1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:04,360 Stop. 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:12,140 Get to know the Companions, the scholars, and the prominent figures. 3 00:00:12,140 --> 00:00:16,140 A new challenge: Who am I? 4 00:00:16,140 --> 00:00:22,769 I am one of the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 5 00:00:22,769 --> 00:00:25,989 I am from the nobles of the Ashja' tribe. 6 00:00:25,989 --> 00:00:29,989 I arrived with my people during the early years of the Hijrah to Medina. 7 00:00:29,989 --> 00:00:33,990 We met the Prophet, peace be upon him. 8 00:00:33,990 --> 00:00:35,990 We embraced Islam at his hands. 9 00:00:35,990 --> 00:00:38,990 We participated with him in the military expeditions. 10 00:00:38,990 --> 00:00:43,990 We played a role in the battles and conquests during the early period of Islam. 11 00:00:43,990 --> 00:00:47,990 I was known for my courage and valor in warfare. 12 00:00:47,990 --> 00:00:52,990 In addition to my justice and integrity in dealing with both enemy and friend alike. 13 00:00:52,990 --> 00:00:57,060 This led the Caliph Umar Ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, 14 00:00:57,060 --> 00:01:02,060 to choose me to lead armies in important and dangerous battles. 15 00:01:02,060 --> 00:01:06,060 I marched with the army to conquer lands and liberate territories. 16 00:01:06,060 --> 00:01:11,909 Until I became known as the Conqueror of al-Ahwaz. 17 00:01:11,909 --> 00:01:15,909 One evening, the Commander of the Faithful, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, was restless. 18 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:20,909 He was searching for someone with the experience and competence 19 00:01:20,909 --> 00:01:22,909 to invade the lands of al-Ahwaz. 20 00:01:22,909 --> 00:01:25,909 That rugged, mountainous region, 21 00:01:25,909 --> 00:01:27,909 with its formidable fortresses, 22 00:01:27,909 --> 00:01:31,909 in order to protect the rear of the Muslims in the lands of Iraq 23 00:01:31,909 --> 00:01:35,069 from the treacherous attacks of the Persians. 24 00:01:35,069 --> 00:01:40,069 Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, kept reviewing the names of his brilliant commanders. 25 00:01:40,069 --> 00:01:44,069 But he found them roaming the earth, striving in the cause of Allah. 26 00:01:44,069 --> 00:01:48,069 None of them remained by his side in Medina. 27 00:01:48,069 --> 00:01:52,140 While he was lost in his contemplation and thought, 28 00:01:52,140 --> 00:01:55,140 my name crossed his mind. 29 00:01:55,140 --> 00:01:58,140 His face brightened with joy, and he said: 30 00:01:58,140 --> 00:02:01,140 "I have found him, if Allah wills." 31 00:02:01,140 --> 00:02:03,140 He summoned me and said to me: 32 00:02:03,140 --> 00:02:07,140 "I have appointed you over an army to conquer al-Ahwaz." 33 00:02:07,140 --> 00:02:08,139 I replied: 34 00:02:08,139 --> 00:02:11,139 "I hear and I obey, O Commander of the Faithful." 35 00:02:11,139 --> 00:02:15,139 He grasped my hand, advised me, and said: 36 00:02:15,139 --> 00:02:17,139 "March forth with the blessing of Allah." 37 00:02:17,139 --> 00:02:20,419 I set out with the Muslim army. 38 00:02:20,419 --> 00:02:22,419 I led them through rugged paths, 39 00:02:22,419 --> 00:02:24,419 and high mountains, 40 00:02:24,419 --> 00:02:27,419 filled with snakes and pests, 41 00:02:27,419 --> 00:02:30,419 and scorpions and swamps. 42 00:02:30,419 --> 00:02:34,419 Along the way, I would exhort those with me with sermons, 43 00:02:34,419 --> 00:02:37,419 and revive in them the spirit of determination and faith, 44 00:02:37,419 --> 00:02:40,419 reviewing with them the verses of the Qur'an. 45 00:02:40,419 --> 00:02:43,490 When we met the enemy, 46 00:02:43,490 --> 00:02:46,490 a great battle took place between us. 47 00:02:46,490 --> 00:02:50,490 It resulted in a great victory for the Muslims, 48 00:02:50,490 --> 00:02:55,479 and a crushing defeat for the Persians, the enemies of the faith. 49 00:02:55,479 --> 00:02:57,479 After the battle, 50 00:02:57,479 --> 00:03:01,479 I divided the spoils among the army after setting aside the fifth. 51 00:03:01,479 --> 00:03:04,479 I saw among the spoils a precious ornament. 52 00:03:04,479 --> 00:03:08,479 I wanted to present it as a gift to the Commander of the Faithful, Umar. 53 00:03:08,479 --> 00:03:11,479 I sought permission from the men of the army to do so, 54 00:03:11,479 --> 00:03:13,479 and they consented. 55 00:03:13,479 --> 00:03:16,479 I sent it with a man from my tribe, the Banu Ashja'. 56 00:03:16,479 --> 00:03:18,479 I said to him: 57 00:03:18,479 --> 00:03:21,479 "Go to the Commander of the Faithful in Medina, 58 00:03:21,479 --> 00:03:23,479 give him the glad tidings of the victory, 59 00:03:23,479 --> 00:03:25,479 and present this ornament to him, 60 00:03:25,479 --> 00:03:29,479 as a gift from the spoils of the Muslims in al-Ahwaz." 61 00:03:29,479 --> 00:03:32,479 When the messenger arrived in Medina, 62 00:03:32,479 --> 00:03:34,479 he met with Umar, 63 00:03:34,479 --> 00:03:36,479 gave him the glad tidings of the victory, 64 00:03:36,479 --> 00:03:38,479 and then presented the gift to him. 65 00:03:38,479 --> 00:03:40,479 When Umar saw it, 66 00:03:40,479 --> 00:03:43,479 he became extremely angry, 67 00:03:43,479 --> 00:03:45,479 and said to his servant, Yarfa': 68 00:03:45,479 --> 00:03:47,509 "Strike him and hurt him." 69 00:03:47,509 --> 00:03:51,509 When the messenger had received his share of Umar's anger, 70 00:03:51,509 --> 00:03:54,509 the Commander of the Faithful said to him: 71 00:03:54,509 --> 00:03:58,509 "Take this ornament back to al-Ahwaz with all speed, 72 00:03:58,509 --> 00:04:00,509 and tell your commander: 73 00:04:00,509 --> 00:04:03,509 'Distribute this ornament among the Muslim soldiers 74 00:04:03,509 --> 00:04:05,509 before they disperse, 75 00:04:05,509 --> 00:04:08,509 otherwise, I will deal with you and him in ways you will not like.'" 76 00:04:08,509 --> 00:04:11,539 The messenger set out, returning to me, 77 00:04:11,539 --> 00:04:14,539 and caught up with me before the army had dispersed. 78 00:04:14,539 --> 00:04:16,540 He said to me: 79 00:04:16,540 --> 00:04:19,540 "Allah has not blessed me in what you sent me with; 80 00:04:19,540 --> 00:04:22,540 distribute this ornament among the army 81 00:04:22,540 --> 00:04:25,670 before a calamity befalls me and you." 82 00:04:25,670 --> 00:04:28,670 I did not leave my seat then 83 00:04:28,670 --> 00:04:32,860 until I had distributed it among the Muslim soldiers. 84 00:04:32,860 --> 00:04:39,089 So, who am I?