1 сент 630 г. - Battle of Mu'tah

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- This was the fiercest battle during the Prophet’s lifetime;
- Fought in 629 (8AH);
- The Prophet had sent Al-Harith bin ‘Umair al-Azdi carrying a letter to the ruler of Basra;
- He was intercepted and killed by the governor of al-Balqa’;
- The Prophet mobilised an army of 3000 men;
- People near the scene of al-Harith’s murder would be invited to Islam and if they accepted no battle would ensue;
- Zaid bin Haritha was to lead the army, Ja’far bin Abu Talib would replace him, and ‘Abdullah bin Rawaha would replace Ja’far if he fell;
- Heraclius sent 100,000 troops with another 100,000 from tribes allied to the Byzantines;
- Khalid bin Walid stepped up to take leadership and showed his skills as a strategist;
- The Muslims gradually retreated and the Byzantines, thinking they were entrapped, stopped their pursuit allowing the Muslims to incur minimal casualties.

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