1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:05,469 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:05,469 --> 00:00:07,469 Abridged Book 3 00:00:07,469 --> 00:00:09,470 Ramadan 4 00:00:09,470 --> 00:00:11,470 Events and Lessons 5 00:00:11,470 --> 00:00:15,419 The Battle of Shaqhab 6 00:00:15,419 --> 00:00:18,769 The Time 7 00:00:18,769 --> 00:00:20,769 On Saturday 8 00:00:20,769 --> 00:00:22,769 the second of Ramadan 9 00:00:22,769 --> 00:00:24,769 in the year seven hundred and two 10 00:00:24,769 --> 00:00:30,190 Hijri. 11 00:00:30,190 --> 00:00:32,189 The Battle of Ain Jalut was not 12 00:00:32,189 --> 00:00:34,189 decisive in eradicating the Tatars 13 00:00:34,189 --> 00:00:36,189 from the lands of Sham, 14 00:00:36,189 --> 00:00:38,189 and a lesson for them. 15 00:00:38,189 --> 00:00:40,189 A military and psychological lesson 16 00:00:40,189 --> 00:00:42,189 lessened the intensity of their aggression 17 00:00:42,189 --> 00:00:44,189 and made them reconsider 18 00:00:44,189 --> 00:00:46,189 and reorganize their affairs 19 00:00:46,189 --> 00:00:48,189 anew, 20 00:00:48,189 --> 00:00:50,189 and correct their excessive confidence 21 00:00:50,189 --> 00:00:52,189 in their strength and numbers. 22 00:00:52,189 --> 00:00:54,380 Indeed, the Tatars remained, 23 00:00:54,380 --> 00:00:56,380 wounded from the Battle of Ain Jalut, 24 00:00:56,380 --> 00:00:58,380 for a period. 25 00:00:58,380 --> 00:01:00,380 Then they attacked the lands of Sham once again, 26 00:01:00,380 --> 00:01:02,380 thinking that they 27 00:01:02,380 --> 00:01:04,379 could this time 28 00:01:04,379 --> 00:01:06,379 satisfy the Muslims 29 00:01:06,379 --> 00:01:08,379 and quench their hearts' anger towards them. 30 00:01:08,379 --> 00:01:10,379 So they prepared a large 31 00:01:10,379 --> 00:01:12,379 force during the days 32 00:01:12,379 --> 00:01:14,379 of Ghazan, grandson of Hulegu, 33 00:01:14,379 --> 00:01:16,379 who sent his commander 34 00:01:16,379 --> 00:01:18,379 Qutlugh Shah. 35 00:01:18,379 --> 00:01:20,379 He allied with the Crusaders 36 00:01:20,379 --> 00:01:22,379 and marched with his army 37 00:01:22,379 --> 00:01:24,379 into the lands of Islam again. 38 00:01:24,379 --> 00:01:26,379 So the decisive battle 39 00:01:26,379 --> 00:01:28,379 occurred at Shaqhab. 40 00:01:28,379 --> 00:01:31,629 The location of the battle 41 00:01:31,629 --> 00:01:33,890 and its time. 42 00:01:33,890 --> 00:01:35,890 This battle is called 43 00:01:35,890 --> 00:01:37,890 the Battle of Shaqhab 44 00:01:37,890 --> 00:01:39,890 or Marj al-Saffar, 45 00:01:39,890 --> 00:01:41,890 because it took place in a location 46 00:01:41,890 --> 00:01:43,890 called Shaqhab, 47 00:01:43,890 --> 00:01:45,890 beneath Mount Ghabaqib, 48 00:01:45,890 --> 00:01:47,890 and it is on the northern side 49 00:01:47,890 --> 00:01:50,019 Marj al-Saffar 50 00:01:50,019 --> 00:01:52,019 and Shaqhab, a place near 51 00:01:52,019 --> 00:01:54,019 Damascus, on the border of 52 00:01:54,019 --> 00:01:56,019 the Hauran region. 53 00:01:56,019 --> 00:01:58,019 It is approximately 54 00:01:58,019 --> 00:02:00,019 37 kilometers from Damascus, 55 00:02:00,019 --> 00:02:02,109 roughly. 56 00:02:02,109 --> 00:02:04,109 It began on Saturday, 57 00:02:04,109 --> 00:02:06,109 the second of Ramadan, 58 00:02:06,109 --> 00:02:08,110 in the year 700 59 00:02:08,110 --> 00:02:10,110 Hijri. 60 00:02:10,110 --> 00:02:12,110 It lasted for three days, 61 00:02:12,110 --> 00:02:14,110 from the afternoon of Saturday 62 00:02:14,110 --> 00:02:16,110 until the morning of Monday, 63 00:02:16,110 --> 00:02:19,460 the fourth of Ramadan. 64 00:02:19,460 --> 00:02:21,810 Before the battle, 65 00:02:21,810 --> 00:02:23,810 it was the custom of the Tatars 66 00:02:23,810 --> 00:02:25,810 to inflict upon the Muslims 67 00:02:25,810 --> 00:02:27,810 psychological warfare before they reached 68 00:02:27,810 --> 00:02:29,810 them, 69 00:02:29,810 --> 00:02:31,810 by sending threats that 70 00:02:31,810 --> 00:02:33,810 instilled terror in the ranks of the people 71 00:02:33,810 --> 00:02:35,810 so they would surrender their cities. 72 00:02:35,810 --> 00:02:37,810 Then the Tatars would advance, 73 00:02:37,810 --> 00:02:39,810 and whoever fled, fled. 74 00:02:39,810 --> 00:02:41,810 They would kill and capture, 75 00:02:41,810 --> 00:02:43,810 and take captive whoever remained, 76 00:02:43,810 --> 00:02:45,810 and burn whatever was before them, 77 00:02:45,810 --> 00:02:47,810 green and dry alike. 78 00:02:47,810 --> 00:02:49,810 This is what instilled 79 00:02:49,810 --> 00:02:51,810 fear of them in the hearts of the people 80 00:02:51,810 --> 00:02:53,840 at that time. 81 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:55,840 And in this engagement, 82 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:57,840 the role of the devoted scholars emerged 83 00:02:57,840 --> 00:02:59,840 in strengthening the people, 84 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:01,840 encouraging them 85 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,840 and rallying them to fight their enemies. 