1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:03,000 In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 2 00:00:15,580 --> 00:00:17,579 The Mawaddah Association is pleased 3 00:00:17,579 --> 00:00:21,579 to present to you glimpses from the lives of the Companions, 4 00:00:21,579 --> 00:00:25,579 by Abd al-Rahman Ra'fat al-Basha, 5 00:00:25,579 --> 00:00:26,609 may Allah have mercy upon him. 6 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:34,130 Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr, may Allah be pleased with him. 7 00:00:51,060 --> 00:00:54,060 We are now in the ninth year of the Hijrah, 8 00:00:54,060 --> 00:00:58,060 the year which the Muslims called the Year of Delegations. 9 00:00:58,060 --> 00:01:04,060 The city of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, opens its wide heart 10 00:01:04,060 --> 00:01:09,060 to welcome, with the brightness of every morning, one delegation or more, 11 00:01:09,060 --> 00:01:13,060 arriving from all corners of the Arabian Peninsula 12 00:01:13,060 --> 00:01:17,060 to declare their Islam before the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 13 00:01:17,060 --> 00:01:20,060 and to pledge their allegiance to him, promising to listen and obey. 14 00:01:20,060 --> 00:01:25,129 Here are the noble masters, the notables of the Banu Tamim, 15 00:01:25,129 --> 00:01:28,129 submitting to Islam after long defiance, 16 00:01:28,129 --> 00:01:32,129 arriving in the city as obedient Muslims, 17 00:01:32,129 --> 00:01:38,129 extending their hands to the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, in allegiance. 18 00:01:38,129 --> 00:01:45,159 While the people were declaring their Islam before the noble Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 19 00:01:45,159 --> 00:01:49,159 and receiving the rewards he had ordered for them, 20 00:01:49,159 --> 00:01:54,159 the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, noticed a young man among them, 21 00:01:54,159 --> 00:01:56,159 gazing intently at his face. 22 00:01:56,159 --> 00:01:59,159 Then, he stared at him and asked, 23 00:01:59,159 --> 00:02:01,159 "What is the young man's name?" 24 00:02:01,159 --> 00:02:04,159 He replied, "Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr." 25 00:02:04,159 --> 00:02:10,189 He then asked, "What have you prepared for jihad in the cause of Allah, O Qa'qa'?" 26 00:02:10,189 --> 00:02:13,219 He replied, "Obedience to Allah and His Messenger, 27 00:02:13,219 --> 00:02:17,219 swift horses, and sharp spears." 28 00:02:17,219 --> 00:02:20,219 He said, "That is the ultimate goal." 29 00:02:20,219 --> 00:02:22,219 From that day on, 30 00:02:22,219 --> 00:02:29,219 Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr dedicated his soul and his sword to the obedience of Allah and His Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 31 00:02:29,219 --> 00:02:32,219 He made the backs of his horses his bed. 32 00:02:32,219 --> 00:02:38,319 So come, let us spend these wonderful moments with Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr 33 00:02:38,319 --> 00:02:44,319 and his commander, the Sword of Allah, Khalid ibn al-Walid, may Allah be pleased with him and grant him satisfaction. 34 00:02:44,319 --> 00:02:51,610 Khalid ibn al-Walid had barely rested after finishing the Wars of Apostasy 35 00:02:51,610 --> 00:02:56,610 when the letter from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, reached him, 36 00:02:56,610 --> 00:03:00,610 ordering him to set out to conquer the lands of Iraq, 37 00:03:00,610 --> 00:03:05,610 to rescue them from the hands of the Persians, and to bring their people into the religion of Allah. 