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Let him go in the wild.
We do not want a Satan among us.
Then we will have to break in the devil.
- Sajah of Tameem. - Sajah?
And who can break in the devil?
Today all men either fear you or admire you.
Were you to call their chief, he would willingly come to you,
hoping for your pleasure or fearing your hostility.
Anyone like that has no hope to have me.
Who then?
A man whose devil can overpower mine, or be equal to him.
Is this why you continue to refuse your suitors?
Don't you find anyone equal to you?
I want from them two things that cannot be met together.
Submission, so that they follow my lead.
When they do, I reject them and accept them only as soldiers or servants.
That unruly horse.
When I saw it fighting and rebelling,
I found his beauty and strength irresistible.
When it calmed down and submitted to me, all its magic disappeared.
Some priests continue to mutter, saying:
a soothsayer and a Christian?
If so, then she disbelieves in the Christian faith, and follows Satan.
The most hardened among them is Al-Hudhail Ibn Imran, from Taghlib.
He says: we do not know this woman.
She is from Tameem, living with her maternal uncles of Taghlib.
We do not know if she has a father, a mother, a brother or a sister.
Despite her strange behaviour and supremacy over men,
she seems to be Satan's own.
The only thing he takes against me is that people come to me, rather than to him,
when they have a problem or a dispute,
He will see who follows whom.
This is a cloud bringing us rain, after such a long draught.
I hope so, by God's will.
It will bring you no rain.
No, it won't bring you any rain.
What did you say, Sajah?
It brings you no rain.
How do you know?
Have you been informed from on high? Or is it a whisper by your devil?
What are you? Where is your crucifix?
Have you deserted your religion and gave your soul up to Satan?
Sajah was right.
No, do not say this, for then you incur God's displeasure.
Do not be fooled by that apostate soothsayer.
It is merely a test by the Lord,
so that people should prove the strength of their faith,
and to show who of them follows Satan.
Asad's Lands
A most warm welcome to the chief of Ghatafan, Uyaynah Ibn Hisn.
Welcome to the masters of Abs and Dhubyan.
Please sit.
- Are you a prophet? - Yes, I am.
Do you receive revelations?
How could I be a prophet if I do not receive revelations?
Musailamah of the Haneefah tribe claims that he is a prophet.
Now we have too many prophets. Whom shall we believe?
You better believe the prophet of your allies, the Asad.
They are closer to your area.
Tell me some of your revelations.
Pigeons and doves, and the fasting smaller birds.
They fasted years before you.
Our kingdom will include Iraq and Syria.
We are the people of eloquence.
By God, you have nothing other than stupid rhymes of soothsayers.
Never mind.
I will believe the one who is true and steadfast in war.
You, the Asad tribe, are its true people.
You know what Abu Bakr has done to us at Dhul-Qassah,
Dhu Hasa and Al-Rabadhah.
We offered him a compromise,
saying that we will attend to prayers, but will not pay zakat.
He did not accept that. He fought us at the head of his companions
and shattered our army.
Now we will stop prayers and zakat altogether
and go back to our pre-Islamic practices.
We will even believe you are a prophet, if you wish.
We will bring our peoples together with your people,
so that we will all fight under your banner.
He defeated us in those battles because we were disunited.
Go ahead with your rhymes as you please, or stop them,
and claim that you are a prophet or do not make such a claim.
The real test is in the battlefield.
The one who triumphs with his sword is the one whose views are victorious.
Can't anyone do something to help him?
The lad is in a state. The devil has overcome him.
In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit I am administering this.
In the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit
I am ordering you, accursed devil to depart this lad
and go back where you came from in hell.
Go out. Go out. Go out.
Move aside. Let me look at the lad.
Get lost. What have you got to do with this?
You are not managing to calm him. What harm is there if I try?
He will have even more harm.
Go away. Let it not be that two devils afflict him at the same time.
There is no harm if she tries.
We do not all follow your religion.
The lad does not, either. We know him.
- Yes... - Yes... Let her.
Not to worry. It is all right.
Where am I? What is happening to me?
