![]() one day, Khalid ibn AI-Waleed sat pondering on the new religion (Islam). The Prophet was wounded and his uncle Hamzah killed, along with many other distinguished companions of the Prophet. The Muslim army from the rear, where they least expected their enemy hence, the loss on the part of the Muslims became a great one. At this juncture, the military genius of Khalid ibn AI-Waleed led him to take a band of fighters with him around the hill and attack However, when the battle proved initially to be in favour of the Muslim army, the archers forgot the orders of their commander and left their positions. In the Battle of Uhad, Prophet Muhammad placed a group of archers on a nearby hill to give protection to the back of the Muslim army with specific instructions not to leave their posts under any circumstances. This battle was initiated by the Makkan polytheists in revenge for their defeat at the Battle of Badr, where more than a thousand of them were defeated by only a little over three hundred Muslim fighters. The first military encounter in which our hero showed his genius was the Battle of Uhud, which he (while a polytheist) caused to be the worst for Muslims in the early days of Islam. In fact, the reader of history will find that Khalid ibn Al-Waleed 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. ![]() After his acceptance of the Faith, Khalid ibn AI-Waleed was the champion of many a decisive battle in favour of Islam, such as the battle against Musaylimah the Imposter and the battle of Yarmauk against the Roman Empire’s army in Syria. ![]()
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