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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
معركة اليمامة (عقرباء / حديقة الموت)
13,000 veteran Sahabah and Ansar — The most ferocious confrontation of the Wars of Apostasy (Hurub al-Riddah).
1,200 martyrs (including 360–500 Huffaz of the Qur'an, Zayd ibn al-Khattab, Abu Dujanah)
40,000 fanatical Banu Hanifa warriors
21,000 slain (7,000 on the field, 7,000 in the Garden, 7,000 in pursuit)
After early setbacks, Khalid regrouped the army by tribal standards (Muhajirun and Ansar) so valor could be witnessed. Al-Bara' ibn Malik asked his comrades to catapult him over the 10-foot walls of the fortified garden. Fighting alone with 80 wounds, he unlocked the gate from inside. The Muslims stormed the 'Garden of Death' and eliminated Musaylimah.
Khalid separated Muhajirun and Ansar banners to ignite sacred determination.
Al-Bara' vaulted the ramparts, took dozens of wounds, and unbarred the iron gates.
Wahshi struck Musaylimah; Umar convinced Abu Bakr to commission Zayd ibn Thabit to compile the Qur'an.
Preserved the integrity of the Islamic faith and the unification of the Arabian Peninsula under the Rashidun Caliphate.
Narrated Zayd ibn Thabit: Abu Bakr sent for me after the casualties among the warriors of Yamama... Umar said: 'Casualties were heavy among the Qur'an reciters on the day of Yamama, and I fear more casualties will occur... I think you should collect the Qur'an.'
Full chronicle of the Battle of Aqraba and the courage of Salim Mawla Abi Hudhayfah and Zayd ibn al-Khattab.
The martyrdom of the Sahabah in Hadiqat al-Mawt.
معركة اليرموك الخالدة
One of the most decisive battles in military history; permanently liberated the entire Levant and Syria from Byzantine control.
معركة القادسية الكبرى
Total destruction of the Sasanian Persian army in Iraq; opening Ctesiphon (Al-Mada'in) and all Mesopotamia to Islamic justice.
فتح بيت المقدس والعهدة العمرية
Caliph Umar arrived on a camel shared with his servant, signed the historic Covenant of Umar, and cleared the Noble Sanctuary (Al-Aqsa).