Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Sword Of Allah.pdf

Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Sword Of Allah.pdf
A. I. Akram
Language: English | Format: PDF | Pages: 320 | Size: 6 MB

A Biographical Study of the Greatest Military General in History. Khalid bin Al-Waleed was one of the greatest generals in history, and one of the greatest heroes of Islam. And about Whom Abu Bakr (RA) said âWomen will no longer be able to give birth to the likes of Khalid bin Al-Waleed.â (Ibn Kathir, Al-Bidayah wan-Nihayah, The original title of the book, âThe Sword of Allah: Khalid bin Al-Waleed, His Life and Campaignsâ was written by the late Lieutenant-General A.I. Akram of the Pakistan Army, in October 1969. The author learnt Arabic in order to draw on the earliest historical sources and he visited every one of Khalidâs battlefields in order to draw analyses from the viewpoint of military strategy, including reconciling conflicting historiansâ accounts.

Chapter 1: The Boy

Khalid and the tall boy glared at each other. Slowly they began to move in a circle, the gaze of each fixed intently upon the other, each looking for an opening for his attack and each wary of the tricks that the other might use. There was no hostility in their eyes â just a keen rivalry and an unshakeable determination to win. And Khalid found it necessary to be cautious, for the tall boy was left-handed and thus enjoyed the advantage that all left-handers have over their opponents in a fight.

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