1 00:00:01,330 --> 00:00:04,330 Pause, 2 00:00:04,330 --> 00:00:12,080 and get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:16,079 Here is a new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:22,609 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 5 00:00:22,609 --> 00:00:26,609 from the tribe of Thaqif in al-Ta'if. 6 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:30,609 I was renowned for courage in warfare and valor in battle. 7 00:00:30,609 --> 00:00:32,609 When I embraced Islam, 8 00:00:32,609 --> 00:00:37,609 I put my combat experience at the service of Islam and the Muslims, 9 00:00:37,609 --> 00:00:41,609 which led the Caliph of the Muslims, 'Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 10 00:00:41,609 --> 00:00:44,609 to appoint me commander over the Muslim army 11 00:00:44,609 --> 00:00:49,700 that was preparing to fight the Persians in Iraq. 12 00:00:49,700 --> 00:00:54,700 I set out with the Muslim army, which numbered ten thousand fighters, 13 00:00:54,700 --> 00:00:58,700 taking along my brother, my wife, and my three sons, 14 00:00:58,700 --> 00:01:01,759 until we arrived in the land of Iraq. 15 00:01:01,759 --> 00:01:08,760 There, news reached us that our enemy numbered eighty thousand of the fiercest and most seasoned warriors, 16 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:12,760 and that they had encamped on the eastern bank of the Euphrates River. 17 00:01:12,760 --> 00:01:15,760 So I advanced with the Muslim troops 18 00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:20,760 until we encamped on the riverbank opposite the Persian camp. 19 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,760 Their commander then sent word to me: 20 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:26,760 "Either you cross over to us, or we shall cross over to you." 21 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:28,760 So I said to those with me, 22 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:32,760 "The Persians shall not be bolder in facing death than we are!" 23 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:37,760 And I resolved to advance toward them across the bridge over the Euphrates River. 24 00:01:37,760 --> 00:01:41,780 On the night before the crossing, 25 00:01:41,780 --> 00:01:43,780 my wife had a dream 26 00:01:43,780 --> 00:01:46,780 in which a man descended from the sky 27 00:01:46,780 --> 00:01:49,780 carrying a pitcher containing a drink. 28 00:01:49,780 --> 00:01:53,849 He gave me to drink from it, as well as my brother and my three sons. 29 00:01:53,849 --> 00:01:55,849 When she recounted her vision to me, 30 00:01:55,849 --> 00:01:57,849 I said to her, 31 00:01:57,849 --> 00:01:58,849 "Rejoice! 32 00:01:58,849 --> 00:02:03,980 For martyrdom has surely been decreed for me, my brother, and my sons." 33 00:02:03,980 --> 00:02:05,980 The following morning, 34 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:08,979 when the two armies clashed on the battlefield, 35 00:02:08,979 --> 00:02:13,979 we were surprised by the war elephants leading the Persian army. 36 00:02:13,979 --> 00:02:16,979 The Muslims had never encountered them before, 37 00:02:16,979 --> 00:02:19,979 so the horses of the Muslims took fright at them 38 00:02:19,979 --> 00:02:21,979 and fled before them, 39 00:02:21,979 --> 00:02:24,979 and the ranks of the Muslims were shattered. 40 00:02:24,979 --> 00:02:29,009 I realized then that the elephants had to be eliminated 41 00:02:29,009 --> 00:02:31,009 so that our ranks could reform 42 00:02:31,009 --> 00:02:34,009 and victory could be secured for the Muslims. 43 00:02:34,009 --> 00:02:37,009 So I called out to the Muslim troops, 44 00:02:37,009 --> 00:02:39,009 "Charge at the elephants! 45 00:02:39,009 --> 00:02:41,009 Strike at their vulnerable spots, 46 00:02:41,009 --> 00:02:46,009 and cut their girths so that the riders are thrown from their backs!" 47 00:02:46,009 --> 00:02:48,009 Then I stepped forward ahead of them 48 00:02:48,009 --> 00:02:50,009 and charged toward the largest elephant. 49 00:02:50,009 --> 00:02:53,009 I severed the girth strap of the rider upon it 50 00:02:53,009 --> 00:02:56,009 and hurled him down from its back. 51 00:02:56,009 --> 00:02:59,009 But the elephant struck me a blow with its trunk 52 00:02:59,009 --> 00:03:01,009 that cast me to the ground, 53 00:03:01,009 --> 00:03:03,009 and then it trampled me beneath its feet 54 00:03:03,009 --> 00:03:08,009 until my soul departed as a martyr on the battlefield, 55 00:03:08,009 --> 00:03:11,009 in what came to be known as the Battle of the Bridge. 56 00:03:11,009 --> 00:03:15,099 And my brother and my three sons were killed alongside me. 57 00:03:15,099 --> 00:03:21,199 So, who am I? 58 00:03:27,419 --> 00:03:29,419 I hope you will subscribe to the channel, 59 00:03:29,419 --> 00:03:31,419 and if Allah wills, 60 00:03:31,419 --> 00:03:33,419 I will make a follow-up episode. 61 00:03:33,419 --> 00:03:35,419 [Leave your answers] in the comments, 62 00:03:35,419 --> 00:03:37,419 and when the next episode is released, 63 00:03:37,419 --> 00:03:39,419 if Allah wills.