In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Mawaddah Association presents
It happened in Ramadan
By Abd al-Rahman Rafat al-Basha
Amorite incident
In the year 223 AH
And in the holy month of Ramadan
Al-Mu'tasim bin Al-Rashid stormed the fortresses of Amuriyah
In 150 thousand of his soldiers
And he conquered the city that was dear to the conquerors
From the time of Alexander the Great until his day
The Amorite incident was a surprise in the face of time
A gem in the history of Islam
And Taj Zan Al-Muatasem Junction
Guardian of Amoriah, strong and fortified
And its most glorious day
And to the Caliph who shook its foundations
And undermined its structure
An exciting story fueled by faith
Her core is pride
So let us enjoy this great day
It is one of the masterpieces of God's days
This story begins
The day I send your door open
One of the mighty Persians
Non-Islam and Muslims
A letter to Theophile, King of Rome
He says in it
I resisted the Muslims for twenty years
And I killed fifty and two hundred thousand
One of their best soldiers
It defeated seven of their top commanders
Thousands of people are exhausted
Who is generous with their money?
It came without them and they could not set foot on the reefs
A region located in Upper Persia
Al-Mu'tasim Al-Abbasi
He wanted to avenge himself
Al-Ma'mun was executed before him
So he sent all his soldiers to fight
And he penetrated my fight, especially his men
Until he was among those who recruited them
A tailor who sews clothes
And his cook who cooks his food
If you want to avenge your religion and your people
Of the Muslims and their successors
This irreplaceable opportunity will be missed
Be careful not to let it slip away and you will regret it
Where regret is of no use
Yeovil was convinced that what he told him was true
Your door is open
He was known to be the Caliph of the Muslims
He is determined to destroy your door movement
No matter how expensive it is
Yeovil did not want to miss this opportunity
On himself and his people
He was determined to take revenge on the Muslim caliphs
Who forced them more than once
So he paid the tribute while they were humiliated
So Yeovil prepared for the matter
And he took his gift
He headed to the city of Zapatra
Birthplace of Al-Mu'tasim
One hundred and seventy thousand of his soldiers
And the descent of Manun descended on the afflicted city
He demolished its fortresses
And he seized her land
And its defenders were captured
He took her women and children captive
And all of that did not heal his heartache
Even an example to his captive is an evil example
So he poisoned their eyes
He pricked their noses and hardened their ears
He toured them around his country
While the Khurramite movement was...
She took her last breath
Under the weight of Al-Mu'tasim's powerful armies
Her idol was Babak
He was captured by the brave Muslim soldiers
Caliph Al-Mu'tasim was going out to protect his victorious army
He wears two scarves of jewels over his victorious leader
He and his military personnel will receive twenty thousand dirhams
While the joys were reaching their peak in all Muslim countries
The soldiers were encircling it at the head of Babak Al-Khurami
Al-Mu'tasim received news of the Nakba of Zabarta
It was conveyed to him that a Muslim woman was one of the chaste and chaste women
It has fallen into the hands of a powerful Roman man
When they were taking her captive, she called out
Wa Mutasama
The call shook his chivalry and aroused his manhood
He got up from his bed and said
Here you are, here you are
Al-Mu'tasim just got up
He dressed for his nation and took up his weapons
He carried a bag and put some food in it
And he rode immunity
He shouted at the gates of his palace
He swore that he would not return to him except as a martyr carried on his necks
Or a victorious avenger for the dearly afflicted city
And the raped Muslim woman
Then he left the Caliphate Palace for his watch
He stayed ten nights in the public house in Baghdad
To prepare the equipment, draw up the plan, and mobilize the army
When it prepared a device the likes of which had never been prepared by any of the Muslim caliphs
The judge of Baghdad, Abd al-Rahman bin Ishaq, was brought
He brought with him three hundred men of justice
So he made them witness to his will and the division of his estate
So he gave a third of his money to God
The rest goes to his wives, children, and dependents
Of his entire wealth, he only took an eighth of his shroud
Al-Mu'tasim hoped to meet the enemy of God and his enemy with the army of Al-Lajab
In it, as historians say
Eighty thousand Ablaq horses
Eighty thousand horses, Adham
God willing, there are catapults, weapons, and war machines
This is in addition to what the soldiers need
From menstruation, narratives, and closeness
He made his destination Amoria
That's because she was a Christian soul
The road leading to Constantinople
And the city that was destroyed by the conquerors
From the time of Alexander to the day of Al-Mu'tasim
So I strengthened them and brought them back subjugated
This was only because it had built fortresses
And rebellious signs
It is also the city of the ruling family
And the birthplace of Theophile, the Roman Emperor
Al-Mu'tasim sent a large contingent of his army to Ankara
To give up Theophile and distract him from him
He headed with the rest of his army towards Amoria
I did not approach the great city
He divided his army into three armies
Each of them had its own leader to guide it
Each army was assigned a day in which it would fight on alternate days
When the first army arrived
He went around Amoriah two times
Then he took his position at its walls
Then the second army followed
So he circled around it
He occupied his assigned position
Then they were followed by the Third Army
He settled in his intended place