86 00:03:03,840 --> 00:03:05,840 Amidst the wave of panic 87 00:03:05,840 --> 00:03:07,840 that afflicted the people, 88 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:09,840 Imam Taqi al-Din 89 00:03:09,840 --> 00:03:11,840 Ibn Taymiyyah, may Allah have mercy on him, 90 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:13,840 played a witnessed role 91 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:15,840 in dispelling the people's fear 92 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,840 of the Tatars, and rallying 93 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:19,840 their ranks, and mobilizing them 94 00:03:19,840 --> 00:03:21,840 to the battlefield, 95 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:23,840 and engaging in the fight himself. 96 00:03:23,840 --> 00:03:25,840 He also undertook 97 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,840 He was tasked with urging the Sultan and the Emirs 98 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,840 to confront the Tatars 99 00:03:29,840 --> 00:03:31,840 and promised them victory. 100 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:33,840 He swore allegiance to him to that effect. 101 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:35,840 Also, 102 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,840 he had a great stance 103 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:39,840 in dispelling doubts about fighting 104 00:03:39,840 --> 00:03:41,840 these Tatars, 105 00:03:41,840 --> 00:03:43,840 who were outwardly professing Islam 106 00:03:43,840 --> 00:03:45,840 falsely and deceitfully, adhering to the law of 107 00:03:45,840 --> 00:03:47,840 the Yassa. 108 00:03:47,840 --> 00:03:49,840 And we do not forget the wise fiqh 109 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,840 in his fatwa to the Islamic army 110 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:53,840 regarding the permissibility of breaking the fast in Ramadan 111 00:03:53,840 --> 00:03:55,840 to strengthen them. 112 00:03:55,840 --> 00:03:57,840 This was among the great deeds 113 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,840 that had a significant impact 114 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:01,840 in the victory of the Muslims 115 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,219 at that time. 116 00:04:04,219 --> 00:04:06,219 This event occurred during the reign of the Caliph 117 00:04:06,219 --> 00:04:08,219 Al-Mustakfi Billah 118 00:04:08,219 --> 00:04:10,219 and Sultan Al-Nasir 119 00:04:10,219 --> 00:04:12,219 Muhammad ibn Qalawun, 120 00:04:12,219 --> 00:04:14,219 and they were residing in Egypt. 121 00:04:14,219 --> 00:04:16,220 News had reached them 122 00:04:16,220 --> 00:04:18,220 of the Tatars' resolve 123 00:04:18,220 --> 00:04:20,220 to devastate the lands of Sham. 124 00:04:20,220 --> 00:04:22,220 Al-Nasir answered the call 125 00:04:22,220 --> 00:04:24,220 and personally attended the battle. 126 00:04:24,220 --> 00:04:26,379 Ibn Kathir said: 127 00:04:26,379 --> 00:04:28,379 "On the eighteenth, 128 00:04:28,379 --> 00:04:30,379 a large contingent arrived 129 00:04:30,379 --> 00:04:32,379 of the Egyptian army, 130 00:04:32,379 --> 00:04:34,379 including Emir Rukn al-Din 131 00:04:34,379 --> 00:04:36,379 Baybars al-Jashankir, 132 00:04:36,379 --> 00:04:38,379 and Emir Husam al-Din 133 00:04:38,379 --> 00:04:40,379 Lajin, known as 134 00:04:40,379 --> 00:04:42,379 Al-Astadar Al-Mansuri, 135 00:04:42,379 --> 00:04:44,379 and Emir Saif al-Din 136 00:04:44,379 --> 00:04:46,379 Kiray Al-Mansuri. 137 00:04:46,379 --> 00:04:48,379 Then another contingent arrived after them, 138 00:04:48,379 --> 00:04:50,379 including 139 00:04:50,379 --> 00:04:52,379 Badr al-Din, the Master of Arms, 140 00:04:52,379 --> 00:04:54,379 and Aybak al-Khazindar. 141 00:04:54,379 --> 00:04:56,379 This bolstered spirits 142 00:04:56,379 --> 00:04:58,379 and reassured many people. 143 00:04:58,379 --> 00:05:00,379 However, the people 144 00:05:00,379 --> 00:05:02,379 were in a great state of panic 145 00:05:02,379 --> 00:05:04,379 from the lands of Aleppo, Hama, and Homs 146 00:05:04,379 --> 00:05:06,379 and those surrounding areas. 147 00:05:06,379 --> 00:05:08,379 The Aleppine army retreated, 148 00:05:08,379 --> 00:05:10,379 and the army from Hama [retreated] to Homs. 149 00:05:10,379 --> 00:05:12,379 Then they feared that they would be surprised 150 00:05:12,379 --> 00:05:14,379 by the Tatars. 151 00:05:14,379 --> 00:05:16,379 So they came and encamped in the Marj 152 00:05:16,379 --> 00:05:18,379 on Sunday, the twenty-fifth of Sha'ban. 153 00:05:18,379 --> 00:05:20,379 And the Tatars arrived 154 00:05:20,379 --> 00:05:22,379 at Homs and Baalbek, 155 00:05:22,379 --> 00:05:24,379 and wrought great corruption in those lands. 156 00:05:24,379 --> 00:05:26,379 The people were agitated, 157 00:05:26,379 --> 00:05:28,379 greatly agitated, 158 00:05:28,379 --> 00:05:30,379 and feared intensely. 159 00:05:30,379 --> 00:05:32,379 The city was in turmoil 160 00:05:32,379 --> 00:05:34,379 due to the delay in the Sultan's arrival 161 00:05:34,379 --> 00:05:36,379 with the rest of the army. 162 00:05:36,379 --> 00:05:38,379 The people said, 163 00:05:38,379 --> 00:05:40,379 "The Syrian army has no strength 164 00:05:40,379 --> 00:05:42,379 with these Egyptians 165 00:05:42,379 --> 00:05:44,379 to face the Tatars, due to their vast numbers." 