Golden Mein: Muslims in Persia [Part 10]

Initially, Shybani (RA) started the Arab-Ajam (Arabic for non Arab) interaction on his own and Hazrat Khalid ibn Walid (RA) was sent by Caliph Hazrat Abu Bakr Sidiq [RA] to command and sustain the Persian campaign. Hazrat Musna (RA) had a geopolitical concept, hard to associate with the head of a Bahraini tribe, Al-Shybani, in those early years. He realized that rapid rise of Islam would entail a Persian reaction, which would be hard to counter unless the fight is taken to the Persians. The strategy virtually robbed the Persians of the room to think and plan.

Why did Osama declare war on USA - Pt 1

This is an article written in response to a Question asked by an American citizen. The Question (posted online) reads:

    I’m an American, and I really don’t believe everything my government says. I was moved by the way the media dealt with the death of Osama bin Ladin. I thought he was hated by the Muslims because of his ways; at least, that’s what the officials told us in our country. I realized after his death that he was loved by most of you! I want to know exactly what Osama meant to you as Muslims. I want to know the truth from you, and not from the media, because I simply do not trust the media. Please be straightforward and honest. I really want to know the truth.

Golden Mien: A Warrior par excellence [Part 9]

We may not be able to do justice with the Iranian campaign started by the unsung hero of Islam, Hazrat Musna ibn Haris [RA], without relating in some detail the tale and the historical trail of Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed [RA]. History is replete with great warriors from Alexandrian era down to Genghis Khan and Tamerlane. The famous battles between Alexander and Darius are woven in legend, apart from the historical recording. Hazrat Khalid (RA) was such a master strategist, a Napoleon; a Nelson would have loved to interact with. 
 
Nothing thrilled him more than to plan a battle with all its strategic implication. Whatever the opposition planned, he was always a step ahead. However, an assessment in purely military terms remained unknown until a modern day soldier of repute, of high rank provided the study material. Lt. Gen Akram of Pakistan army, who served during the era of Ayub Khan, has gone to great lengths to fill in the void. Gen Akram personally visited the various combat fields where Hazrat Khalid (RA) had fought some of the famous battles like the one at Yarmuk, sketch the war maps and match it with historical narratives and reach conclusions, which he put in book form to serve as an important source material.