipedia, the free. Khalid ibn alwalid with this movement changed the course of the war and has defeated the muslims. He immediately wrote a letter to abu ubaidah asking him to bring khalid in front of the congregation, his turban, and take off his cap. Khalid ibn alwalid decisively defeats the larger forces of the persian empire using a double envelopment maneuver. Khalid bin al waleed, his life and campaignsa was written by the late lieutenantgeneral a. He is a sword of allah unsheathed against disbelievers and. Noted for its ottomanturkish architectural style, the mosque is dedicated to khalid ibn alwalid, an arab military commander who led the muslim conquest of syria in the 7th century following the decisive battle of yarmouk. With khalid ibn walid joining the camp of believers he found the honourable cause to fight for, and the believers gained a true military genius who was both an excellent strategist and a fierce fighter and army commander. Sayf allah almaslul the drawn sword of god the companion of prophet muhammad peace be upon him khalid the drawn sword of god khalid ibn alwalid arabic. See more ideas about khalid, islam and battle of uhud.
That is bout 5 times the size of land conquered by ibn khalid. Story of hazrat khalid ibn al walid khalid bin walid. Our school, khaled bin alwalidalhorj college, was first founded in 1920 as kulliyat al makassed for boys makassed college for boys. Khalid ibn alwalid, one of the swords of allah, unleashed against the unbelievers. This monograph investigates khalid bin waleeds seventh century ad 633634 campaign against the. The question specifically aims at querying whether, and in what ways general khalid bin waleed applied the. As the byzantine army approached, the muslims retreated from syria and regrouped all their forces at the yarmouk plains close to arabia where, after being reinforced, they defeated the numerically superior byzantine army.
Expedition of khalid ibn al walid, to mecca, against banu jadhimah, took place in january 630 ad, 8ah, 9th month, of the islamic calendar khalid ibn al walid was sent to invite the banu jadhimah tribe to islam. The battle of marajaldebaj being no exception, where once again his highly mobile army maneuvered around a byzantine army, appearing from four directions and opening several fronts at a time, a maneuver which later in th century became one of the mongol armies principal. They accepted the invitation, but khalid took all of them prisoners and executed a portion of the tribe anyway before he was stopped. He is known for the incredible range and variety of the military strategies he designed and their determined implementation. Ibn kathir kalid ibn al walid ibn kathir khalid was born to be a great leader of men. Pdf on jan 27, 2020, k fathoni and others published the 3dimensional arcade game application of khalid ibn alwalid find, read and cite. They accepted the invitation, but khalid took all of them prisoners and executed a portion of the tribe anyway before he was stopped, due to past enmity. Download complete pdf urdu book from given below links. Khalid ibn alwalid decisively defeats haild persian army in his first battle against the persian empire. Truly one of the most brilliant biographies written on the companion of the prophet saws, khalid bin alwaleed, is the sword of allah by ibn kathir. A son to alwalid almughirah and lubabah alharith, khalid alwalid was raised at the surrounding of a wealthy family.
Malik was arrested along with his clansmen,39 and asked by khalid about his crimes. Khalid first set out for the rebel tribes of tayy and jalidawhere adi ibn hatim a prominent companion of muhammadand a chieftain of the tayy tribearbitrated, and the tribes submitted to the caliphate. Pdf the 3dimensional arcade game application of khalid ibn al. In addition to this, ahlul sunnat have given khalid the title of sword of allah saifullah. The inhabitants were given peace on the terms of annual payment of jizya tribute and agreed to provide intelligence for muslims. Khalid bin alwaleed was one of the greatest generals in history, and one of the greatest heroes of islam. Khalid ibn waleed the sword of allah pakistan defence. This is the last time after the war against muslims fought in the battle of trench. Only ahlul sunnat know how khalid began to be called by the title of saifullah. Khalid son of the newborn was from the meccan tribe of quraysh, from a clan that initially opposed muhammad.