Persian Conquests

Question 1

Who came to abu bakr with the advice of conquering iraq?

Answer 1

Cheif of banu bakr tribe, hazrat muthana

Question 2

What did hazrat muthana say to abu bakr

Answer 2

He went to madinah and told caliph that many arab tribes in Iraq were under persian rule. He suggested that Muslims should free these tribes and bring them under muslim rule.

Question 3

Why did abu bakr agree to hazrat muthana suggestion

Answer 3

Because prophet muhammad had predicted that islam would spread to iraq and syria.

Question 4

Describe the background of perisan conquests

Answer 4

Hazrat muthana got everything ready for an attack on eastern iraq. He was also told that a bigger muslim army led by hazrat khalid bin waleed would soon join the fight.

Question 5

Who was the governor of Uballa?
*Uballa was a city in which there was kazima (place)

Answer 5

Hormuz

Question 6

What did hazrat khalid write to hurmuz in letter before battle of kazima

Answer 6

Accept islam and you will be safe if not , agree to pay jizya or you will have to repent, I am bringing against you people who love death as you love life.

Question 7

Why is battle of kazima called battle of chains?

Answer 7

Because the people were chained together with each other so no one could flee from battlefield

Question 8

What causes the persian army to flee from the battlefield in the battle of kazima

Answer 8

Death of hurmuz as he was killed by hazrat khalid bin walid in single combat

Question 9

What were the outcomes of battle of kazima

Answer 9

Rich booty fell into the hands of the muslims and thousands of soldiers were taken as captives.

Question 10

Cause of battle of mazar?

Answer 10

When the persian emperor gets to know that the Muslims have won the battle of kazima and Persians have lost he sends another army under Qarin to help hurmuz’s army

Question 11

Who came forward from single combats in battle of mazar?

Answer 11

Maqal bin al Ashi Vs Qarin

Question 12

How many people were killed in battle of mazar and what was the outcome?

Answer 12

30, 000 and the people of mazar agreed to pay jizya.

Question 13

Who was the persian ruler

Answer 13

Rustam

Question 14

By whom was the battle of walaja being led by?

Answer 14

Andarzaghar

Question 15

What was the number of Muslim army in the battle of walaja

Answer 15

10,000

Question 16

Single combat in the battle of walaja was between whom and whom

Answer 16

Khalid bin waleed VS Hazarmard

Question 17

What happens to andarzaghar

Answer 17

He fled to a desert but due to thirst and hunger he died

Question 18

In the battle of ullies single combat was between whom and whom?

Answer 18

Khalid bin walid VS abdul aswad

Question 19

Main events of battle of ullies

Answer 19

Muslims were first losing the battle as the persian army greatly outnumbered them but then hazrat khalid prays to allah and help of allah is being sent and the Muslims get motivated and the persians started fleeing

Question 20

What happens in fall of hira

Answer 20

After battle of ullies hazrat khalid marches toward hira but governor azadbeh fled to madain. By fall of hira eastern iraq was conquered and a treaty was being signed by muslims and Persian rulers of hira that they will pay 200,000 dirhams as jizya annually

Question 21

What battles were fought to conquer eastern iraq?

Answer 21

Battle of kazima
Battle of mazar
Battle of walaja
Battle of ullies
Fall of hira

Question 22

Who was governor of anbar

Answer 22

Sheraz

Question 23

Why is the battle of Anbar also called battle of eyes

Answer 23

Because since the anbar was at a higher altitude, Muslims camped below Anbar and hazrat khalid using this in a beneficial way ordered the archers to shoot in the arrows of persian army hence Persians lost their eyes

Question 24

What strategy did hazrat khalid adopt to climb anbar

Answer 24

Hazrat khalid slaughtered weak camels and added their waste into the ditch to climb up

Question 25

What happened when muslims entered anbar

Answer 25

Sheeraz surrendered on one condition that hazrat khalid would let the persian army leave anbar peacefully

Question 26

Who was Persian forces leader in battle of ain at tamr.