38 00:03:05,610 --> 00:03:10,610 However, Khalid's soldiers had dwindled and dispersed, 39 00:03:10,610 --> 00:03:14,610 as many had been martyred in the grueling Wars of Apostasy, 40 00:03:14,610 --> 00:03:20,610 and others had been dismissed to return to their families after being away for so long. 41 00:03:20,610 --> 00:03:25,610 Khalid was left with only a small number from his once-great army. 42 00:03:25,610 --> 00:03:30,740 So he wrote to Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, requesting reinforcements. 43 00:03:30,740 --> 00:03:34,740 When al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, opened Khalid's letter 44 00:03:34,740 --> 00:03:38,740 and understood its contents, he said to those with him, 45 00:03:38,740 --> 00:03:41,740 "Khalid ibn al-Walid is asking us for reinforcements." 46 00:03:41,740 --> 00:03:44,740 "Reinforce him with Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr." 47 00:03:44,740 --> 00:03:49,770 The attendees opened their mouths in astonishment at what they heard and said, 48 00:03:49,770 --> 00:03:53,770 "O Commander of the Faithful, will you reinforce a commander 49 00:03:53,770 --> 00:03:56,770 who has lost most of his soldiers with only one man?" 50 00:03:56,770 --> 00:03:59,770 Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, replied, 51 00:03:59,770 --> 00:04:05,770 "Yes, for the voice of Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr in the army is better than a thousand horsemen, 52 00:04:05,770 --> 00:04:09,770 and an army that includes Al-Qa'qa' shall never be defeated." 53 00:04:09,770 --> 00:04:14,960 Khalid ibn al-Walid set out at the head of ten thousand of his soldiers toward Iraq, 54 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:17,959 accompanied by Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr, 55 00:04:17,959 --> 00:04:22,959 whom al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, had counted as equal to a thousand horsemen. 56 00:04:22,959 --> 00:04:25,959 He turned his attention toward the region of al-Hafir, 57 00:04:25,959 --> 00:04:29,959 located near the Persian Gulf, 58 00:04:29,959 --> 00:04:31,959 bordering the desert. 59 00:04:31,959 --> 00:04:36,959 Hormuz was the governor of this region on behalf of the Persian King. 60 00:04:36,959 --> 00:04:39,959 And Hormuz, if you do not know, 61 00:04:39,959 --> 00:04:44,959 was one of the few men who possessed great honor among the Persians in his time. 62 00:04:44,959 --> 00:04:50,959 There is no greater proof of his honor than his headgear, which was worth one hundred thousand, 63 00:04:50,959 --> 00:04:53,959 for it was the custom of the Persians 64 00:04:53,959 --> 00:04:57,959 to value their headgear according to their status among their people. 65 00:04:57,959 --> 00:04:59,959 Whoever reached the pinnacle of honor, 66 00:04:59,959 --> 00:05:02,959 the value of his headgear was one hundred thousand. 67 00:05:02,959 --> 00:05:07,959 However, Hormuz was one of the Persian governors who treated the Arabs the worst, 68 00:05:07,959 --> 00:05:10,959 and was the most arrogant toward them. 69 00:05:10,959 --> 00:05:13,959 The Arabs hated Hormuz with intense hatred, 70 00:05:13,959 --> 00:05:17,959 to the point that they made him a proverb for evil. 71 00:05:17,959 --> 00:05:21,959 They would say in their proverbs, "More evil than Hormuz," 72 00:05:21,959 --> 00:05:23,959 and "More [arrogant] than Hormuz." 73 00:05:23,959 --> 00:05:28,220 No sooner had Khalid ibn al-Walid set up camp in the region 74 00:05:28,220 --> 00:05:32,220 than he sent a letter to Hormuz, saying, 75 00:05:32,220 --> 00:05:34,220 "To proceed: 76 00:05:34,220 --> 00:05:36,220 Embrace Islam and you shall be safe, 77 00:05:36,220 --> 00:05:38,220 or choose the status of dhimmah for yourself and your people, 78 00:05:38,220 --> 00:05:43,220 and pay the zakat to the Muslims while you are in a state of submission. 