In the first week of the holy month of Ramadan
In the year two hundred and twenty-three AH
Catapults had been set up around the Amorite walls on each side
The three Muslim armies were
Surrounding the fortified city
The waves surround an island in the sea
Encircling it is like handcuffs around the wrists
The first army fought in its shift
He suffered the greatest calamity in his fighting
Then the second army followed them in its shift
He added more than the first army and took a loan from it
Then they were followed by the Third Army
It was led by Al-Mu'tasim himself
He showed great courage and ingenuity
People have hardly forgotten the merit of the two previous armies
The fighting continued like this for a few days
However, the city walls are destroyed
Withstood the attacks of Muslim catapults
She was not affected by it at all
However, this did not fail to support Al-Mu'tasim and his army
He did not upset them because of their confidence in victory
But their distress is another matter
Narrated by Abu Bakr Al-Souli, who said:
It was narrated that Yaqoub bin Jaafar bin Suleiman said
I invaded with Al-Mu'tasim on the day of Amuriya
A Roman man used to get up every day
On one of the city walls
He curses the Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him
In Arabic, the most horrific insults
He mentions his name and lineage
This became more difficult for Muslims
It aroused their feelings
They started throwing crossbows at him, but they did not hit him
And I was throwing well
While the man was doing that heinous act
Adopted by the young woman
So I got injured
He fell over the wall
The Muslims grew up and cheered
Al-Mu'tasim was pleased and said
Ali with the man who shot him
So I appeared in his hands
He gave me the warmest welcome
He praised me very highly
Then he said
Who are you?
So I belonged to him
I was from Banu Hashim
And he said
Praise be to God who made this arrow a reward
For a man from my family
Then he turned to me and said
Sell me your reward from this share
So I said
The reward is not what is sold, O Commander of the Faithful
And he said
I desire you
He offered me one hundred thousand dirhams
So I said, “I will not sell my reward.”
He is still increasing it
Until it reached 500 thousand dirhams
So I said
I would not trade my reward for the world and what is in it
But I have given you half of the reward for this share
God is my witness to that
Al-Mu'tasim explained the greatest pleasure and said:
May God reward you
And turn away from me and fight the enemy of God and his enemy
It continued from the Muslim army
The city was struck ten days in a row
Perhaps there was a loophole in it, but it did not work
Here fate helped Al-Mu'tasim with a man from among the Muslims
The Romans had captured him a few years ago
He converted to Christianity and resided in Amoria
As soon as he saw the Islamic army raising the call to prayer across the sky
He heard the cheering and the takbir
Until his soul yearned for the religion of God
Faith in God awoke in his chest
He sneaked out of the fortified city
He took refuge in the Muslim armies
He announced the two certificates
He revealed to Al-Mu'tasim a big secret
He told Al-Mu'tasim
That a part of the city wall had been destroyed
Because of a massive torrent that swept over him
So Yeovil wrote to his governor in Amoria to rebuild it
The worker issued a fatwa regarding that
He didn't know you were coming
Until he quickly built the outside of the wall with stones
And his internal camouflage is a camouflage
Then Al-Mu'tasim indicated his location
The Caliph directed the catapults to that place
He started hurling it at him, one after the other
Until the fence cracked
And a gap opened up from him
At that
The Muslim soldiers approached the open breach
The thirsty person seeks a fresh resource on a hot day
They crowded on their horses to meet the enemy of God and their enemy inside the city
It took place among the few who were able to influence Amoria
And among the many Romans
Fierce battles
All he could hear was the clashing of swords
The murmur of the fighters
And the resonance of spears and the patience of those who were pierced
The sun did not set on the seventeenth of Ramadan
In the year two hundred and twenty-three AH
Except that it was an ancient and ancient city
It was opened to the victorious Muslim armies
Al-Mu'tasim bin Al-Rashid was seen
He enters the city of Amoria on the back of his red horse
He bowed his head in submission to God
Thank you for his blessings
The Muslims took spoils on this Day of Amoria
Spoils that cannot be counted and whose price cannot be estimated
They captured seventy thousand of its people there
They took the spoils and prisoners out to the outskirts of the city
Then Al-Mu'tasim ordered Amuriyya
Its walls were demolished
And its structure was destroyed
Its features were removed
It was burned for many days
Until I left it standing
As if you didn't sing yesterday
Caliph Al-Zahir returned to Baghdad, the base of his rule
It was preceded by good tidings of the great conquest
So the people went out completely
They receive him with cheers
They greet him by saying “Allahu Akbar.”
They sprinkle it on a mug containing basil and roses
Poets received praise
Abu Tammam recited his last verse in front of him, which will last forever
And he addressed him, saying:
Caliph of God, may God reward your effort
The germ of religion, Islam and calculation
You saw the great relief but you did not see it
You get only on a bridge of fatigue
If there is a womb between the ends of eternity
Connected or uncontracted slander
Between your days in which you were victorious
Between the days of Badr the closest lineage
And there is no deception
Badr was on the seventeenth of Ramadan
Amoria was also on the 17th
I prefer Ramadan
He preferred his brightest days