166 00:05:44,379 --> 00:05:46,379 "Their only course of action 167 00:05:46,379 --> 00:05:48,379 is to retreat from them, stage by stage." 168 00:05:48,379 --> 00:05:50,379 And people spread rumors. 169 00:05:50,379 --> 00:05:52,379 So the commanders gathered 170 00:05:52,379 --> 00:05:54,379 on the aforementioned Sunday 171 00:05:54,379 --> 00:05:56,379 in the Green Field, 172 00:05:56,379 --> 00:05:58,379 and pledged to confront the enemy. 173 00:05:58,379 --> 00:06:00,379 They emboldened themselves, 174 00:06:00,379 --> 00:06:02,379 and a proclamation was made throughout the city, 175 00:06:02,379 --> 00:06:04,379 that no one should depart from it. 176 00:06:04,379 --> 00:06:06,379 So the people settled down. 177 00:06:06,379 --> 00:06:08,379 The judges sat in the mosque, 178 00:06:08,379 --> 00:06:10,379 and a group of jurists 179 00:06:10,379 --> 00:06:12,379 and the common folk swore allegiance to fight. 180 00:06:12,379 --> 00:06:14,379 And Sheikh 181 00:06:14,379 --> 00:06:16,379 Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah proceeded 182 00:06:16,379 --> 00:06:18,379 to the army that had arrived from Hama. 183 00:06:18,379 --> 00:06:20,379 He met with them in al-Qutayfah, 184 00:06:20,379 --> 00:06:22,379 and informed them 185 00:06:22,379 --> 00:06:24,379 of the pact made by 186 00:06:24,379 --> 00:06:26,379 the commanders and the people to confront the enemy. 187 00:06:26,379 --> 00:06:28,379 They agreed to this, 188 00:06:28,379 --> 00:06:30,379 and swore allegiance with them. 189 00:06:30,379 --> 00:06:32,379 And Sheikh Taqi al-Din 190 00:06:32,379 --> 00:06:34,379 Ibn Taymiyyah was swearing 191 00:06:34,379 --> 00:06:36,379 to the commanders and the people, 192 00:06:36,379 --> 00:06:38,379 "You shall, in this encounter, 193 00:06:38,379 --> 00:06:40,379 They were victorious over the Tatars. 194 00:06:40,379 --> 00:06:42,379 The emirs would say to him, 195 00:06:42,379 --> 00:06:44,379 "Say, 'If Allah wills.'" 196 00:06:44,379 --> 00:06:46,379 And he would say, "If Allah wills." 197 00:06:46,379 --> 00:06:48,379 This was a confirmation, not a mere statement. 198 00:06:50,379 --> 00:06:52,379 He used to interpret in this regard 199 00:06:52,379 --> 00:06:54,379 certain verses from the Book of Allah, 200 00:06:54,379 --> 00:06:56,379 including His saying, exalted is He: 201 00:06:56,379 --> 00:06:58,379 "That is so, for whoever has retaliated 202 00:06:58,379 --> 00:07:00,379 “That (is so). And whoso hath retaliated with the like of that which he was made to suffer and then hath (again) been wronged, Allah will succour him. Lo! Allah verily is Mild, Forgiving.” (22:60) 203 00:07:00,379 --> 00:07:02,379 and then transgressed against him 204 00:07:02,379 --> 00:07:04,379 after that, Allah will surely support him. 205 00:07:04,379 --> 00:07:06,379 Indeed, Allah is Pardoning 206 00:07:06,379 --> 00:07:08,699 and Forgiving." 207 00:07:08,699 --> 00:07:10,699 People have discussed the manner 208 00:07:10,699 --> 00:07:12,699 of fighting these Tatars, 209 00:07:12,699 --> 00:07:14,699 in a way that is 210 00:07:14,699 --> 00:07:16,699 because they profess Islam 211 00:07:16,699 --> 00:07:18,699 and are not rebels against the ruler. 212 00:07:18,699 --> 00:07:20,699 For they were not 213 00:07:20,699 --> 00:07:22,699 in obedience to him at any time 214 00:07:22,699 --> 00:07:24,740 and then they disobeyed him. 215 00:07:24,740 --> 00:07:26,740 So Sheikh Taqi al-Din said, 216 00:07:26,740 --> 00:07:28,740 "These are of the same kind as the Khawarij. 217 00:07:28,740 --> 00:07:30,740 They believed that they 218 00:07:30,740 --> 00:07:32,740 were more deserving of authority. 219 00:07:32,740 --> 00:07:34,740 And these claim that they 220 00:07:34,740 --> 00:07:36,740 are more deserving of establishing the truth than the Muslims. 221 00:07:36,740 --> 00:07:38,740 And they criticize 222 00:07:38,740 --> 00:07:40,740 the Muslims for what they are involved in, 223 00:07:40,740 --> 00:07:42,740 namely sins and injustice, 224 00:07:42,740 --> 00:07:44,740 while they themselves are involved 225 00:07:44,740 --> 00:07:46,740 in something far greater than that, 226 00:07:46,740 --> 00:07:48,769 many times over. 227 00:07:48,769 --> 00:07:50,769 So the scholars and the people understood 228 00:07:50,769 --> 00:07:52,769 this point. 229 00:07:52,769 --> 00:07:54,769 And he used to say to the people, 230 00:07:54,769 --> 00:07:56,769 "If you see me on that side, 231 00:07:56,769 --> 00:07:58,769 with a copy of the Qur'an on my head, 232 00:07:58,769 --> 00:08:00,769 then kill me." 233 00:08:00,769 --> 00:08:02,769 So the people were emboldened in fighting the Tatars, 234 00:08:02,769 --> 00:08:04,769 and their hearts grew stronger, 235 00:08:04,769 --> 00:08:06,769 and their intentions. 236 00:08:06,769 --> 00:08:08,930 Praise be to Allah. 237 00:08:08,930 --> 00:08:10,930 On Wednesday, 238 00:08:10,930 --> 00:08:12,930 the twenty-eighth of Sha'ban, 239 00:08:12,930 --> 00:08:14,930 the Syrian armies marched out 240 00:08:14,930 --> 00:08:16,930 and encamped on the bridges 241 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:18,930 on the side of al-Kiswa. 