Not to worry. It was a passing incident.
Confound you. How stupid, how foolish you all are.
Did I do well?
If you tell anyone, my curse will follow you until you are truly dead.
These hard times have continued for long.
Some people have started to move away, searching in God's land.
What do you advise?
I suggest that we send a delegation to Khosrau. He may send us some relief.
We may seek the help of Al-Manadhirah, as we are their neighbours.
The situation in Persia is not very stable at the moment.
I do not think that they will help you
unless you are prepared to be their servants.
Yet, I think they will not trust you after what happened in the Battle of Dhu Qar.
Then we better send a delegation to the Byzantine Emperor
seeking the help of the Ghassani Arabs.
Why would the Byzantine Emperor help you when you are not his subjects?
What is wrong with you, people of Taghlib and Rabeeah?
Why do you accept weakness and inaction?
You belong neither to Persia nor to Byzantium.
Nor do you follow the Arabs of the Peninsula in Najd and Hijaz.
Events pass you by and you remain in place like a stone by the roadside.
You are hopeless and helpless.
Do you not hear the news of the Arabs?
A Caliph in Madinah faces a hard struggle against Arabian tribes that deserted Islam,
in Yemen, Hadramout, Oman, Al-Muhrah, Bahrain
and in the areas of the tribes of Haneefah, Asad, Ghatafan and Dhubyan.
All of them are seeking a kingdom and boasting of a prophet.
Where do you stand against these?
Soon one party will win and become the master of Arabia.
They will then move against you,
subduing you and making you their own slaves.
So, what do you suggest, Sajah?
Follow my lead and we will become the masters of all Arabs.
We have nothing to do with either the Persians or the Byzantines.
We better go out to our origins.
God has combined in me the two tribes:
Taghlib are my maternal uncles, and their cousins from Rabeeah.
If you obey me and come out with me,
my own people, the Tameem, will not refuse to join us.
We will become the most powerful and numerous in Arabia.
If we defeat Abu Bakr in Madinah, all Arabs will submit to our rule.
And we take a woman for a leader?
How will Arabian tribes be in awe of us?
A woman prophet, with heavenly troops.
Now we attack them in their own areas:
each group in their area.
All armies march at the same time, each towards its assigned place.
Thus, we prevent their grouping under a single banner.
Although our armies will be going to their separate fronts, as I have explained,
they are unlike our enemies.
They will remain in contact as a single army,
by means of the post we have arranged between them and Madinah.
Thus I and my colleagues will be able to follow what happens with each,
and what God will determine with regard to the overall plan.
Abu Sulaiman Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed
will be the central command.
He has the command of his own army, and the overall command of all units.
I would have loved that the Caliph had given me permission
to go out and fight with you.
It is better that you stay with him.
We are fighting according to your plan.
Be true to God and He will be certain to help and strengthen you.
As for victory, God's promise will certainly come true.
What great events we have seen in such a short time of our life.
Only twenty-four years ago,
we were all engulfed by jahiliyyah,
then God sent us His Messenger, (peace be upon him)
He was alone, then a handful of people led the way to Islam.
The Prophet continued to warn and give glad tidings,
but people met him with ridicule and denial.
I can hear their voices now when they met at Dar Al-Nadwah, and I am one of them.
And now, we see the truth of his promise.
God is certain to fulfill the rest: Persia and Syria,
then the faith will spread throughout the earth.
But...
While we are certain of this,
we do not know who of us will see the completion of this
and who will be gathered to God before that.
Have some sleep.
Tomorrow you will march with Khalid's army.
He is the one who does not sleep and lets no one sleep.
I entrust you, your faith and your last actions to God.
This is the time for your spear, Wahshi.
Make sure that you use it for God's cause
and never despair of God's mercy.
Only unbelievers so despair.
In the name of God, the Lord of Grace, the Ever-Merciful.
From Abu Bakr, God's Messenger's successor
to all who receive this address,
whether they have held to Islam or deserted it.
I have sent you an army composed of the Muhajireen and the Ansar
and those who follow them with goodness.
