Battle Of Muktah: First Confrontation Beetwen MuslimAnd Byzantine Empire.

Source: Historic Battle.

Battle Of Muktah is important battle in Islamic History. The battle is the origin of long confrontation beetwen Muslim and Byzantine Empire at the next time. How the battle that became origin of Confrontation beetwen Muslim and Byzantine? Lets check it.

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The battle  broke at 629 CE, begin by command from Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam  to Harith Ibn Umayr for preach at Kingdom Of Ghassanid, Syria, that at this time, was still Christian, Al-Harith killed by brother from the King Of Ghassan. Rasulullah Shallahu Alaihi Wasallam  send 3000 warriors under Zaid Ibn Haritha for attack Kingdom Of Ghassanid.

Byzantine Empire helped Ghassanids with 100.000 warriors, Ghassanid also send 100.000 warrior, the total enemy that faced by Zaid is 200.000 warriors.

According Theopanes, Byzantine Writter, Propeth Muhammad send 3000 warriors to Muktah, Boundaries Of Balqa under his foster child, Zaid, but Zaid killed and Khalid Ibn Walid , an Muslim General, lead remnants of army back to Medina, Islamic Capital at this time. Theopanes write according report Byzantine Army at Jordan. But, Islamic Version about this battle longer than Byzantine version.

According Islamic Source, Muslims Army gather at a small village that this village only have capasity for 3000 warriors, so that, Byzantine Army forced send group to group his army that all group consist of 3000 warriors, Ghassanid and Byzantine Warrior lead by Malik Ibn Rafilah ( maybe an Arabian from Ghassanid , see from his name) , battle broke at the village, Zaid killed and he replaced by Jafar Ibn Abu Thalib, who also die at this battle, Jafar replaced by Abdullah Ibn Rawahah who also die in the battle, at this army, joined also Khalid Ibn Al-Walid who recent convert to Islam. Muslim Army appoint Khalid to became new commander. Khalid succeded deceptive enemy by remodel formation of Muslim Army and make many flags with different color, so that Byzantine Army fear because thought Muslim get new troops. Khalid also command 300 Muslim Cavalry lined in hidsight Muslim Army and hit their horse for make their horse neighing, Muslim Army do flash  attack to Byzantine Army and retreat from  the hidsight. Byzantine Army dont chased Muslim Warrior because they thought it is Muslim s reinforcements, Muslim Army can back savely to Medina.

Khalid s strategy with help from Allah can saved Muslim Army at the emergency situation. Muslim Army almost defeat, but with help from Allah and Khalid s strategy, we can back savely to Medina, from this story, we will take a lesson, whatever your problem, face it with calm and think for solution. Not enough problem without exit, and all exit get achieve with calmness thinking, if Khalid panic at this battle, maybe Muslim Army destroyed at this battle, but he can  thin calmly and solve the problem with ripe account, lets we faced the problem with ripe account and calmness thinking, because not enough problem without solution.

Refrences:
Hitti, Philip.K: History Of The Arabs, Penerbit Serambi, 2006 M.

Khalid, Amr: Jejak Rasul: Membedah Kebijakan dan Strategi Politik Dan Perang, Penerbit Aplus, 2020 M.

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