79 00:05:43,220 --> 00:05:46,220 Otherwise, do not blame anyone but yourself, 80 00:05:46,220 --> 00:05:49,220 for I have come to you with a people who love death 81 00:05:49,220 --> 00:05:52,470 as much as you love life." 82 00:05:52,470 --> 00:05:56,470 Hormuz lost his composure when he read Khalid ibn al-Walid's letter, 83 00:05:56,470 --> 00:05:59,470 and he wrote to Ardashir, the King of the Persians, 84 00:05:59,470 --> 00:06:02,470 informing him of the Muslims' arrival toward Iraq. 85 00:06:02,470 --> 00:06:07,470 Then he immediately rose, arranged his ranks, and gathered his forces, 86 00:06:07,470 --> 00:06:11,470 and rushed toward the water sources at al-Hafir, 87 00:06:11,470 --> 00:06:15,470 arriving there before Khalid could reach it with his army. 88 00:06:15,470 --> 00:06:18,500 When Khalid ibn al-Walid reached al-Hafir, 89 00:06:18,500 --> 00:06:23,500 he ordered his soldiers to set up their camp in a place he had chosen for them. 90 00:06:23,500 --> 00:06:26,500 Some of them stood up and said, 91 00:06:26,500 --> 00:06:28,500 "O Commander, 92 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:32,500 our enemy is at the water, and we are not at the water, 93 00:06:32,500 --> 00:06:35,500 and we fear that we will die of thirst." 94 00:06:35,500 --> 00:06:37,500 Khalid replied to them, 95 00:06:37,500 --> 00:06:40,500 "Set up your camp where I have ordered you, 96 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:45,500 then fight your enemy for the water with the determination of those who have no choice but to win. 97 00:06:45,500 --> 00:06:50,500 For by my life, the water will belong to the more patient of the two parties and the more noble of the two armies, 98 00:06:51,500 --> 00:06:54,500 and you are the more patient and the more noble, by the permission of Allah." 99 00:06:54,500 --> 00:06:58,569 The two armies lined up, each facing the other. 100 00:06:58,569 --> 00:07:01,569 Hormuz stood at the front of his soldiers, 101 00:07:01,569 --> 00:07:05,569 and placed on his right a prince from the royal family, 102 00:07:05,569 --> 00:07:08,569 and on his left another prince. 103 00:07:08,569 --> 00:07:11,569 He had harbored evil in his heart, 104 00:07:11,569 --> 00:07:13,569 and concealed treachery in his chest. 105 00:07:13,569 --> 00:07:18,569 Hormuz was certain that if he could kill Khalid ibn al-Walid, 106 00:07:18,569 --> 00:07:23,569 he would have covered four-fifths of the way to victory. 107 00:07:23,569 --> 00:07:29,569 But he was certain that he could not kill him in fair combat. 108 00:07:29,569 --> 00:07:33,569 Since that was the case, he would kill him by treachery, 109 00:07:33,569 --> 00:07:37,569 and let people say what they wanted about him afterward, 110 00:07:37,569 --> 00:07:40,569 and let them accuse him of whatever they wished. 111 00:07:40,569 --> 00:07:45,569 So he confided in a group of his elite horsemen about what he had resolved to do, 112 00:07:46,569 --> 00:07:48,569 perfected the plan with them, 113 00:07:48,569 --> 00:07:51,569 and assigned each of them their task. 114 00:07:51,569 --> 00:07:54,790 Hormuz emerged from between the ranks 115 00:07:54,790 --> 00:07:57,790 and stood in the arena that separated the two armies, 116 00:07:57,790 --> 00:08:01,790 and he shouted a challenging cry, saying, 117 00:08:01,790 --> 00:08:05,790 "Come to me, O Khalid! Step out to me, O Khalid!" 118 00:08:05,790 --> 00:08:09,790 But he positioned himself near the Persian camp, 119 00:08:09,790 --> 00:08:12,860 far from the Muslim camp. 120 00:08:12,860 --> 00:08:15,860 As soon as Khalid ibn al-Walid heard his call, 121 00:08:15,860 --> 00:08:19,860 he dismounted from his horse and went to meet him. 122 00:08:19,860 --> 00:08:25,860 However, Khalid had barely drawn his sword to fight the enemy of Allah and his own enemy 123 00:08:25,860 --> 00:08:30,860 when the men Hormuz had prepared leaped upon him all at once, 124 00:08:30,860 --> 00:08:35,860 their swords drawn in their hands, intending to kill him by treachery. 