242 00:08:18,930 --> 00:08:20,930 And the judges were with them. 243 00:08:20,930 --> 00:08:22,930 So the people became divided into two groups regarding them. 244 00:08:22,930 --> 00:08:24,930 One group said: 245 00:08:24,930 --> 00:08:26,930 "They only marched 246 00:08:26,930 --> 00:08:28,930 to choose a location for the battle. 247 00:08:28,930 --> 00:08:30,930 For indeed, the place they are heading towards 248 00:08:30,930 --> 00:08:32,929 has abundant water, 249 00:08:32,929 --> 00:08:34,929 so they will not be able to fight effectively there." 250 00:08:34,929 --> 00:08:36,929 And another group said: 251 00:08:36,929 --> 00:08:38,929 "They only marched in that direction 252 00:08:38,929 --> 00:08:40,929 to flee and to join 253 00:08:40,929 --> 00:08:42,929 the Sultan." 254 00:08:42,929 --> 00:08:44,929 Then, on Thursday night, 255 00:08:44,929 --> 00:08:46,929 they marched towards the area of 256 00:08:46,929 --> 00:08:48,929 Al-Kiswa, which strengthened 257 00:08:48,929 --> 00:08:50,929 people's suspicions of their flight. 258 00:08:50,929 --> 00:08:52,929 And the Tatars had already reached 259 00:08:52,929 --> 00:08:54,929 Qara. 260 00:08:54,929 --> 00:08:56,929 And it was said that they reached 261 00:08:56,929 --> 00:08:58,929 Al-Qutayfah, causing the people 262 00:08:58,929 --> 00:09:00,929 great distress. 263 00:09:00,929 --> 00:09:02,929 And there were no villages left around the city. 264 00:09:02,929 --> 00:09:04,929 And the citadel was filled, 265 00:09:04,929 --> 00:09:06,929 and the houses, 266 00:09:06,929 --> 00:09:08,929 streets, 267 00:09:08,929 --> 00:09:10,929 and pathways became crowded. 268 00:09:10,929 --> 00:09:12,929 And the people were agitated. 269 00:09:12,929 --> 00:09:14,929 Sheikh Taqi al-Din 270 00:09:14,929 --> 00:09:16,929 Ibn Taymiyyah went out on Thursday morning 271 00:09:16,929 --> 00:09:18,929 of the aforementioned month 272 00:09:18,929 --> 00:09:20,929 through the Bab al-Nasr gate with great difficulty. 273 00:09:20,929 --> 00:09:22,929 A group accompanied him 274 00:09:22,929 --> 00:09:24,929 to witness the battle himself, 275 00:09:24,929 --> 00:09:26,929 along with those with him. 276 00:09:26,929 --> 00:09:28,929 So they thought he was only leaving 277 00:09:28,929 --> 00:09:30,929 to flee. 278 00:09:30,929 --> 00:09:32,929 Consequently, he faced blame from some people. 279 00:09:32,929 --> 00:09:34,929 They said, "You prevented us 280 00:09:34,929 --> 00:09:36,929 from fleeing, 281 00:09:36,929 --> 00:09:38,929 and now you yourself are fleeing the city." 282 00:09:38,929 --> 00:09:40,929 But he did not respond to them. 283 00:09:40,929 --> 00:09:42,929 And the city was left without 284 00:09:42,929 --> 00:09:44,929 a ruler. 285 00:09:44,929 --> 00:09:46,929 Thieves and ruffians began to roam 286 00:09:46,929 --> 00:09:48,929 through it and the people's gardens, 287 00:09:48,929 --> 00:09:50,929 destroying and looting 288 00:09:50,929 --> 00:09:52,929 whatever they could. 289 00:09:52,929 --> 00:09:54,929 And they were cutting apricots before their season. 290 00:09:54,929 --> 00:09:56,929 And likewise, the remaining ones who... 291 00:09:56,929 --> 00:09:58,929 and wheat and barley 292 00:09:58,929 --> 00:10:00,929 and all other vegetables 293 00:10:00,929 --> 00:10:02,929 And We place a barrier between people and their desires. 294 00:10:02,929 --> 00:10:04,929 The report of the army 295 00:10:04,929 --> 00:10:06,929 The routes to the covering (of the Ka'bah) were cut off. 296 00:10:06,929 --> 00:10:08,929 And a sense of desolation spread over the land. 297 00:10:08,929 --> 00:10:10,929 and settled communities 298 00:10:10,929 --> 00:10:12,929 ...and people have no other concern than 299 00:10:12,929 --> 00:10:14,929 Ascending to the minarets 300 00:10:14,929 --> 00:10:16,929 They look right and left. 301 00:10:16,929 --> 00:10:18,929 And towards the direction of the covering. 302 00:10:18,929 --> 00:10:20,929 Then they say 303 00:10:20,929 --> 00:10:22,929 We saw dust 304 00:10:22,929 --> 00:10:24,929 They fear it might be from the Tatars. 305 00:10:24,929 --> 00:10:26,929 and they marvel at 306 00:10:26,929 --> 00:10:28,929 The report of the army, despite its large numbers. 307 00:10:28,929 --> 00:10:30,929 Where did they go? 308 00:10:30,929 --> 00:10:32,929 And they do not know what he did. 309 00:10:32,929 --> 00:10:34,929 Allah, by them. 310 00:10:34,929 --> 00:10:36,929 And hopes were cut off. 311 00:10:36,929 --> 00:10:38,929 And the people persisted in supplication. 312 00:10:38,929 --> 00:10:40,929 and supplication 313 00:10:40,929 --> 00:10:42,929 And in prayers, and in every state. 314 00:10:42,929 --> 00:10:44,929 That was on a Thursday. 315 00:10:44,929 --> 00:10:46,929 The twenty-ninth of Sha'ban. 316 00:10:46,929 --> 00:10:48,929 And people were in 317 00:10:48,929 --> 00:10:50,929 Fear and terror beyond description. 318 00:10:50,929 --> 00:10:52,929 From him (may Allah be pleased with him). 319 00:10:52,929 --> 00:10:54,929 However, relief from that situation came. 320 00:10:54,929 --> 00:10:56,929 Soon, but 321 00:10:56,929 --> 00:10:58,929 They do not know. 322 00:10:58,929 --> 00:11:00,929 As narrated in the hadith of Abu Razeen. 323 00:11:00,929 --> 00:11:02,929 Allah is amazed 324 00:11:02,929 --> 00:11:04,929 ...from despairing of His servants. 325 00:11:04,929 --> 00:11:06,929 And his jealousy intensified. 