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==On the way to Sham== | ==On the way to Sham== | ||
The Muslims went out of [[Medina]] and they camped in [[Wadi al-Qura]]. The enemy learned about their path. The ruler of | The Muslims went out of [[Medina]] and they camped in [[Wadi al-Qura]]. The enemy learned about their path. The ruler of Muta, Shurahbil b. 'Amr al-Ghassani al-Azadi, the murderer of [[Harith b. 'Umayr al-Azadi al-Lahabi]], gathered his army and equipment, and then he sent the pioneers of his army to fight the Muslims under the commandership of his brother, Sadus, who was killed in the fight. Shurahbil sent another brother of his, Wabar b. 'Amr, to command the army. But he feared the army of Muslims and refuged to the fort. The Muslims went further and camped in Ma'an which was a territory of [[Sham]] (or [[Levant]]). | ||
According to | According to Aban b. 'Uthman's book, the Muslims learned about the huge number of their enemies consisting of Lakhm, Judham, Belli, Quda'a, Arabs and non-Arabs. The enemy moved to the area of Musharif, under the commandership of a person called Malik b. Zafila from the Belli tribe. | ||
When Muslims learned about where the enemy was camping, they resided in | When Muslims learned about where the enemy was camping, they resided in Ma'an for two nights in order to think of a plan. Some of them said that we should send a letter to [[the Prophet (s)]] and let him know about the number of the enemies, so that he sends an aiding army to us or gives another command. But [['Abd Allah b. Rawaha]] consoled people and said: "I swear to [[God]] that what you dislike is what you have departed for and what you are seeking (martyrdom). We do not fight with reliance on our number and our armaments. We fight with the reliance on the religion with which God has honored us. We fight with the enemy to achieve one of the two excellences: victory or martyrdom". The army said: "Ibn Rawaha is right". | ||
The Muslims moved forward until they arrived in Balqa' near the village of Musharif, where the army of | The Muslims moved forward until they arrived in Balqa' near the village of Musharif, where the army of Heraclius resided, consisting of Romans and Arabs. From there the Muslims went to another village in the area of Balqa', called Muta. The enemy approached them until they encountered in Muta. The Muslims were prepared and stood in lines. They elected [[Qutba b. Qutada al-'Udhri]] as the commander of the right army and [['Ibaya b. Malik al-Ansari]] as the commander of the left army. | ||
Al-Waqidi has narrated from Abu Hurayra saying that: "when we encountered the unbelievers in Muta, we saw things that we had never seen before. Their number was very great with a lot of weapons and armaments, animals, silk and god that were mesmerizing. [[Thabit b. Aqdam]] told me: what is wrong with you, Abu Hurayra? It seems as if you have seen a great number of people. I said: yes. He said: if you were in the [[battle of Badr]], you could see that we did not win the war by virtue of our number". | |||
There is a [[hadith]] in which [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says: "When polytheists and Muslims encountered in Muta, [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib]] was on a horse; he got off the horse and then slaughtered it, and he was the first Muslim who slaughtered his horse". | There is a [[hadith]] in which [[Imam al-Sadiq (a)]] says: "When polytheists and Muslims encountered in Muta, [[Ja'far b. Abi Talib]] was on a horse; he got off the horse and then slaughtered it, and he was the first Muslim who slaughtered his horse". | ||
Ibn Is'haq writes: "Ja'far was fighting while saying that: good for those who approach the heaven which is clean with tasty water, and Romans come close to the divine punishment; they are unbelievers without any authenticity, and I am obligated to hit them with my sword". | |||
Ibn Hisham writes: After Ja'far was martyred, [[Zayd b. Haritha]] took the commander's flag and they continued the fight. The Muslims were still in organized lines until Zayd was martyred by a spear. Then [['Abd Allah b. Rawaha]] took the flag. It seems that he had some reservations, which was why he blamed himself. At this time he heard his soldiers crying for help; he got off his horse and went to help and fought until he was martyred. | |||
According to | According to Waqidi, when 'Abd Allah b. Rawaha was martyred, the Muslims were defeated and they escaped. At this time, [[Thabit b. Aqram]], one of [[Ansar]], went to the flag and took it, crying: "Everyone gather around me!" Some people gathered around him. At this time Thabit saw [[Khalid b. Walid]] and told him: "O' Khalid! Come and take the flag!" Khalid said: "you are older than me and you have fought in [[Badr]]". Thabit said: "O' man! Take the flag! I swear to God that I just took it to lend it to you." Khalid took the flag. The enemy was attacking from all around until he and his soldiers could make them retreat a little. However, more people joined the enemy and the Muslims had to retreat and they were chased by the enemy. [[Qutba b. 'Amir]] shouted: "O' people! We had better be killed in our face than be killed from behind while we are fleeing" but nobody listened to him. | ||
==The Prophet (s) in Medina== | ==The Prophet (s) in Medina== | ||