125 00:08:35,860 --> 00:08:41,919 At that moment, the horseman whom al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him, had counted as a thousand horsemen rose up, 126 00:08:41,919 --> 00:08:44,919 and launched himself from his place like an arrow, 127 00:08:44,919 --> 00:08:47,919 throwing himself into the arena while saying, 128 00:08:47,919 --> 00:08:51,919 "Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr has come to you, O enemy of Allah! 129 00:08:51,919 --> 00:08:53,919 Al-Qa'qa' has come to you!" 130 00:08:53,919 --> 00:08:57,919 Then he descended upon Hormuz and his men like a thunderbolt. 131 00:08:57,919 --> 00:09:02,919 He was followed by brave and noble men from the Muslim army. 132 00:09:02,919 --> 00:09:06,919 A swift battle ensued between the two parties, 133 00:09:06,919 --> 00:09:10,919 during which Khalid snatched the soul of Hormuz from his body, 134 00:09:10,919 --> 00:09:16,919 and Al-Qa'qa' and those with him struck down the treacherous band that had violated the ethics of war, 135 00:09:16,919 --> 00:09:20,919 leaving them as lifeless corpses on the battlefield, 136 00:09:20,919 --> 00:09:23,919 in full view and hearing of the Persians. 137 00:09:23,919 --> 00:09:27,980 None of them dared to make a move. 138 00:09:27,980 --> 00:09:32,110 Then the Muslims launched a single, unified attack against their enemy, 139 00:09:32,110 --> 00:09:35,110 driving them from their positions, 140 00:09:35,110 --> 00:09:38,110 and forcing them to turn their backs and flee. 141 00:09:38,110 --> 00:09:43,269 They left them scattered, between killed, wounded, and defeated. 142 00:09:43,269 --> 00:09:46,269 When the battle had ended, 143 00:09:46,269 --> 00:09:50,269 Khalid looked at Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr and said, 144 00:09:50,269 --> 00:09:55,269 "May Allah reward Abu Bakr, for he is more knowledgeable of men than we are. 145 00:09:55,269 --> 00:10:00,269 The Caliph of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, was truthful when he said, 146 00:10:00,269 --> 00:10:05,399 'An army that includes Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr shall not be defeated.'" 147 00:10:05,399 --> 00:10:10,399 From the day of al-Hafir, a bond was forged between Khalid ibn al-Walid and Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr. 148 00:10:10,399 --> 00:10:16,399 It is no wonder, for Khalid had recognized the status of his companion on the fields of battle, 149 00:10:16,399 --> 00:10:21,399 and his effectiveness when the situation became dire and calamities struck. 150 00:10:21,399 --> 00:10:27,460 He entrusted him with commands and placed the heaviest tasks upon his shoulders, 151 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:32,460 making him his right-hand man at Yarmouk and on other days besides Yarmouk. 152 00:10:32,460 --> 00:10:38,460 He and he had an adventure on the day of the conquest of Damascus that no one would dare to attempt 153 00:10:38,460 --> 00:10:45,620 except those whose hearts were carved from rock and whose minds were forged from jewels. 154 00:10:45,620 --> 00:10:50,620 Khalid ibn al-Walid was one of four commanders on the day of the conquest of Damascus, 155 00:10:50,620 --> 00:10:55,620 working under the command of Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah. 156 00:10:55,620 --> 00:11:00,620 Whether Khalid was the general commander of the entire army 157 00:11:00,620 --> 00:11:03,620 or the commander of one of its battalions, 158 00:11:03,620 --> 00:11:09,659 he was always keen to have Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr with him. 159 00:11:09,659 --> 00:11:16,659 This was because Khalid always aspired for himself and those with him to perform miracles, 160 00:11:16,659 --> 00:11:20,750 and who was like Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr for performing miracles? 161 00:11:20,750 --> 00:11:26,750 The city of Damascus at that time was surrounded by impregnable walls on every side, 162 00:11:26,750 --> 00:11:29,779 like a bracelet around a wrist. 