326 00:11:06,929 --> 00:11:08,929 He looks upon you, despairing and dejected. 327 00:11:08,929 --> 00:11:10,929 He would then continue to laugh. 328 00:11:10,929 --> 00:11:12,929 He knows that your private parts 329 00:11:12,929 --> 00:11:15,149 It is near. 330 00:11:15,149 --> 00:11:17,149 When the end of this day arrived 331 00:11:17,149 --> 00:11:19,149 The Amir Fakhr al-Din arrived. 332 00:11:19,149 --> 00:11:21,149 He made me despair of the bequest. 333 00:11:21,149 --> 00:11:23,149 One of the emirs of Damascus 334 00:11:23,149 --> 00:11:25,149 So give glad tidings to the people of good. 335 00:11:25,149 --> 00:11:27,149 This refers to the Sultan having arrived. 336 00:11:27,149 --> 00:11:29,149 And it has been gathered 337 00:11:29,149 --> 00:11:31,149 The Egyptian and Syrian armies 338 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:33,149 And He sent me 339 00:11:33,149 --> 00:11:35,149 Reveal whether anyone has approached the city. 340 00:11:35,149 --> 00:11:37,149 from the Tatars 341 00:11:37,149 --> 00:11:39,149 He found the matter to be as he wished. 342 00:11:39,149 --> 00:11:41,149 None of them had knocked on it. 343 00:11:41,149 --> 00:11:43,149 This is because the Tatars 344 00:11:43,149 --> 00:11:45,149 They turned back from Damascus towards the region of 345 00:11:45,149 --> 00:11:47,149 The Egyptian armies 346 00:11:47,149 --> 00:11:49,149 They did not occupy themselves with the city. 347 00:11:49,149 --> 00:11:51,149 Rather, they said, "If we are overcome..." 348 00:11:51,149 --> 00:11:53,149 The land belongs to us. 349 00:11:53,149 --> 00:11:55,149 and we were overcome 350 00:11:55,149 --> 00:11:57,220 Therefore, we have no need for it. 351 00:11:57,220 --> 00:11:59,220 And a call was made throughout the land. 352 00:11:59,220 --> 00:12:01,220 To comfort hearts. 353 00:12:01,220 --> 00:12:03,220 And the Sultan has arrived. 354 00:12:03,220 --> 00:12:05,220 The people were reassured and calmed. 355 00:12:05,220 --> 00:12:07,220 Their hearts 356 00:12:07,220 --> 00:12:09,220 The month was confirmed on the night of Friday. 357 00:12:09,220 --> 00:12:11,220 The judge, Taqi al-Din, 358 00:12:11,220 --> 00:12:13,220 Al-Hanbali, for the sky 359 00:12:13,220 --> 00:12:15,220 It was cloudy. 360 00:12:15,220 --> 00:12:17,220 The lamps were hung. 361 00:12:17,220 --> 00:12:19,220 And I prayed the Tarawih prayers. 362 00:12:19,220 --> 00:12:21,220 The people rejoiced at the arrival of the month of Ramadan. 363 00:12:21,220 --> 00:12:23,220 And the people became on Friday 364 00:12:23,220 --> 00:12:25,220 in severe distress and fear 365 00:12:25,220 --> 00:12:27,220 Certainly, because they 366 00:12:27,220 --> 00:12:29,220 They do not know the news of the people. 367 00:12:29,220 --> 00:12:31,220 While they were in that state 368 00:12:31,220 --> 00:12:33,220 When the Amir came 369 00:12:33,220 --> 00:12:35,220 Sayf al-Din Qurl al-'Adili 370 00:12:35,220 --> 00:12:37,220 So the deputy of the citadel gathered with us. 371 00:12:37,220 --> 00:12:39,220 Then he returned quickly. 372 00:12:39,220 --> 00:12:41,220 and no one understood what 373 00:12:41,220 --> 00:12:43,220 It was reported by him. 374 00:12:43,220 --> 00:12:45,220 And people fell into rumors and falsehoods. 375 00:12:45,220 --> 00:12:47,820 The encounter 376 00:12:47,820 --> 00:12:49,820 The one who bleeds in Shaqhab. 377 00:12:49,820 --> 00:12:52,179 The two armies met at Shaqab. 378 00:12:52,179 --> 00:12:54,179 And it revolved between them 379 00:12:54,179 --> 00:12:56,179 A fierce battle raged. 380 00:12:56,179 --> 00:12:58,179 The scale 381 00:12:58,179 --> 00:13:00,179 at its beginning, for the benefit of the Tatars. 382 00:13:00,179 --> 00:13:02,179 But the Muslims 383 00:13:02,179 --> 00:13:04,179 They remained steadfast despite the many casualties. 384 00:13:04,179 --> 00:13:06,179 until He granted them power 385 00:13:06,179 --> 00:13:08,179 Allah from the necks of the Tatars. 386 00:13:08,179 --> 00:13:10,179 During these three days, 387 00:13:10,179 --> 00:13:12,179 they killed some of them, 388 00:13:12,179 --> 00:13:14,179 took others captive, and seized whatever spoils they wished. 389 00:13:14,179 --> 00:13:16,399 For it was reported 390 00:13:16,399 --> 00:13:18,399 that the Tatars arrived with fifty thousand men, 391 00:13:18,399 --> 00:13:20,399 led by Qutlugh Shah, the deputy of Ghazan. 392 00:13:20,399 --> 00:13:22,399 So the army 393 00:13:22,399 --> 00:13:24,399 donned their armor entirely. 394 00:13:24,399 --> 00:13:26,399 And they agreed to fight 395 00:13:26,399 --> 00:13:28,399 the Tatars at Shaqhab, 396 00:13:28,399 --> 00:13:30,399 beneath Mount Ghabaqib. 397 00:13:30,399 --> 00:13:32,399 When the arrangements were complete, 398 00:13:32,399 --> 00:13:34,399 the Tatar divisions advanced, 399 00:13:34,399 --> 00:13:36,399 like pieces of the night. 400 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:38,399 And this was at the time of Dhuhr on 401 00:13:38,399 --> 00:13:40,399 Saturday, the second of Ramadan 402 00:13:40,399 --> 00:13:42,399 of that year. 403 00:13:42,399 --> 00:13:44,399 Qutlugh Shah advanced with those accompanying him, 404 00:13:44,399 --> 00:13:46,399 from the vanguard. 