One of the greatest warriors and military generals in history.
One of the greatest warriors and military generals in history. Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmī ( Arabic : خالد بن الوليد ب ن المغيرة المخزومي Khālid ibn al-Walīd ibn al-Mughīrah al-Makhzūmī ( Arabic : خالد بن الوليد بن المغيرة المخزومي ; 585–642), commonly known as simply Khalid ibn al-Walīd , and also known by his kunya as, Abu Sulaiman was a companion of Muhammad Mustafa Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallim an army commander under Abu Bakr RA and Umar ibn Khattab RA . [1] It was under his military leadership that Arabia , for the first time, was united under a single political entity, the Caliphate . He then helped expand the Rashidun Caliphate during the early Muslim conquests , defeating armies of the Sasanian Persian Empire and Byzantine Roman Empire . Having remained undefeated , he is widely considered to be ...