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*Battle of Chains - 633 AD* *Why is it called the "Battle of Chains"?* The battle is called the *"Battle of Chains"* because the Persian Sassanid commander *Hormuz* ordered his infantry soldiers to be *physically chained together* before the fight began. In Arabic it is called *"Ma'arakah Dhat al-Salasil"* - literally "The Battle of the Chains" *1. Background and Date* The Battle of Chains took place in *April 633 AD*. It was the first major battle between the *Rashidun Caliphate* and the *Sassanid Persian Empire* during the Muslim conquest of Persia. After the Wars of Apostasy, Caliph *Abu Bakr Siddiq (RA)* ordered *Khalid ibn al-Walid (RA)* to march with 18,000 troops from Yamama into Persian Mesopotamia. The goal was to capture the port of *Ubullah* and the city of *Al-Hirah*. The Persian governor of Dast Meisan, *Hormuz*, refused to surrender and called for reinforcements from Shah Yazdegerd III. *2. Location and Armies* The battle was fo...

  This is Article about Hazrat Umar convert to Islam. In this article you will read about how did hazrat Ummar convert to Islam? Hazrat Ummar Short Introduction Hazrat Ummar belonged to the Banu Addi, a branch of the Quraysh tribe. In the beginning, he was strongly opposed to Islam and used to torture Muslims. How did Hazrat Ummar convert to Islam?  One day, he left the house with the intention of killing the Messenger of Allah. On the way, he found out that his sister and brother-in-law have also become Muslims. At that time, he was reciting the Holy Qur'an when he reached his home. Seeing this, Hazrat Ummar was shocked. And beat them and made them bleed, but their stability did not change. Seeing this stability, Hazrat Ummr's heart softened and he said, "Read it to me." So he read it to him. Hazrat Ummar was so influenced that you immediately believed. In Makkah, people were so afraid of Hazrat Ummar that he took the Muslims with him and offered prayers in the Kahba...