405 00:13:46,399 --> 00:13:48,399 They engaged the right flank, 406 00:13:48,399 --> 00:13:50,399 but the right flank held firm against them, 407 00:13:50,399 --> 00:13:52,399 and they fought them with the fiercest of battles. 408 00:13:52,399 --> 00:13:54,399 Then many from the right flank were killed. 409 00:13:54,399 --> 00:13:56,399 So they were reached 410 00:13:56,399 --> 00:13:58,399 by the commanders from the center 411 00:13:58,399 --> 00:14:00,399 and from the left flank, 412 00:14:00,399 --> 00:14:02,399 and they continued in the fight 413 00:14:02,399 --> 00:14:04,399 until they repelled the Tatars 414 00:14:04,399 --> 00:14:06,399 from the Muslims. 415 00:14:06,399 --> 00:14:08,399 The fighting continued between the Tatars 416 00:14:08,399 --> 00:14:10,399 and the Muslims until 417 00:14:10,399 --> 00:14:12,399 each of the two groups 418 00:14:12,399 --> 00:14:14,399 ceased fighting. 419 00:14:14,399 --> 00:14:16,399 And he who was with him went up to a mountain 420 00:14:16,399 --> 00:14:18,399 nearby, 421 00:14:18,399 --> 00:14:20,399 and ascended it, 422 00:14:20,399 --> 00:14:22,399 believing in his heart that he had won, 423 00:14:22,399 --> 00:14:24,399 and that Qutlugh Shah was in pursuit 424 00:14:24,399 --> 00:14:26,399 of the fleeing Muslims. 425 00:14:26,399 --> 00:14:28,399 When he ascended the mountain, 426 00:14:28,399 --> 00:14:30,399 he saw the plain and the rough terrain 427 00:14:30,399 --> 00:14:32,399 entirely filled with armies, 428 00:14:32,399 --> 00:14:34,399 and the Sultan's left flank holding firm, 429 00:14:34,399 --> 00:14:36,399 and its banners fluttering. 430 00:14:36,399 --> 00:14:38,399 So Qutlugh Shah was astonished 431 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:40,399 and bewildered. 432 00:14:40,399 --> 00:14:42,399 He remained in his place, 433 00:14:42,399 --> 00:14:44,399 and those who were behind 434 00:14:44,399 --> 00:14:46,399 the defeated from the Sultan's right flank 435 00:14:46,399 --> 00:14:48,399 and with them were several 436 00:14:48,399 --> 00:14:50,399 Muslims who had been 437 00:14:50,399 --> 00:14:52,399 captured. At that point, 438 00:14:52,399 --> 00:14:54,399 Qutlūshāh gathered his men 439 00:14:54,399 --> 00:14:56,399 and consulted them about what 440 00:14:56,399 --> 00:14:58,399 to do. Then the Sultan's 441 00:14:58,399 --> 00:15:00,399 kettle drums and trumpets 442 00:15:00,399 --> 00:15:02,399 advanced, shaking 443 00:15:02,399 --> 00:15:04,399 the earth and unsettling hearts 444 00:15:04,399 --> 00:15:06,399 with their sound. 445 00:15:06,399 --> 00:15:08,399 Būlāy did not stand firm, 446 00:15:08,399 --> 00:15:10,399 and he departed from Qutlūshāh's direction 447 00:15:10,399 --> 00:15:12,399 with about twenty thousand 448 00:15:12,399 --> 00:15:14,399 Tatars. 449 00:15:14,399 --> 00:15:16,399 He descended from the mountain after sunset, 450 00:15:16,399 --> 00:15:18,399 and passed by Rabā. 451 00:15:18,399 --> 00:15:20,399 The Sultan and the rest of 452 00:15:20,399 --> 00:15:22,399 his armies spent the night on horseback, 453 00:15:22,399 --> 00:15:24,399 with drums beating. 454 00:15:24,399 --> 00:15:26,399 Those who had been defeated were pursuing them 455 00:15:26,399 --> 00:15:28,399 little by little, 456 00:15:28,399 --> 00:15:30,399 and they were aiming to strike 457 00:15:30,399 --> 00:15:32,399 the Sultan's drums and trumpets. 458 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:34,529 The Sultan's army surrounded the mountain on which 459 00:15:34,529 --> 00:15:36,529 the Tatars had spent the night. 460 00:15:36,529 --> 00:15:38,529 Qutlūshāh, along with those with him, 461 00:15:38,529 --> 00:15:40,529 was making arrangements. 462 00:15:40,529 --> 00:15:42,529 They descended on foot 463 00:15:42,529 --> 00:15:44,529 and on horseback and fought 464 00:15:44,529 --> 00:15:46,529 the armies. 465 00:15:46,529 --> 00:15:48,529 The Sultan's Mamluks, led by their commanders, 466 00:15:48,529 --> 00:15:50,529 advanced against Qutlūshāh 467 00:15:50,529 --> 00:15:52,529 and Jūbān. 468 00:15:52,529 --> 00:15:54,529 They engaged in a great battle with them, 469 00:15:54,529 --> 00:15:56,529 sometimes 470 00:15:56,529 --> 00:15:58,529 shooting arrows at them, 471 00:15:58,529 --> 00:16:00,529 and at other times confronting them 472 00:16:00,529 --> 00:16:02,529 with lances. 473 00:16:02,529 --> 00:16:04,529 The emirs also engaged 474 00:16:04,529 --> 00:16:06,529 in fighting those in their sector, 475 00:16:06,529 --> 00:16:08,529 taking turns in the battle, 476 00:16:08,529 --> 00:16:10,529 one emir after another. 477 00:16:10,529 --> 00:16:12,529 The Sultan's Mamluks persisted 478 00:16:12,529 --> 00:16:14,529 in the fight, 479 00:16:14,529 --> 00:16:16,529 and on that day they displayed 480 00:16:16,529 --> 00:16:18,529 a level of courage and horsemanship 481 00:16:18,529 --> 00:16:20,529 that cannot be described, 482 00:16:20,529 --> 00:16:22,529 So much so that some of them were killed beneath it. 483 00:16:22,529 --> 00:16:24,529 The three types of horses 484 00:16:24,529 --> 00:16:26,529 And the rulers did not adorn themselves with that. 485 00:16:26,529 --> 00:16:28,529 Until Sunday noon. 486 00:16:28,529 --> 00:16:30,529 Qutluh Shah ascended. 487 00:16:30,529 --> 00:16:32,529 The mountain 488 00:16:32,529 --> 00:16:34,529 And about [number] from his army were killed 489 00:16:34,529 --> 00:16:36,529 A man 490 00:16:36,529 --> 00:16:38,529 Many were wounded, and their thirst intensified. 