The Pashtoon history is so old and its connect with a brave sahabi Khalid bin walid. If u want to study history of pashtoon you must know Khalid bin walid.
Khalid was born around c. 592 in Mecca to Walid ibn al-Mughira, the chief of the Banu Makhzum, a clan of the Arab tribe of Quraysh. He was Umar's cousin. His father was known in Mecca by the title of Al-Waheed- the One.
Siblings Najiyah bint al-Walid, Walid ibn Walid,.
Khalid was born around c. 592 in Mecca to Walid ibn al-Mughira, the chief of the Banu Makhzum, a clan of the Arab tribe of Quraysh. He was Umar's cousin. His father was known in Mecca by the title of Al-Waheed- the One.
Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed was awarded the title of sword of Allah (Saifullah) by the
Prophet Mohammad(Peace Be Upon Him) at the end of Battle/ Ghazwah, of
Motah. Motah town was located at the southern end of the Red Sea near
Jordon. The battle was fought on 8th of Hijra in the month of
Jamadiul Awwal. It was Ghazwah because the Prophet(PBUH) was alive and
was in Madina. It was called battle since the Prophet(PBUH)was not
present with the army. The Prophet(Peace Be Upon Him)came to know that a
large army of Romans (Shamis) had started moving towards Madina
Munawwara. A force of three thousand could be managed to block the way
hundred thousand well equipped with armed, therefore the Prophet(PBUH)
nominated thee commanders for the combat. The first was Hazrat Jaafar
Tayyar, Prophet,s cousin and younger brother of Hazrat Ali (RA). If
Jaffer Tayyar was martyred then, Hazrtat Zaid Bin Haris would take the
flag and in case of his martyrdom Hazrat Abdullah Bin Rawaha would be
the cammander of the force. In the event of his martyrdom, the force
would decide for the flag bearer through consensus. The Muslims swiftly
advanced and overtook Romans close to the locality of Motah and the
fighting started.
Hazrat Jaffer Bin Tayyar took the flag and
launched the assault against the enemy and killed a number of them… His
right hand was cutoff and he took the flag in the left hand. Little
after his left hand was chopped of by the sword of an enemy and he held
the flag in his teeth and did not budge an inch but the sword of an
enemy cut off his body into two and he was martyred. At this moment the
Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) informed the Suhabah (Companions) in Mdina
that Jaffer Bin Tayyar was flying to the paradise with his cut off hands
making them wings. In the pitched battle Zaid Bin Haris and Abdullah
Bin Rawaha too fell martyred while fighting bravely the huge army of the
enemy. Then through one opinion the Muslims gave the flag to Hazrat
Kalid Bin Waleed who had the experience of war strategy. Hazrat Khalid
had embranced Islam right after Ghazwa of Uhud and it was for the first
time the commander to lead the Muslim army. Khalid Bin Waleed was the
off spring of Banu Makhdoom tribe which had the illustrious tradition of
expertise over warfare and valiant deeds. Hazrat Umar, the second
Caliph of Islam was also form the same tribe.
Hazrat Khalid started
fighting the enemy for some time when the night approached and according
to the tradition of war those days, the armies separated from each
other and proceeded to their camps to continue the battle the next
morning. At night Hazrati Khalid Bin Waleed studied the war plan and
came to the conclusion that it would be the foremost objective to fight a
defensive war and save the small force to the maximum extent. He
directed the 1500 soldiers on the rear to come to the fore front and the
fighters on the front to move back in a far and wide area and move
towards the battle field while raising full throated slogans of Allah
-0-Akber. By evolving the strategy Khalid Bin Waleed started fighting
the enemy next morning twisting on a side back back inch by inch for a
defensive war. The enemy thought that there were fresh forces on the
fore front and innumerable forces of Muslims were backing them and
moving towards the battle field. The enemy further was unnerved that the
commander was twisting on one side to encircle their army. This was the
height of the psychological warefare that such a huge number of force
came under pressure by the methodology adopted by Khalid Bin Waleed. The
day long fighting continued and nine swords were broken at the hand of
Hazrat Khalid. Then he was empty handed and an enemy was just throwing a
spear towards Khalid when a Muslim solidier threw his sword swiftly
towards him. The tenth sword proved decisive and the Romans started
fleeing away. By that time half of the horse of Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed
was drowned in the blood. Hazrat Khalid forbade his force to chase the
enemy least they should turn back and assess their real strength. Then
they would eliminate the succeeded to save the remaining army of Muslims
God given wisdom for warfare. The historians are of the opinion that
the battle remained undecided, but it was a miracle that adopting a
right strategy Hazrat Khalid managed to force the enemy flee away save
his small army from elimination.
When the Muslim army returned to
Madina, the prophet Mohammad (PBUH) awarded the title of sword of Allah
(Saifullah) to Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed for fighting the first and most
difficult battle of his life with such a small force.
By all
standards of the war Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed stands as the best
Commander of history for all times. During his very first battle, he
worked a miracle by the grace of Allah to drive away the huge army by
leading a very small force of Muslims where very strong Commanders of
the caliber of Jaffer Bin Tayyar, Zaid Bin Haris and Abdullah Bin Rawaha
had fallen martyred valiantly facing the heavy odds in the battle. In
the later history Khalid Bin Waleed trampled the mighty Bazantinian
(Roman) Empire. He is the sole commander who did not face a single
defeat in his life time. Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed, at a number of times,
launched solo attack on the enemy armies that he should be martyred.
But since he was sword of Allah, therefore this sword could not be
broken. Many times he was injured but appeared victorious. He was such a
legend that the enemy forces dreaded him so much that wherever his
presence was known to them in any Muslim army they flew away. A number
of traps were laid for Khalid Bin Waleed under the guise of negotiations
to take his life, but he had such an acumen and vision that he fore saw
that this is a trap and he in advance devised the strategy to frustrate
the enemy designs. Even with a small number of force accompanying him
during the negotiation, he returned safe and sound, killing a large
number of enemy forces.
How Khalid Bin Waleed totally destroyed the
heavy might of Roman Empire is a history making event of his life. The
event would be narrated in the coming month.
It is misconception that
the present day war is more crucial, complex and difficult due to the
invention of lethal Arms and mass destruction devices. But the today's
General has to command the armed forces while sitting in the observation
rooms. The commanders at that stage of history had to lead the forces
while lifting heavy weapons. There had been events in the ancient
history of war that two kings or commanders decided to fight each other
by saving the forces and such and such solo fights had been decision
maker.
Biography.
Name Khalid
| Nickname | Sword of Allah |
|---|---|
| Born | 592 Mecca, Arabia |
| Died | 642 Homs, Syria |
| Buried at | Khalid ibn al-Walid Mosque |
| Allegiance | Rashidun Caliphate |
| Service/branch | Rashidun army |
| Years of service | 632–638 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Mobile guard |
| Commands held | Commander-in-chief (632–634) Field commander (634–638) Commander of Mobile guard (634–638) Military governor of Iraq (633–634) Governor of Chalcis (637–638) |
Parents Lubabah as-Saghirah, Walid ibn al-Mughira
Children Abdulreman ibn Khalid, Sulaiman bin Khalid, Muhajir bin Khalid
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