Khalid’s upbringing was now undertaken by the father who did his best (and with excellent success) to instil into Khalid all the virtues of Arab manhood-courage, fighting skill, toughness and generosity. Al Waleed took great pride in his family and his ancestors, and told Khalid that he was:

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Since its first publication in 1970, Sword of Allah has gained a reputation as the definitive guide to the military career of Khalid ibn al-Walid (R. A.), the most successful general of the early Islamic conquests of the 7th century and a military genius by all accounts. With some (major) caveats, this reputation is well deserved since it is the only easily accessible book-length treatment of Khalid’s battles and campaigns. Khalid was a killer. Don't mistake it. He killed dozens of champions in duels, and possibly hundreds on the actual battlefield. He was a warrior at heart, whose entire purpose of life was to wage Holy War against the Infidels, he had no care for anything life besides war and glory and Islam. He annihilated the apostasy after the Death of the Prophet, and then waged brutal but ingenius campaigns against two professional warrior races, destroying both the Sassanids in Iraq and Byzantines in Syria. His tactics, were not overly complicated, he understood the nature of man, and also man's fear of death-a barrier removed from true soldiers of Islam. My favorite quote that he repeated nigh before every battle was the ultimatum, both a declaration of his own mercy but also his own fearless strive to martyrdom. Among the ones who laterjoined this faith in Makkah were the honest merchant, Abu Bakr; the iron man of Arabia ’Umar; the shy businessman, ‘Uthmaan; the Prophet's brave uncle Hamzah; and the slave of a pagan family, Bilaal, may Allah be pleased with them. They simply could not resist the alleged ‘magic sword’ of a humble and lonely prophet! The negligible minority of the believers in the new faith were soon driven away from Makkah.

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The author was an officer in the Pakistan Army and was motivated to write this book when, as Chief Instructor at the Command and Staff College, he noticed a void in Muslim military history some time around 1964. The field of secondary literature on the subject was rather small and most primary sources had yet to be translated properly. He decided to take up the task of filling this void and began at the very beginning, the career of Khalid ibn al-Walid. Akram masterfully pieces together the amazing life of Khalid bin Waleed. Using his own research of the earliest sources, Akram puts together a wonderful narrative. He covers the minute details of military tactics such as the geography, the manoeuvres and the climate. He also covers the human aspects of feelings, emotions, and interactions between Khalid and others. growing up in a traditional Islamic environment, most of the historic text about the Prophet and his companions that I have came across generally falls into two categories; the ones that is heavy on the spiritual aspect of everything, and the ones that is heavy on the facts only. What made this book special is the fact the book managed to be both a spiritual and a factual book about one of the most famous among the Prophet Muhammad's companions. And the fact that it is written by a military man made the book a lot batter as the author describes in details of the battle up to a point that I feel like I am hearing the battle that took place as a play by play by a sports commentator. Zein, Ibrahim; El-Wakil, Ahmed (2020). "Khālid b. al-Wālid's Treaty with the People of Damascus: Identifying the Source Document through Shared and Competing Historical Memories". Journal of Islamic Studies. 31 (3): 295–328. doi: 10.1093/jis/etaa029. Soon after his birth Khalid was taken away from his mother, as was the custom among the better families of the Quraish, and sent to a Bedouin tribe in the desert. A foster mother was found for him, who would nurse him and bring him up.