491 00:16:38,529 --> 00:16:40,529 It so happened that some of 492 00:16:40,529 --> 00:16:42,529 He was taken captive by the Tatars. 493 00:16:42,529 --> 00:16:44,529 He fled and went down to the Sultan. 494 00:16:44,529 --> 00:16:46,529 and to make him recognize that the Tatars 495 00:16:46,529 --> 00:16:48,529 They have unanimously agreed on the descent. 496 00:16:48,529 --> 00:16:50,529 in the magic, to confront 497 00:16:50,529 --> 00:16:52,529 The Sultan's armies 498 00:16:52,529 --> 00:16:54,529 And they were in severe thirst. 499 00:16:54,529 --> 00:16:56,529 The opinion then necessitated 500 00:16:56,529 --> 00:16:58,529 for Allah to grant them relief upon their arrival. 501 00:16:58,529 --> 00:17:00,529 and the army will ride 502 00:17:00,529 --> 00:17:02,559 I turned my back on them. 503 00:17:02,559 --> 00:17:04,559 When they spent the night in that state 504 00:17:04,559 --> 00:17:06,559 They awoke on Monday morning. 505 00:17:06,559 --> 00:17:08,559 The Tatars rode out in the fourth [year]. 506 00:17:08,559 --> 00:17:10,559 of the day 507 00:17:10,559 --> 00:17:12,559 They descended from the mountain, and no one bothered them. 508 00:17:12,559 --> 00:17:14,559 They have one 509 00:17:14,559 --> 00:17:16,559 They marched to the river and plunged into it. 510 00:17:16,559 --> 00:17:18,559 At that point, they mounted them. 511 00:17:18,559 --> 00:17:20,559 Allah's trials for the Muslims 512 00:17:20,559 --> 00:17:22,559 And Allah, the Most High, supported them. 513 00:17:22,559 --> 00:17:24,559 with His victory 514 00:17:24,559 --> 00:17:26,559 until they reaped the heads of the Tatars 515 00:17:26,559 --> 00:17:28,559 concerning their bodies 516 00:17:28,559 --> 00:17:30,559 And they drew their swords against them. 517 00:17:30,559 --> 00:17:32,559 killed and captured 518 00:17:32,559 --> 00:17:34,559 until the afternoon prayer 519 00:17:34,559 --> 00:17:36,559 They returned to the Sultan. 520 00:17:36,559 --> 00:17:38,559 Recognize Him through this great victory. 521 00:17:38,559 --> 00:17:40,559 And the rulers continued 522 00:17:40,559 --> 00:17:42,559 and the rest of the armies are in pursuit. 523 00:17:42,559 --> 00:17:44,559 The Tatars to the two villages 524 00:17:44,559 --> 00:17:46,559 The Tatar horses grew weary. 525 00:17:46,559 --> 00:17:48,559 Their souls grew weak. 526 00:17:48,559 --> 00:17:50,559 They laid down their weapons. 527 00:17:50,559 --> 00:17:52,559 They surrendered to be killed. 528 00:17:52,559 --> 00:17:54,559 and the armies kill them 529 00:17:54,559 --> 00:17:56,559 without any resistance 530 00:17:56,559 --> 00:17:58,559 even the lowest of the common people and the youths 531 00:17:58,559 --> 00:18:00,559 killed many of them 532 00:18:00,559 --> 00:18:02,559 and they captured at that time 533 00:18:02,559 --> 00:18:04,589 spoils of war 534 00:18:04,589 --> 00:18:06,589 and one soldier from the army would kill 535 00:18:06,589 --> 00:18:08,589 twenty of the Tatars 536 00:18:08,589 --> 00:18:10,589 or more 537 00:18:10,589 --> 00:18:12,589 then the nomadic tribes of the land 538 00:18:12,589 --> 00:18:14,589 betrayed the Tatars and began their treachery 539 00:18:14,589 --> 00:18:16,589 so they would bring 540 00:18:16,589 --> 00:18:18,589 two or three 541 00:18:18,589 --> 00:18:20,589 up to a large number of Tatars 542 00:18:20,589 --> 00:18:22,589 as if they were guiding them 543 00:18:22,589 --> 00:18:24,589 to a nearby path 544 00:18:24,589 --> 00:18:26,589 a desert plain, and they would deliver them 545 00:18:26,589 --> 00:18:28,589 to the wilderness 546 00:18:28,589 --> 00:18:30,589 and leave them there 547 00:18:30,589 --> 00:18:32,589 so they would die of thirst 548 00:18:32,589 --> 00:18:34,589 and some they led around 549 00:18:34,589 --> 00:18:36,589 and brought them to the Ghouta of Damascus 550 00:18:36,589 --> 00:18:38,589 so the general populace of Damascus came out to them 551 00:18:38,589 --> 00:18:40,589 the general populace of Damascus 552 00:18:40,589 --> 00:18:42,589 and killed many of them 553 00:18:42,589 --> 00:18:44,589 and on Monday 554 00:18:44,589 --> 00:18:46,589 the fourth of the month 555 00:18:46,589 --> 00:18:48,589 the people returned from the Kiswah 556 00:18:48,589 --> 00:18:50,589 to Damascus 557 00:18:50,589 --> 00:18:52,819 and they gave the people glad tidings of victory 558 00:18:52,819 --> 00:18:54,819 and Ibn Kathir said 559 00:18:54,819 --> 00:18:56,819 and they remained in what they were upon 560 00:18:56,819 --> 00:18:58,819 of fear and hardship 561 00:18:58,819 --> 00:19:00,819 so they saw from the minarets 562 00:19:00,819 --> 00:19:02,819 blackness and dust 563 00:19:02,819 --> 00:19:04,819 from the direction of the army and the enemy 564 00:19:04,819 --> 00:19:06,819 so it was strongly suspected that the battle 565 00:19:06,819 --> 00:19:08,819 was on this day 566 00:19:08,819 --> 00:19:10,819 so they implored Allah, the Mighty and Majestic 567 00:19:10,819 --> 00:19:12,819 with supplication in the mosques and the city 568 00:19:12,819 --> 00:19:14,819 and the women came out 569 00:19:14,819 --> 00:19:16,819 and the children onto the rooftops 570 00:19:16,819 --> 00:19:18,819 and they uncovered their heads 571 00:19:18,819 --> 00:19:20,819 and the city cried out with a great cry 572 00:19:20,819 --> 00:19:22,819 and it happened at that time 573 00:19:22,819 --> 00:19:24,819 at that time a great, heavy rain fell 574 00:19:24,819 --> 00:19:26,819 then the people calmed down 575 00:19:26,819 --> 00:19:28,819 and when it was after noon 576 00:19:28,819 --> 00:19:30,819 a notice was read in the congregational mosque 577 00:19:30,819 --> 00:19:32,819 stating that 578 00:19:32,819 --> 00:19:34,819 In the second hour 579 00:19:34,819 --> 00:19:36,819 ...of this Saturday's daylight. 