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Khalid Bin Al-Waleed : Sword of Allah: A Biographical Study of One of the
Greatest Military Generals in History
 AIM

To brief about life of Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed

 SEQ

 Intro

 Birth & Early Life

 Mil Expeditions

 List of Maj battles fought

 Death
 INTRODUCTION

 Khalid ibn al-Walid also known as Saif Ullah (Sword of God)

 Famous Arab Muslim General of the Rashidun army during the Muslim Conquests

in the 7th Century

 Famous for his military success, as he commanded the forces of Muhammad and of

his immediate successors Abu Bakr and Umar Ibn Al- Khatab

 Undefeated in over a hundred battles against the numerically superior forces of the

byzantine, Roman Empire, Sassanid Persian empire, and their allies.

 He is regarded as one of the finest muslim military commanders in history of

islam
 Khalid bin Al-Waleed was one of the greatest generals in history,

and one of the greatest heroes of Islam about whom The Prophet

Muhammad Said:

'What an excellent slave of Allah: Khalid bin Al-Waleed, one of

the swords of Allah, unleashed against the unbelievers!',

(Tirmidhi and Ahmad from Abu Hurayrah, Sahih Al-Jami' Al-Saghir

No. 6776)
 And about Whom Abu Bakr (RA) said

Women will no longer be able to give birth to the likes of

Khalid bin Al-Waleed.

(Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah)

 Birth & Early life

 Khalid ibn al-Walid also known as Saif Ullah (Sword of God) was born in 585

A.D. in a noble Meccan family

 In the year 6 AH (627 A.D) or 8 AH (628 A.D) Khalid embraced Islam in

Muhammad's presence alongside the Qurayshite Amr ibn al-As

 He played a key role in the Ridda wars against rebel tribes in Arabia in 632–633 and

the early Muslim conquests of Sasanian Iraq in 633–634 and Byzantine Syria in 634–

638.

 Khalid is widely regarded as the military leader responsible for the world-changing

expansion of Islam beyond its initial home in the Arabian Peninsula in the 7th
 Expansion Of Islam

Before Muslim Conquests After breaking up of Byzantine &

Sassanid Empires
Military Expeditions
 Life as a Mil Ldr

 Khalid Ibn Walid was undoubtedly one of the greatest military commanders the

world has ever seen

 He won two hundred battles is simply not correct. He never lost a battle, which

alone is a fascinating achievement. In the beginning, he led the Quraysh against

Muhammad's forces, emerging victorious on Uhud. After converting to Islam he

devoted his life for the cause of Islam

 Khalid as a Ldr has always been very forthcoming

 His tactics and psychological warfare techniques helped muslims won many
 Early life as a Mil Ldr

 Battle of Uhad

 In 624 AD,a 30,000 strong Qurayshi Meccan army marched towards the Muslim

stronghold in Madinah. They were met in a valley near Mount Uhud, in present-day Saudi

Arabia,a Muslim army one-tenth its size. Although outnumbered, Muslim archers took

control of high ground and forced the Meccan army to retreat. Seeing the enemy fall back,

the archers left their posts to loot the Meccan camp thus weakening the Muslim army’s

flank. Khalid, commanding a small contingent of 700 soldiers, capitalized on the Muslims’

mistake and led his men to a decisive victory, inflicting on his Muslim enemy the only

serious battlefield defeat they suffered during the course of the entire Muslim-Qurayshi
Battle of Uhad
 Mil Expeditions

Battle of Mu’ta
 Khalid’s first military expedition under the Muslim banner was at Mu’ta
(modern-day Jordan). The Muslim army, expecting to engage Byzantine-
affiliated Arab tribesmen, instead encountered the Byzantine army proper.
Outnumbered and outmaneuvered by the well-trained Roman forces, the
Muslim army was on the verge of defeat. One Muslim commander after
another was killed. Formations were breaking up. Foot soldiers were
beginning to flee
 At that point, Khalid assumed command. Grasping the desperation of the
situation, he took desperate measures. First, he launched a lightning strike
against the Roman flanks, disrupting their charge, and momentarily draining
their momentum. Then he ordered his archers, positioned at high ground, to
stop the Byzantines from advancing. The strategy was effective as the
Romans retreated and camped just outside of the archers’ range for the night.
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 Early life as a Mil Ldr

 Battle of Mu’ta
 Knowing that he had merely bought some time and that the enemy forces
would soon resume their attack, Khalid broke his army into small groups,
placed them at different points, and ordered them to arrive at the Muslim
camp at different times during the day. This created the illusion that more
and more Muslim reinforcements were arriving. This caused the
Byzantine army to panic and retreat.
 In this battle Hazrat Khalid Bin Waleed broke Nine Swords and was
awarded the title of Sword of Allah by holy prophet SAW
 Treaty of Hudaybiah

 A few years later Muhammad and his followers met Meccan emissaries outside

Mecca and negotiated to reach a peace treaty, the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, between

the Quraysh and the Muslims.It was an indirect recognition of the Islamic state

in Medina. The treaty also allowed the Muslims who were still in Mecca to practice

Islam publicly.

 Khalid Ibn Al-Walid was amongst the few influential Meccans that converted to

Islam following the treaty. Following his conversion, Khalid devoted his military

expertise to support the nascent Islamic state

Treaty of Hudaybiah
Battle of Yarmuk (636)
 BACKGROUND
• Battle was between Muslims and Christians of
Byzantine Empire
• 636 AD
• Hazrat Abu Bakar (RA), First Caliph of Muslims
• Spread of Islam
• Organized into 4 Corps each about 700 men

 Amir Bin Al Aas - Palestine

 Yazeed Bin Abu Sufiyan - Damascus
 Shurahbeel Bin Hasan - Jordan
 Abu Ubeidah Bin Al Jarrah - Emessa
 CAUSES

• Persian Campaign

• Eastern Roman Empire

• Ajnadeen Clash

• Fall of Damascus

• Rise of an Army of 1,50,000

 ROMAN ARMY

• Master field of Tactics

• Cavalry

• Technical Weapons

• Supply and Maintenance

 MUSLIM ARMY

• Tribal Commands

• Lacked Tactical Training

• Lacked Adm Support

• Roman Army more than a Formidable Challenge

 COMPARISON

CAT ROMANS MUSLIMS RATIO

INFANTRY 80,000 30,000 3:1
HEAVY
CAVALRY 40,000 -

7:1
LIGHT
CAVALRY 30,000 10,000

TOTAL 1,50,000 40,000 4 :1

 KHALID’S PLAN

• Int Sys

• Wdr of Army from Cen Syria and Palestine

• Conc in Jabla

• Plains of Yarmuk
DEPLOYMENT OF ARMIES
 Role of Ldrship at Yarmuk

• Maint of Aim

• Offn Action

• Security

• Surprise

• Leadership

• Selection of Ground
List of Maj Battles fought
 List of Maj Battles
 Battle of Marj Rahit - (634)
 Siege of Bosra - (634)
 Battle of Ajnadayn - (634)
 Battle of Fahl - (634 or 635)
 Siege of Damascus - (634–635)
 Battle of Yarmouk - (636)
 Siege of Emesa - (637–638)
 Siege of Aleppo - (637)
 Rida Wars
 Conquest of Sassanid Empire - (642)
 Conquest of byzantine empire - (634)
 Death

 “I would throw myself in the ranks of the enemies until I would be certain that

I would not come out alive. And here I am, dying in my bed, like cattle die.”

Khalid Ibn Al-Walid

 Khalid bin waleed died at the age of 57 Years in 642 AD

 Tomb of khalid bin Waleed is loc in Homs, Syria

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