Khalid bin walid
in Holms, Syria, where he is also buried. in a noble Meccan family and died in 642 A.D. Khalid ibn Walid Mosque in Homs, Syria, where is also located his mausoleumīesides, Khalid ibn al-Walid was also upfront when Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) led the charge at the head of an army of 10,000 Muslim men, to wrest the City of Mecca from the Meccan pagans and cleanse the Ka’aba – Islam’s holiest shrine – of all the idols that the pagan Meccans had stacked there and which they worshipped. Upon hearing that, Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) conferred upon him the title of “ The Sword of Allah” – (Saif’ullah) - title by which history remembers him till to-day. It is said that in the intense battle that ensued, he broke nine swords. In fact, Khalid ibn Walid led the forays against the first battle that pitted the Muslims against the Romans – the Battle of Mutah. He would become an ardent defender of Islam and, after the demise of Prophet Muhammed in 632 A.D., he was ever up-front participating in expeditions and military campaigns, helping deal with conflicts within the umma – and also playing a front-rank role in the expansion of what would become the Caliphate of Islam. The Mausoleum of Khalid ibn Walid inside the Mosque at Homs, Syria, that also bears his name D.) signed between Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) on behalf of his followers and the pagans of Mecca, Khalid ibn al-Walid in 627 A.D., accepted Islam and became a Muslim and a staunch defender of the Muslim umma (community) and ever remained one of the great shahabas (companions) of the Prophet Muhammed pbuh). So much so, soon after the historic ten-year peace Treaty of Hudaybiyyah (628 A. However, Khalid ibn al-Walid would soon see the ‘light’ and believe in the truth of the Prophet Muhammed’s divine Message and Mission - which called for “ the worship of ONE God (Allah)” and the acceptance of the fact that “ Muhammed ( pbuh) was God’s Prophet and Messenger”. He was, sure, on the opposite side fighting against Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) at the Battle of Uhud (625 A.D.), which the Prophet’s side lost as a result of a last-minute stratagem devised by Khalid ibn al-Walid himself. Khalid, who already enjoyed fame as a skilled and fearless fighter among his Quraysh clan, understandably, lined himself against the Prophet. Khalid ibn al-Walid did not believe it, as did most of the Meccans then, when Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) asserted to the people of Mecca that “ He was the Prophet and Messenger of God”. The Quraysh was the powerful tribe that controlled Mecca and the Ka’aba, the first house of prayer built on earth at the behest of Allah (God) Al-Mighty, by the Patriarch, Prophet Abraham ( peace be upon him - ( pbuh). He was a Meccan from the Quraysh tribe from which Prophet Muhammed (pbuh) also came. Khalid ibn al-Walid was a born soldier and it was little wonder then that he turned out to be a great military leader.