Iraq and Persia

‫فتوح العراق و فارس‬

‫القادسية‬
Al-Qadisiya
• Persians prepare large armies to fight
Muslims

• Persians unite under Yazdajred

• Omar orders the draft to gather bigger army

• Many new territories rebelled and did not

honor the treaties with Muslims.

• Al-Muthana withdraws from Mesopotamia

• Omar decides to lead the army in Iraq
himself

• Abdur-Rahman bin Awf suggests Saad

bin Abi Waqqas

• Omar orders Saad to lead and gives

him his advice and recommendations

• Omar speaks to Muslim army upon

leaving Madina.
 Al-Muthana waits for
Saad in Zi Qar with
12,000
Al-Muthana

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Saad comes to Zarwad
with 4000-6000

Al-Muthana

14th Hijra
636 AD CE Saad
 Saad recruits 7000 from
Najd and Omar sends
4000 more
Al-Muthana

Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Al-Muthana becomes ill
and dies before meeting
Saad
Al-Muthana

Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Omar orders Saad to
move to Iraq and gives
him more advice

Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Omar orders Saad to
move to Iraq and gives
him more advice

Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Saad chooses Al-
Qadisiya to stage his
battle after consulting
Omar Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Saad chooses Al-
Qadisiya to stage his
battle after consulting
Omar Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Saad chooses Al-
Qadisiya to stage his
battle after consulting Saad
Omar

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Persians take position
100,000
Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Persians take position
100,000
Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Saad sends 14
messengers to Kisra
Yazdajred Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Saad sends delegations
to Rustom
Saad

14th Hijra
636 AD CE
 Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(

Mahran
 Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

Zyad bin Abi-Sufian
Salman-Al-Farsi
Saad becomes
ill, he appoints
Khalid bin Arfata
as his Vice
Commander

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

Zyad bin Abi-Sufian
Salman-Al-Farsi
Saad boosts
morale with his
speeches

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

Zyad bin Abi-Sufian
Salman-Al-Farsi
First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

Zyad bin Abi-Sufian
Salman-Al-Farsi
First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Zuhr Prayer

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Zuhr Prayer

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Duals

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Persians attack

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Persians focus
on Bujaylah

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Abdulla bin Al-Mutam

Zu Al-Hajib Asim bin Amr

Zuhra bin Al-Hawiya

Mahran
Saad

Shrahbil bin Al-Samt

First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Persians focus
on Bujaylah

Hurmuzan

Rustom
Jalinos

Tamim
Zu Al-Hajib
Asadِ
Bujaylah
Mahran
Saad
First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Persians focus
on Bujaylah,
Asad tribe
rescues

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim
Zu Al-Hajib
Asadِ
Bujaylah
Mahran
Saad
First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬
Persians focus
on Bujaylah,
Asad tribe
rescues

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim
Zu Al-Hajib
Asadِ
Bujaylah
Mahran
Saad
First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬

Asad loses 500

martyrs.
Tulayha bin
Khuwayled leads
Asad Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim
Zu Al-Hajib
Asadِ
Bujaylah
Mahran
Saad
First Day:
Day of Armath
‫يوم أرماث‬

Asad loses 500

martyrs.
Tulayha bin
Khuwayled leads
Asad Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim
Zu Al-Hajib
Asadِ

Mahran Bujaylah
Saad
First Day:
Night of
Quietness
‫ليلة الهدأة‬

Muslim women
entice men to
fight
(Al-Khansa) Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim
Zu Al-Hajib
Asadِ

Mahran Bujaylah
Al-Uzayb
Saad
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib Tamim
)Jazaweh(
Asadِ

Mahran Bujaylah
Saad
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(
ِ

Mahran
Saad
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(
ِ

Mahran
Saad

Support arrives from As-Shaam

Hashim bin Utba (Saad’s Nephew) 6000
Front Platoon 1000 lead by Al-Qua’quaa’
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(
ِ

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ sends his 1000 men, 10

at the time; loud Takbir with each
arrival. Boosts Muslims morale.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(
ِ

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ challenges the Persians

for a dual.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(
ِ

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ challenges the Persians

for a dual. Jazaweh comes out. He
led Persians in the battle of the
Bridge.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Zu Al-Hajib
)Jazaweh(
ِ

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ fights Jazaweh.

Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ fights Jazaweh.

Jazaweh is killed.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Bayruzan

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ challenges the Persians

for another dual.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Bayruzan

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ fights Bayruzan.

Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ fights Bayruzan.

Bayruzan is killed
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ kills two of the five main

commanders. Pesian’s morale is
down.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ asks his tribe of Tamim

to disguise the camels to scare the
horses of persians. Trick works well.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ charges 30 attacks that

day and tires the Persians.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim

Mahran
Saad

Heroic acts: Children of Al-Khansa.

Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim

Mahran
Saad

Heroic acts: Abou Mehjan Al-

Thaquafi.
Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Tamim

Mahran
Saad

Fighting continues till midnight.

Second Day:
Day of Aghwath
‫يوم أغواث‬
‫ليلة السواد‬
Night of
Darkness

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’ asks his men to

withdraw at night and come back as
support. So did Amr and Utbah
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Al-Qua’quaa’s plan lowers morale

again in Persian armies.
Third day starts.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Persian start the day with heavy

attack using and protecting the
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Persian start the day with heavy

attack using and protecting the
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Persian start the day with heavy

attack using and protecting the
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Persian start the day with heavy

attack using and protecting the
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Many Muslims injured with the heavy

attack. Saad send Al-Qua’quaa’ and
Asim with others to kill the leading
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Many Muslims injured with the heavy

attack. Saad send Al-Qua’quaa’ and
Asim with others to kill the leading
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Many Muslims injured with the heavy

attack. Saad send Al-Qua’quaa’ and
Asim with others to kill the leading
elephants.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

The leading elephants. Chaos starts

and elephants turns back stomping
Persian.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

The leading elephants. Chaos starts

and elephants turns back stomping
Persian.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

The leading elephants. Chaos starts

and elephants turns back stomping
Persian.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Persians get supporting troops

Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

Tulayha turns around the persian

army
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
Saad

This startles the Persians and fighting

stops for a while to regroup.
Third Day:
Day of Umas
‫يوم عماس‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran ِ

Saad

This startles the Persians and fighting

stops for a while to regroup.
Day of Umas ends.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran ِ

Saad
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬
‫ليلة الهرير‬

The Night of
Whispers
Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran ِ

Saad

Fighting starts again at night.

Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬
‫ليلة الهرير‬

The Night of
Whispers
Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
ِ

Saad

Rustom regroups and prevents duals

or chasing.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬
‫ليلة الهرير‬

The Night of
Whispers
Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
ِ

Saad

Rustom arranges his army in 13 rows.

Muslims in 3 rows..
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬
‫ليلة الهرير‬

The Night of
Whispers
Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
ِ

Saad

Fierce fighting at night. Saad prays to

Allah.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬
‫ليلة الهرير‬

The Night of
Whispers
Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
ِ

Saad

Fierce fighting at night. Saad prays to

Allah.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Rustom Hurmuzan

Jalinos

Mahran
ِ

Saad

Day breaks and fighting continues

Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Hurmuzan
Rustom
Jalinos

Mahran

Saad

Muslims show patience and

indurance.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Hurmuzan
Rustom
Jalinos

Mahran

Saad

Al-qua’quaa’ leads the heroic efforts

to penetrate the Persian army.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Hurmuzan
Rustom
Jalinos

Mahran

Saad

Al-qua’quaa’ leads the heroic efforts

to penetrate the Persian army.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Hurmuzan
Rustom
Jalinos

Mahran

Saad

Al-qua’quaa’ reaches Rustom .

Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Hurmuzan
Rustom
Jalinos

Mahran

Saad

Al-qua’quaa’ reaches Rustom and

Hilal kills him.
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬ Jalinos

Saad

Total defeat and chaotic escape for

the Persians
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬ Jalinos

Saad

Total defeat and chaotic escape for

the Persians
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬ Jalinos

Saad

Muslims chase after the fleeing army.

Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬ Jalinos

Saad

Zuhra kills Jalinos

Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Saad

Battle ends.
30,000 Muslims defeated 120,000
Persians
Fourth Day:
Day of Al-
Qadisiya
‫يوم القادسية‬

Saad

8,500 Martyres. Largest number

yet.