Sariyyah to Muta

From the book · p. 60

In brief· the site’s own summary, not the book’s words

Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Harith bin U'mair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) to invite Sharjeel, the ruler of Basrah, to Islaam, but Sharjeel killed him. In 8 A.H., Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) sent three thousand Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) against Sharjeel's army of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand, and the battle took place at Muta in Shaam. Three leaders, Zaid bin Haritha رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him), Ja'far رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) and Abdullah bin Rawaaha رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him), were martyred; then Khaalid bin Waleed رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) took command, the Romans fled in awe, and he was given the title Saifullah, the Sword of Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty).

Context (the site’s note) · Mu'tah is a town in today's Jordan, east of the Jordan River; the battle was fought in 629 CE.

Muta is the name of a place in (Syria) approximately two (51.5km.) from and close to the city of Balqaan. The cause of this war was that ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Harith bin U`mair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) with the invitation of Islaam to Sharjeel, the ruler of Basrah. Unfortunately, Sharjeel reacted with aggression and killed Hadhrat Harith bin U’mair رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him).

In 8 , Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) sent an army of three thousand رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) to confront Sharjeel, who prepared an army of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand soldiers. The battle took place in Muta.

Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty) placed such awe for this small group of Muslims in the hearts of the Romans that they fled from the battlefield and the Muslims gained victory.

Three leaders of the Muslim army were made in this battle:

Hadhrat Zaid bin Haritha رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadhrat Ja’far رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him)
Hadhrat Abdullah bin Rawaaha رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him).

After these three Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم (may Allah be pleased with them) were made shaheed, Hadhrat Khaalid bin Waleed رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) took charge of the Muslim army and thereafter the Muslims gained victory. From then, Hadhrat Khaalid رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) was given the title of Saifullah (The Sword of Allah ﷻ (exalted is His majesty)).

In brief· the site’s own summary, not the book’s words

Nabi ﷺ sent Harith bin U'mair رضي الله عنه to invite Sharjeel, the ruler of Basrah, to Islaam, but Sharjeel killed him. In 8 A.H., Nabi ﷺ sent three thousand Sahaabah رضي الله عنهم against Sharjeel's army of nearly one hundred and fifty thousand, and the battle took place at Muta in Shaam. Three leaders, Zaid bin Haritha رضي الله عنه, Ja'far رضي الله عنه and Abdullah bin Rawaaha رضي الله عنه, were martyred; then Khaalid bin Waleed رضي الله عنه took command, the Romans fled in awe, and he was given the title Saifullah, the Sword of Allah ﷻ.

The book’s text

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