163 00:11:29,779 --> 00:11:34,779 Around it was a deep trench that encircled it on three sides, 164 00:11:34,779 --> 00:11:37,779 and it had five gates 165 00:11:37,779 --> 00:11:41,779 that would open in times of peace with the brightness of every morning 166 00:11:41,779 --> 00:11:44,779 for people to exit and enter, 167 00:11:44,779 --> 00:11:47,779 and would close every evening, 168 00:11:48,779 --> 00:11:53,779 secure in their safety and wealth from thieves and bandits. 169 00:11:53,779 --> 00:11:57,850 If the ancient city was subjected to an invasion, 170 00:11:57,850 --> 00:12:00,850 its defenders would close its gates 171 00:12:00,850 --> 00:12:02,850 and flood its trench with water, 172 00:12:02,850 --> 00:12:05,850 turning it into an impregnable island, 173 00:12:05,850 --> 00:12:09,850 surrounded by walls and water at the same time. 174 00:12:09,850 --> 00:12:15,980 Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah distributed the gates of Damascus among himself and his commanders. 175 00:12:15,980 --> 00:12:18,980 He stationed himself before the al-Jabiya Gate, 176 00:12:18,980 --> 00:12:21,980 'Amr ibn al-'As stationed himself before the Thomas Gate, 177 00:12:21,980 --> 00:12:25,980 Shurahbil ibn Hasana stationed himself before the al-Faradis Gate, 178 00:12:25,980 --> 00:12:29,980 and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan stationed himself before the Small Gate. 179 00:12:29,980 --> 00:12:32,980 As for Khalid ibn al-Walid, 180 00:12:32,980 --> 00:12:37,980 he and his companion Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr stationed themselves before the Eastern Gate, 181 00:12:37,980 --> 00:12:41,980 which was the most fortified and strongest of these gates. 182 00:12:41,980 --> 00:12:47,070 The Muslims set up their catapults around the fortified city 183 00:12:47,070 --> 00:12:50,070 and positioned their siege towers at its gates. 184 00:12:50,070 --> 00:12:54,070 The city's defenders repelled the soldiers at the siege towers, 185 00:12:54,070 --> 00:12:57,070 and their fortifications withstood the bombardment of the catapults. 186 00:12:57,070 --> 00:13:02,070 The Muslims found no way to force the enemy to surrender 187 00:13:02,070 --> 00:13:04,169 except through a siege. 188 00:13:04,169 --> 00:13:06,169 But the siege of Damascus dragged on, 189 00:13:06,169 --> 00:13:10,169 lasting for seven months or thereabouts. 190 00:13:10,169 --> 00:13:13,169 The distress of those besieged inside Damascus 191 00:13:13,169 --> 00:13:17,169 was no greater than the distress of those besieging it from the outside. 192 00:13:17,169 --> 00:13:21,169 The Muslims began to ask, in a state bordering on despair, 193 00:13:21,169 --> 00:13:24,169 "How can we conquer the city, and when?" 194 00:13:24,169 --> 00:13:28,230 The answer came to them through the tongue of Khalid ibn al-Walid 195 00:13:28,230 --> 00:13:31,230 and his companion Al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr. 196 00:13:31,230 --> 00:13:37,490 Khalid ibn al-Walid had ears that heard everything said behind the walls of Damascus, 197 00:13:37,490 --> 00:13:40,490 and eyes that saw everything happening within it. 198 00:13:40,490 --> 00:13:43,649 One day, his scouts came to him saying, 199 00:13:43,649 --> 00:13:45,649 O Prince. 200 00:13:45,649 --> 00:13:49,649 The governor of Damascus has been blessed with a child in his old age. 201 00:13:49,649 --> 00:13:51,649 After a long period of anticipation. 202 00:13:51,649 --> 00:13:53,649 He rejoiced over him with the greatest of joy. 203 00:13:53,649 --> 00:13:55,649 His joy reached such a point. 204 00:13:55,649 --> 00:13:58,649 That he invited the city’s guards and its soldiers. 205 00:13:58,649 --> 00:14:01,649 To a grand banquet tomorrow night. 206 00:14:01,649 --> 00:14:04,649 Where they will feast on the finest foods. 207 00:14:04,649 --> 00:14:07,649 And drink aged wines throughout the night. 208 00:14:07,649 --> 00:14:10,649 And revel until the morning. 