Khalid b. al-Walid: Difference between revisions

Khalid b. Walid b. Mughira b. 'Abd Allah b. 'Amr ('Umayr) b. Makhzum al-Qarshi al-Makhzumi was a well-known commander in early years of Islam who is known among Sunnis Muslims as Sayf Allah (The Sword of Allah) or Sayf Allah al-Maslul. Before he converted to Islam, Khalid had fought against Muslims in the [[battle of Badr]], the [[battle of Uhud]] and [[the battle of Trench]]. Khalid b. Walid converted to Islam before the [[Conquest of Mecca]]. He attended the [[battle of Mu'ta]] and the [[Conquest of Mecca]]. Khalid was also among those who ran away in the [[battle of Hunayn]].

The most famous historical report on Khalid b. Walid is about his behavior toward [[Malik b. Nuwayra]], a companion of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]. Although Malik b. Nuwayra, his tribe and Banu Tamim tribe were Muslims, they were captured as slaves by Khalid. Then he ordered to kill Malik b. Nuwayra and his tribe members and afterward he married Malik's wife (then widow) in that night.

Khalid b. Walid's Kunya was Abu Sulayman. According to one narration Abu al-Walid was a member of Banu Makhzum, one of the main and important clans of [[Quraysh]] tribe who had rivalries with [[Banu Hashim]].