KhalidBin Al-Waleed (Sword of Allah)By A.I. AkramA Biographical Study of the Greatest Military General inHistory.Hardback 485 PagesPublished by Maktabah Publishers Birmingham UKPerhaps oneof the most brilliant biographies written on the Companion of the Prophet(SAWS), Khalid bin Al-Waleed, Sword of Allah.Khalid bin Al-Waleed was one of the greatestgenerals in history, and one of the greatest heroes of Islam. About whom theProphet of Islam (SAW) 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.6776And about Whom Abu Bakr (RA) said'Women will nolonger be able to give birth to the likes of Khalid bin Al-Waleed.' (IbnKathir, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah,The original title of the book, 'TheSword of Allah: Khalid bin Al-Waleed, His Life and Campaigns' waswritten by the late Lieutenant-General A.I. Akram of the Pakistan Army, inOctober 1969.
The author learnt Arabic in order to draw on the earliesthistorical sources and he visited every one of Khalid's battlefields in orderto draw analyses from the viewpoint of military strategy, includingreconciling conflicting historians' accounts. The book was originallypublished by the Army Education Press, Rawalpindi, Pakistan and printed byFeroze Sons Publishers in Lahore, Pakistan. The excellence of the book wassuch that it has been translated from English into Arabic and is currentlysold in bookshops throughout the Arab World.Someof the sources used include:1. Ibn Hisham:Seerat-un-Nabawi, 2. Waqidi: Maghazi Rasulillah: 3.
Ibn Sad: Tabaqat-ul-Kubara,4. Ibn Qutaibah: 5. Al-Yaqubi: Tareekh-ul-Yaqubi, 6.
Al-Baladhuri:Futuh-ul-Buldan, 7. Dinawari: Akhbar-ul-Tiwal, 8. At-Tabari: Tareekh-ul-Umam walMuluk,9. Al-Masudi: Muruj-uz-Dhahab, 10. Ibn Rusta: A'laq-un-Nafeesa, 11. Isfahani: AlAghani, 12. Yaqut: Mu'jam-ul-Buldan,13.
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Abu Yusuf: Kitab-ul-Kharaj,The Authors says about the Book'This is a book of history, specificallyof Muslim military history. It deals with the life and campaigns of one of themost remarkable soldiers the world has ever known-Khalid bin Al Waleed, anall-conquering hero who never knew the meaning of military defeat. Seekingclarity for the layman as well as the professional soldier, I have avoidedtechnical terminology and tried to maintain a simple style.A good deal of what appearsin this book is not generally known to the public; but every incident, everycircumstance is historically correct.
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Every move, every duel, every blow,every quoted statement is taken from the accounts of the early historians. Inthe interpretation of the facts, I have at times had to rely on judgement,particularly with regard to the description of the battles; but I have triedto be as objective as possible. In my account of the battles and mydescription of the events which occurred in those early, fateful years ofIslam, I have given credit to the enemies of Islam when they deserved it (andthis was often); and I have pointed out the mistakes of the Muslims (thoughthese were few). AkramReadPart of Chapter 1Weight: 1110 In Stock: 10.