battle of muta

• took place in

  8AH (629)
• what type of battle was this

  fiercest battle during prophets life
• prophet sent who


  AL HARITH BIN UMAIR AL AZDI
• carrying what ...

  a letter to ruler of BASRA
• he was intercepted and killed by

  the governor of AL BALQA ( killing an envoy was regarded as a declaration of war)
• how many men did the prophet have

  3000
• who would be invited to islam

  people near the scene of al hariths murder
• if they accepted

  no battle would ensue
• Zaid bin Haritha was too.....


  lead the army
• jafar bin abu talib would..


  replace him --- he deliberately disabled his horse to dispel any idea of returning home from the battle field
• abduallah bin rawaha would

  replace jafar if he fell
• Heraclius sent


  100,000 troops with another 100,000 from tribes allied to the byzantines
• Khalid bin waleed ....


  stepped up to take leadership
• showed his skills as a strategist by using a ...

  NEW STRATEGY
• HIS strategy worked and

  muslims were able to retreat to Madinah
• only lost 12 MEN

  Khalid bin waleed broke 9 swords