Khalifa Abu Bakr - Consequences of the Battle of Ulleis
Khalifa Abu Bakr - Consequences of the Battle of Ulleis
Khalid prayed to Allah for victory. He pledged "O God, if you give us victory, I shall see that no enemy warrior is left alive until the river runs red with their blood." It was typical soldier's pledge, and it inspired Khalid and his men to greater violence and fury. That paid dividends, and against the Muslim pressure, the Persian resistance ultimately broke down. By the afternoon a greater part of the Persian and Christian Arab army had been shattered, and the battle was over. The Muslims had secured a brilliant victory against the Persians for the fourth time.
Consequences of the battle of Ulleis. As the Persian army fled from the battlefield, the Muslim cavalry galloped out in pursuit of the fugitives, who had crossed the river Kaseet, and were fleeing in the direction of Hirah. These fugitives were overtaken, disarmed, and driven back to Ulleis. As each group was brought back, it was herded to the river. They were beheaded on the riverbank, and their blood ran into the river. This process of slaughter went on for three days and so large were the killings that the river virtually became the river of blood. According to the historian Tabari, 70,000 Persian and Christian Arabs lost their lives as a result of the battle of Ulleis.
The Ulleis disaster unnerved the Persian and the Christian Arabs. The local inhabitants of the region of Ulleis entered into a pact with the Muslims whereunder they agreed to pay 'Jizya' in lieu of Muslim protection. They also undertook to act as spies and guides for the Muslims.
Of all the battles fought by Khalid, the battle of Ulleis was the toughest. At the battle of Mauta, which Khalid had fought during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet, he had to face a grave situation, but the situation at Ulleis was graver still. Khalid is on record to have said: "At Mauta I broke nine swords in my hand. But I have never met an enemy like the Persians, and among the Persians I have never met an enemy like the Persian army at Ulleis."
Consequences of the battle of Ulleis. As the Persian army fled from the battlefield, the Muslim cavalry galloped out in pursuit of the fugitives, who had crossed the river Kaseet, and were fleeing in the direction of Hirah. These fugitives were overtaken, disarmed, and driven back to Ulleis. As each group was brought back, it was herded to the river. They were beheaded on the riverbank, and their blood ran into the river. This process of slaughter went on for three days and so large were the killings that the river virtually became the river of blood. According to the historian Tabari, 70,000 Persian and Christian Arabs lost their lives as a result of the battle of Ulleis.
The Ulleis disaster unnerved the Persian and the Christian Arabs. The local inhabitants of the region of Ulleis entered into a pact with the Muslims whereunder they agreed to pay 'Jizya' in lieu of Muslim protection. They also undertook to act as spies and guides for the Muslims.
Of all the battles fought by Khalid, the battle of Ulleis was the toughest. At the battle of Mauta, which Khalid had fought during the lifetime of the Holy Prophet, he had to face a grave situation, but the situation at Ulleis was graver still. Khalid is on record to have said: "At Mauta I broke nine swords in my hand. But I have never met an enemy like the Persians, and among the Persians I have never met an enemy like the Persian army at Ulleis."
Konular
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - The Mushaf
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr and the Hadith
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Sufic Thought of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr and Tasawwuf
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Origin of Fiqh
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr and Fiqh
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Poetry in the Time of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Anecdotes of Abu Bakr 1
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Anecdotes of Abu Bakr 2
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Anecdotes of Abu Bakr 3
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Sayings of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Sermons of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr and the Interpretation of Dreams
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Illness of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Passing away of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Appointment of Umar as his Successor
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Counsel to Umar
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Wishes and Regrets of Abu Bakr Elegy on the Death of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Things which he did not do, and wished that he should have done them
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Ali's Oration on the Death of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Ali's Mourning on the Death of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Wives of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Children of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Distinctions of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr in the Holy Quran
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Holy Prophet's Estimate of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Intelligence of Abu Bakr
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr's Love for Islam
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Abu Bakr as seen by Western Writers
- Khalifa Abu Bakr - Role of Abu Bakr
Konular
Anahtar Kelimeler
- Aisha Stacey
- Abraham invites his father Azar (Terah or Terakh in the Bible) and nation to the Truth revealed to him from his Lord.
- An introduction to the person of Abraham and the lofty position he holds in Judaism
- Christianity
- and Islam alike.
- Abraham destroys the idols of his people in order to prove to them the futility of their worship.
- Abraham’s dispute with a king
- and the command of God to migrate to Canaan.
- Some accounts of Abraham’s journey to Egypt
- the birth of Ishmael