A Great Conqueror of the Islamic World
Conqueror of Rome and Syria, Sword Without a Sheath
A Sword from the Swords of Allah
Hazrat Syedna Khalid bin Waleed (Razi Allahu Anhu)
18th Ramadan al-Mubarak, 21 Hijri
Day of Passing of Syedna Khalid bin Waleed (Razi Allahu Ta'ala Anhu)
Saifullah (Sword of Allah)
Khalid bin Waleed was born in 592 AD in Mecca to Waleed bin Mughira, the chief of the Banu Makhzoom branch of the Quraish tribe. The reason for the fame of Bani Makhzoom was warfare.
Initially, he was among the opponents of the Muslims, and he played an important role in turning the tide of the Battle of Uhud against the Muslims. After the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, he came to Medina in the service of Hazrat Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), accepted Islam, and dedicated the rest of his life to Islam.
Waqidi narrates
That you accepted Islam on the first of Safar 8 AH and participated in the Battle of Mu'tah. On that day, due to not being an emir, you became an emir, and on that day, you fought a fierce battle, the likes of which had never been seen, and 9 swords broke in your hand. Hazrat Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave him the title of Saifullah, meaning the Sword of Allah, for his unparalleled bravery in the Battle of Mutah.
Khalid bin Waleed participated in about 125 small and large battles and was never defeated in any of them. He was a born warrior soldier. The areas he conquered for the Arabs are still with them. While the other global conquerors Napoleon, Genghis Khan, Timur, and Hitler conquered areas that were taken away from them during their lifetime or later.
The names of your famous battles are these
Ghazwa-e-Uhad
Fatah Mecca (Conquest of Mecca)
Fatah Taif (Conquest of Taif)
Battle of Mutah
Battle of Dumat al-Jandal
Battle of Yarmouk
Battle of Yamama
Battle of Ajnadayn
Fatah Halab (Conquest of Aleppo)
Battle of Yamama
Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq (Razi Allahu Anhu) fought against Musaylimah al-Kadhdhab, which was led by Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed (Razi Allahu Anhu).
This battle was fought in Wadi Shuaib al-Dam (al-Aqrabah) in al-Jubaila for the finality of prophethood, in which rivers of blood flowed.
In this, 1200 Muslims were martyred, and in this battle, 27000 infidels went to hell. In this battle, there were 600 Sahaba Ikram who were complete Hafiz-e-Quran (memorizers of the Quran).
When victory was not achieved for a few days in the Battle of Yamama, and the slogan of Takbir was also being raised from the opposing side, meaning it was difficult to identify the hypocrites, then Syedna Khalid bin Waleed (Razi Allahu Anhu) issued a command to the Mujahideen
Raise the slogan of Muhammad Rasulullah (Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah)
Infidels also recited Takbir in the Yamama war
The difference between a disbeliever and a believer was the slogan Muhammad Rasulullah
A common perception had arisen among Muslims that Khalid bin Waleed was a guarantee of success in every war. On this, the second Caliph, Umar Farooq, removed him from the rank of commander, saying that victory comes with the help of Allah Almighty, and obedience to the emir was an important part of Khalid bin Waleed's character. He accepted it happily.
Khalid bin Waleed greatly regretted before his death that he was giving his life on the bed instead of on the battlefield. He passed away in the city of Homs in Syria on 18 Ramadan al-Mubarak 21 AH, 642 AD. His grave is part of the Masjid Jamia Khalid bin Waleed. On his death, he bequeathed the distribution of his property to the Caliph of the time, Umar Farooq.
Khalid bin Waleed's message:
If death is not written, then death itself protects life. When death is destined, life runs and clings to death. No one can live more than life, and no one can die before death. Convey this message of mine to the coward of the world that if death was written in the field of Jihad, then this Khalid bin Waleed would not have died on the bed.