580 00:19:36,819 --> 00:19:38,819 The armies of Sham convened. 581 00:19:38,819 --> 00:19:40,819 and Egyptian with the Sultan 582 00:19:40,819 --> 00:19:42,819 in the meadow of Safar 583 00:19:42,819 --> 00:19:44,819 And in it is the request for prayer from the people. 584 00:19:44,819 --> 00:19:46,819 and the command to guard the fortress 585 00:19:46,819 --> 00:19:48,819 and caution regarding the walls 586 00:19:48,819 --> 00:19:50,819 So let people be 587 00:19:50,819 --> 00:19:52,819 and the one who gives the call to prayer and the land. 588 00:19:52,819 --> 00:19:54,819 The day has passed. 589 00:19:54,819 --> 00:19:56,819 It was a tremendously unsettling day. 590 00:19:56,819 --> 00:19:58,819 And the people awoke on Sunday 591 00:19:58,819 --> 00:20:00,819 They speak with a broken [spirit/will]. 592 00:20:00,819 --> 00:20:02,819 The Tatars 593 00:20:02,819 --> 00:20:04,819 And the people went out towards the area of Al-Kiswah. 594 00:20:04,819 --> 00:20:06,819 They returned, and with them 595 00:20:06,819 --> 00:20:08,819 something from earnings 596 00:20:08,819 --> 00:20:10,819 And with them were prominent leaders. 597 00:20:10,819 --> 00:20:12,849 The Tatars 598 00:20:12,849 --> 00:20:14,849 And the oppression of the Tatars grew stronger. 599 00:20:14,849 --> 00:20:16,849 And it increases little by little. 600 00:20:16,849 --> 00:20:18,849 until the entire matter became clear 601 00:20:18,849 --> 00:20:20,849 But when people have 602 00:20:20,849 --> 00:20:22,849 From the intensity of the fear 603 00:20:22,849 --> 00:20:24,849 And the abundance of Tatars does not mean they are truthful. 604 00:20:24,849 --> 00:20:27,940 The results of the battle 605 00:20:27,940 --> 00:20:30,319 This was 606 00:20:30,319 --> 00:20:32,319 The overwhelming victory 607 00:20:32,319 --> 00:20:34,319 It was a decisive blow against the Tatar's lineage. 608 00:20:34,319 --> 00:20:36,319 Those who have not returned since then 609 00:20:36,319 --> 00:20:38,319 with major campaigns 610 00:20:38,319 --> 00:20:40,319 to the lands of ash-Sham 611 00:20:40,319 --> 00:20:42,319 The people then found relief from their evil. 612 00:20:42,319 --> 00:20:44,319 The widespread 613 00:20:44,319 --> 00:20:46,319 Rather, they openly declared their Islam. 614 00:20:46,319 --> 00:20:48,319 After a period of time 615 00:20:48,319 --> 00:20:50,319 by the age of their Islam 616 00:20:50,319 --> 00:20:52,319 So, to Allah be all praise for their embracing Islam. 617 00:20:52,319 --> 00:20:54,319 And to Allah belongs all praise. 618 00:20:54,319 --> 00:20:56,319 ...for the well-being of the lands of Islam. 619 00:20:56,319 --> 00:20:58,319 from their harm 620 00:20:58,319 --> 00:21:00,319 But among the matters that call for 621 00:21:00,319 --> 00:21:02,319 It is astonishing. 622 00:21:02,319 --> 00:21:04,319 The Mongol Tatar people 623 00:21:04,319 --> 00:21:06,319 that which was done to the world 624 00:21:06,319 --> 00:21:08,319 Islamic, from the categories 625 00:21:08,319 --> 00:21:10,319 The annihilation and the brutal punishment that was inflicted. 626 00:21:10,319 --> 00:21:12,319 returns to the religion 627 00:21:12,319 --> 00:21:14,319 those who were subjugated by them 628 00:21:14,319 --> 00:21:16,319 and whom they swept over 629 00:21:16,319 --> 00:21:18,319 one of the facts that many do not know 630 00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:20,319 is that the Tatars 631 00:21:20,319 --> 00:21:22,319 have a great merit 632 00:21:22,319 --> 00:21:24,319 in spreading Islam in regions 633 00:21:24,319 --> 00:21:26,319 that Muslims had not reached 634 00:21:26,319 --> 00:21:28,319 before them. 635 00:21:28,319 --> 00:21:30,319 They ruled them and conquered countries, 636 00:21:30,319 --> 00:21:32,319 so they became among the best 637 00:21:32,319 --> 00:21:34,319 of people in their adherence to Islam, 638 00:21:34,319 --> 00:21:36,319 even up to our 639 00:21:36,319 --> 00:21:38,319 present time. 640 00:21:38,319 --> 00:21:40,319 Our Muslim brothers in Turkestan 641 00:21:40,319 --> 00:21:42,319 are from the descendants of the Tatars. 642 00:21:42,319 --> 00:21:44,319 And what has happened 643 00:21:44,319 --> 00:21:46,319 to them now in terms of persecution by the Chinese 644 00:21:46,319 --> 00:21:48,319 Buddhists 645 00:21:48,319 --> 00:21:50,319 and they are steadfast in their religion, 646 00:21:50,319 --> 00:21:52,319 patient in their trials, 647 00:21:52,319 --> 00:21:54,319 is nothing but proof of the strength 648 00:21:54,319 --> 00:21:56,319 of their Islam. 649 00:21:56,319 --> 00:21:58,319 We ask Allah to relieve them. 650 00:21:58,319 --> 00:22:02,529 Ramadan: 651 00:22:02,529 --> 00:22:04,529 events and lessons.