The Battle of Mu'tah (Arabic: معركة مؤتة , غزوة مؤتة)
was fought in September 629 C.E. (1 Jumada al-awwal 8 A.H.), near the village of Mu'tah, east of the Jordan River and Karak in Karak Governorate, between the forces of the Islamic prophet, Muhammad and the
forces of the Byzantine Empire. After victory in Khyber, Muslim army had
got much power and prophet sent letters regading acceptance of Islam to
emperors who had their realm near to borders of Arab. You sent letters to
Hibsha where Najashe had his regin, Iran, Egypt and Byzantine. Haris bin Abi Shaber
had regin in Arabistan worked
under Byzantine. Prophet sent Haris Bin Umair for giving letter to Haris bin
Abi Shaber. When he reached then met with Sharjeel bin Umro worked under Haris
bin Abi Shabeer who arrested him and afterward he was murdered. Prophet sent
message to Haris bin Abi Shabeer that one messenger was sent for giving you
letter and his intention was not battle as he was alone. He was murdered
unduly. Prophet asked him that if messenger is killed without his order then
handover killer so that we can give him punish but if messenger is killed with
your command then you are liable for this and deserve punishment. On reply of
this letter, Haris bin Abi Shaber said that I am free in my kingdom and can
kill anyone whom I want and you have no right for accountability and he was
killed on my order.
On this reply, prophet prepared army of three
thousand men under leadership of Zaid Bin Haris and commanded for battle
against them in Motta. Haris Bin Abi Shabeer also asked for help from Rome
under which he had his kingdom and one Lac army was sent toward him. This army had full battle equipments. When
they did face each other then some men in Muslim cavalry said that we should
think first as they had largest number and best battle equipments as compare to
those of us. Zaid Bin Haris said that we would fight in way of Allah and in
both situation of defeat and victoey we would go heaven so we should not fear.
These words motivated and prepared to Muslim army for battle. Muslims adopted
same techinque as they used against Arab but it could not prove more useful as
Rome troops were used to these tactics and had knowledge about it. In this
fight, Zaid Bin Haris was martyered. After him, Hazrat Jaffar Bin Abi Talib
took charge of leadership and was martyered. After him, Abdullah took charge of
leadership and he started to recite verses of Quaran regarding heaven against
martyer for motivation of Muslim army. Soon he was martyered. Then Khalid Bin Waleed
took this charge and fought with valour and killed the leader of Rome army
which made him think that Muslim army had received more army which made them
more courgeous. Whole day this battle was fought. Khalid Bin Waleed with his
thousand men came back in Medina. Remaining army was martyered.
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