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While Islamic history is replete with extraordinary examples of military prowess and feats of arms, the majority of military historians tend to focus on the more familiar masters of the art of war. Historians usually count the likes of Napoleon Bonaparte, Julius Caesar, and even the feared Mongol steppe warrior, Genghis Khan, among the lofty ranks of the world’s Great Captains. Clearly these are all highly accomplished men of war and rightly deserve their recognition as some of the most gifted battlefield commanders and strategists in history, there are yet others who deserve to be held in similarly high esteem. Chief among these is Khalid bin al-Waleed, Islam’s first great general and a man so accomplished in war and personal combat that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad himself gave him the title of “The Unsheathed Sword of Allah”. Crone, P. (1978). "Khālid b. al-Walīd". In van Donzel, E.; Lewis, B.; Pellat, Ch.& Bosworth, C. E. (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Islam. Volume IV: Iran–Kha (2nded.). Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp.928–929. OCLC 758278456.The historians Michael Jan de Goeje and Caetani dismiss altogether that Khalid led an expedition to Dumat al-Jandal following his Iraqi campaign and that the city mentioned in the traditional sources was likely the town by the same name near al-Hira. [28] The historian Laura Veccia Vaglieri calls their assessment "logical" and writes that "it seems impossible that Khālid could have made such a detour which would have taken him so far out of his way while delaying the accomplishment of his mission [to join the Muslim armies in Syria]". [28] Vaglieri surmises that the oasis was conquered by Iyad ibn Ghanm or possibly Amr ibn al-As as the latter had been previously tasked during the Ridda wars with suppressing Wadi'a, who had barricaded himself in Dumat al-Jandal. [28] Crone, dismissing Khalid's role in Iraq entirely, asserts that Khalid had definitively captured Dumat al-Jandal in the 631 campaign and from there crossed the desert to engage in the Syrian conquest. [19] Itineraries and the desert march A map showing three general itineraries of Khalid's march to Syria from Iraq around April 634, as summarized by the historian Fred Donner. The 'desert march' portion of the itineraries are indicated in red. Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram (Urdu: آغا ابراہیم اکرم), (1923-1989) better known as A. I. Akram was a Lieutenant-General in the Pakistan Army and a historian. He wrote books about early Muslim conquests. His most famous book The Sword of Allah is a biography on the Muslim general, Khalid ibn al-Walid. He retired from the Pakistan Army as Lieutenant-General in 1978. He also served as Pakistan's Ambassador to Spain. He founded the Institute of Regional Studies in 1982 and remained its president till his death in 1989.

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Khalid's mother was al-Asma bint al-Harith ibn Hazn, commonly known as Lubaba al-Sughra ('Lubaba the Younger', to distinguish her from her elder half-sister Lubaba al-Kubra) of the nomadic Banu Hilal tribe. [7] Lubaba al-Sughra converted to Islam about c. 622 and her paternal half-sister Maymuna became a wife of Muhammad. [7] Through his maternal relations Khalid became highly familiarized with the Bedouin (nomadic Arab) lifestyle. [8] Genealogical tree of Khalid's clan, the Banu Makhzum Zein, Ibrahim; El-Wakil, Ahmed (2020-09-01). "Khālid b. al-Wālid's Treaty with the People of Damascus: Identifying the Source Document through Shared and Competing Historical Memories". Journal of Islamic Studies. 31 (3): 295–328. doi: 10.1093/jis/etaa029. ISSN 0955-2340. Khalid was appointed supreme commander of the Muslim armies in Syria. [66] Accounts cited by al-Baladhuri, al-Tabari, Ibn A'tham, al-Fasawi (d. 987) and Ibn Hubaysh al-Asadi hold that Abu Bakr appointed Khalid supreme commander as part of his reassignment from Iraq to Syria, citing the general's military talents and record. [112] A single account in al-Baladhuri instead attributes Khalid's appointment to a consensus among the commanders already in Syria, though Athamina asserts "it is inconceivable that a man like [Amr ibn al-As] would agree" to such a decision voluntarily. [113] Upon his accession, Umar may have confirmed Khalid as supreme commander. [114] Gil, Moshe (1997) [1992]. A History of Palestine, 634–1099. Translated by Ethel Broido (Reviseded.). Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-40437-1.Indian, noted Tamil writer and journalist; worked as a News Editor in Dr. M. Karunanidhi's daily Murasoli for 17 years. Worked with three former Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu. Received Kalimamani Award from T.N Government in 1982.