Monthly Archives: July 2025

A Newlywed Widow Killed Seven Romans

A newlywed woman who single-handedly killed seven Roman soldiers with a tent pole after they martyred her husband. Umm Ḥakīm bint al-Ḥārith (the niece of Khālid ibn al-Walīd.) 1. In Futūḥ al-Buldān by Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (d. 279 AH), he recounts the…

The Lionesses of Yarmuk

🌿 The Lionesses of Yarmuk 🌿 At the Battle of Yarmuk, while 24,000 Muslim warriors fought fiercely against the Romans, it was the women, standing behind them, who not only fought with great intensity but rebuked those who tried to retreat. 📜 Hafiz ad-Dhahabi said:…