Answer 26

Mehran bin bahram jabeen

Question 27

Who was supporting persisn forces in battle of ain at tamr and who was the leader of that force

Answer 27

Christians were supporting and their leader was aqqa

Question 28

Main events of battle of ain at tamr

Answer 28

Persians were being supported by christians and persians stayed at ain at tamr while the cristians went on the roads to kill the muslims however their leader aqqa was captured alive by hazrat khalid and the christians fled to ein at tamr hoping that the persians would help and support them but when they reached there they got to know that the persians under mehran had already fled to madain so the cristians closed the gates of the city forcing hazrat khalid to besiege them and at the end they had to surrender.

Question 29

Events the battle of damatul jandal

Answer 29

Damat ul jandal had been conquered duduring the prophet lifetime and its leader , aeikad had agreed to pay jizya however after the prophet's demise , he refused and so caliph abu bakr sent ayad bin ghannam to capture the town though he was not successful so he wrote a letter to hazrat khalid asking for help and when aeikad got to know about hazrat khalid planning to attack he left the town tho he was captured at jordan by hazrat khalid's army and hazrat khalid laid seige on the town and 2000 christians were killed.

Question 30

Events of battle of firaz

Answer 30

When hazrat khalid reached outer edge of persia , he got to know that the persians forces were being supported by both the christians and romans. And the opponent army was 10 times greater than the muslim army. So hazrat khalid prayer to allah and promised/ vowed to do pilgrimage if he is victorious in the battle and the muslims won at the end.

Question 31

What battles were fought to conquer western iraq

Answer 31

Battle of anbar Battle of ain at tamr Battle of damatul jandal Battle of firaz

Question 32

When did the conquests of Syria start

Answer 32

634AD

Question 33

Who was made the commander of muslims in iraq

Answer 33

Hazrat muthana

Question 34

The 4 groups that abu bakr has assembled against syrian conquests...who were the leaders ? And of how many people did each group consist of

Answer 34

7000 men each Amr hin al Aas , Yazid bin abu Sufyan, abu ubaidah , shrubail bin hasana,

Question 36

How much force was hazrat khalid bringing towards syria

Answer 36

37, 000

Question 38

What happened when hazrat khalid reached basra

Answer 38

He saw that the army of shrubail was already fighting with romans with its 7000 troops

Question 39

Events of battle of Basra

Answer 39

So when hazrat khalid bin walid was going towards syria, on the way when he reached a place called basra he found out that shrubail with his 7000 troops was fighting with the romans...and since the romans greatly outnumbered Muslims...the romans were winning but then hazrat khalid's army joined the muslims and hazrat khalid gave invitation of islam to the governor of basra...and he accepted islam...the byzantines locked themselves in the city and the muslims entered through an under ground tunnel and the byzantines were killed in great numbers

Question 40

Who was byzantine emperor

Answer 40

Heraculus

Question 41

How many roman forces were there in the battle of ajnedain

Answer 41

It varies from 100,000 to 240,000

Question 42

How many forces of hazrat khalid were in battle of ajnedain

Answer 42

40,000

Question 43

How many people from both sides were killed in battle of ajnedain

Answer 43

50,000 byzantines 450 martyred Muslims

Question 44

What happened in battle of ajnedain

Answer 44

A byzantine spy was sent to Muslim camps to investigate and he informed the jews that muslims were ready to fight at the cost of their lives and were confident enough so the byzantines sent a respected person from their side to muslims and offered hazrat khalid to surrender as well as giving 1 robe 1 turban and 1 dinar to Every person however giving 100 dinar 100 turban and 100 robes to everyone however hazrat khalid rejected the offer

Question 45

Describe the events of seige of Damascus

Answer 45

The survivors from the byzantine army lock themselves in the Damascus and hazrat khalid besiege damascus however the death of abu bakr causes the army to lift up the siege from them hence it isnt fully captured and later it was captured during the caliphate of hazrat umar