209 00:14:10,649 --> 00:14:14,649 Therefore, O Prince, you must seize this opportunity. 210 00:14:14,649 --> 00:14:17,779 The inspired commander took the initiative. 211 00:14:17,779 --> 00:14:19,779 He fashioned rope ladders. 212 00:14:19,779 --> 00:14:24,779 And prepared for this raid a sufficient number of lassos. 213 00:14:24,779 --> 00:14:27,779 Lassos are sturdy ropes. 214 00:14:27,779 --> 00:14:31,779 At the end of each is a noose, which a skilled thrower casts. 215 00:14:31,779 --> 00:14:34,779 It catches onto whatever it is thrown at. 216 00:14:34,779 --> 00:14:38,029 When the night grew dark and enveloped the universe in its shadows. 217 00:14:38,029 --> 00:14:40,029 Khalid said to his soldiers. 218 00:14:40,029 --> 00:14:43,029 We shall scale the wall. 219 00:14:43,029 --> 00:14:45,029 And when you hear our takbir. 220 00:14:45,029 --> 00:14:48,029 A large group of you shall climb up behind us. 221 00:14:48,029 --> 00:14:51,029 And the rest of you shall pour toward the gate. 222 00:14:51,029 --> 00:14:54,029 Then he, along with al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr, set out. 223 00:14:54,029 --> 00:14:57,029 Accompanied by a small band of his companions. 224 00:14:57,029 --> 00:15:00,029 They crossed the trench by swimming with the aid of inflated skins. 225 00:15:00,029 --> 00:15:03,029 Until they reached the city walls. 226 00:15:03,029 --> 00:15:05,129 Then they cast their lassos. 227 00:15:05,129 --> 00:15:08,129 Securing them onto the battlements of the wall. 228 00:15:08,129 --> 00:15:12,159 They climbed them until they reached the top. 229 00:15:12,159 --> 00:15:16,159 They set up the rope ladders they had brought on the outside of the wall. 230 00:15:16,159 --> 00:15:18,159 For those who wished to climb up to them. 231 00:15:18,159 --> 00:15:22,190 And on the inside for those who wished to descend into the city. 232 00:15:22,190 --> 00:15:24,190 Then Khalid proclaimed the greatness of Allah. 233 00:15:24,190 --> 00:15:26,190 His soldiers crossed the trench. 234 00:15:26,190 --> 00:15:30,190 He and al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr then descended in front of the gate. 235 00:15:30,190 --> 00:15:34,190 They killed its guards and opened its locks. 236 00:15:34,190 --> 00:15:38,190 The soldiers of Allah poured into the city from above and below. 237 00:15:38,190 --> 00:15:42,190 They surged into Damascus, chanting the praises of Allah and proclaiming His greatness. 238 00:15:42,190 --> 00:15:46,320 Panic and terror spread throughout the fortified city. 239 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:49,320 Fear and alarm took hold of its defenders. 240 00:15:49,320 --> 00:15:52,320 They consulted with one another. 241 00:15:52,320 --> 00:15:56,320 And decided to open the other city gates with their own hands. 242 00:15:56,320 --> 00:15:58,320 So that the Muslims might enter peacefully. 243 00:15:58,320 --> 00:16:01,320 Rather than entering through warfare. 244 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:05,320 Which would lead to the killing of combatants, the taking of captives, and the seizing of spoils. 245 00:16:05,320 --> 00:16:07,320 So they opened them. 246 00:16:07,320 --> 00:16:09,320 And had they not done so. 247 00:16:09,320 --> 00:16:12,320 The Muslims would have opened them by the victory of Allah. 248 00:16:12,320 --> 00:16:16,509 Until another meeting with al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr. 249 00:16:16,509 --> 00:16:19,509 Who placed himself, his sword, and his spear. 250 00:16:19,509 --> 00:16:23,509 In obedience to Allah and His Messenger, peace be upon him. 251 00:16:23,509 --> 00:16:27,509 And made his bed upon the backs of steeds. 252 00:16:27,509 --> 00:16:35,059 The voice of al-Qa'qa' ibn 'Amr in the army. 253 00:16:35,059 --> 00:16:38,059 Is better than a thousand horsemen. 254 00:16:38,059 --> 00:16:41,220 Abu Bakr al-Siddiq.