I have instructed them not to fight anyone
until they have called on them to respond to God's call.
Those who respond, agree and reform will be accepted
and helped to maintain good action.
Those who refuse shall be fought.
The two armies are marshaled. What do you order?
Angel Gabriel has promised to bring me majestic revelations to cure the sick.
I am awaiting him.
As for you, move on and fight them until they turn around and flee.
Salim, call for prayer.
God is Supreme; God is Supreme.
I bear witness that there is no deity other than God.
I bear witness that Muhammad is God's Messenger.
Hurry to success (Rise up for Salvation)
God is Supreme; God is Supreme.
There is no god except the One God
Did you hear the call to prayer from their side?
- By God, no. - By God, no.
Our Lord, bear witness. We have done all we can.
Attack with God's blessing. God is Supreme.
God is Supreme.
Attack!
Has Gabriel come yet?
- Yes. - What did he say to you?
He said: you will have a mill like his,
and a story that you shall not forget.
After all this waiting?
I think God must know by now that you shall have a story not to be forgotten.
Leave. Leave.
On your camel, Nuwar!
All of you who belong to Fazarah, leave. I am leaving now.
God is Supreme.
We brought Uyaynah Ibn Hisn! We caught him.
Uyaynah Ibn Hisn!
God has handed you to us. You, enemy of God!
We caught up with him beyond Aja.
- And Tulaihah, the Liar. - We could not find him.
Where has your prophet gone?
I don't know. But I do know that he is a liar.
Any yet you obeyed him?
That was necessary for the war.
The most evil of people is a stupid man who is obeyed by his people.
Put him with his people and keep him firmly handcuffed.
What shall I do with you, Uyaynah?
You pardon me, and I repent and reform.
I am the chief of my people:
if I come back, they will do likewise.
How will I know that you have truly repented?
Have you ever known me to lie?
I never lied when I opposed you. I declared my stand and fought over it.
I shall not lie when we are in peace.
From now on, you shall see from me what will please you.
Do you accept his promise?
- Yes - We do.
How admirable Khalid is!
Shouldn't you instruct him to proceed to Yamamah and the Haneefah tribe?
Not until he has finished with the remnants of Ghatafan, Asad
and those who followed them.
Then he will proceed to the apostates from Tameem.
If God grants him victory over these,
he will then go on and face the Haneefah people.
We will give him some reinforcements,
as the case of Musailamah has become a very hard one.
Tameem's Lands
I am looking for Malik Ibn Nuwairah, the chief of the Yarbou' clan of Tameem.
I am Malik.
My mistress, God's prophetess, Sajah Bint Al-Harith of Tameem,
is heading a large army from the Taghlib and Rabeeah clans.
She wants to meet you.
Either you come and see her,
or you prepare to receive her well and she comes to you.
- What does she want? - What God has promised her: Arabia.
Only the miserable and vanquished will oppose her.
You are her people and the ones that should be the first to follow her.
With your support she will be the queen of Arabia.
Where is your prophetess?
What is the proof of your prophethood?
Sharp swords and aimed spears,
with the hosts of Taghlib and Rabeeah on their fast camels.
They do not fear death in the war.
These who were Christians...
These have believed in my prophethood
when they saw the clear signs.
And then, I am a woman obeyed by all these men.
This is my wife, Laila, Umm Tameem.
Indeed. Sajah Bint Al-Harith.
I have not come to affirm or deny your prophethood.
That is of no interest to me.
Had the matter been one of prophethood and religion,
I would not have rebelled against Abu Bakr.
I am after the same thing as you.
Of what you have, I am only interested in the sharp swords,
the aimed spears, the fast mounts
and the men who do not fear death.
I am the chief of Tameem,
but some of my tribesmen and yours have dissented and weakened me.
If you agree to join your forces to mine,
I would hope to gain mastery over all Arabs.
You belong to Tameem and as such you better be with me.
Or rather, you join your forces to mine,
and you fight under my banner.
Yes, I belong to Tameem, so you better follow me with your men.
Although my father is from Tameem,
my maternal uncles are from Taghlib.
These people have agreed to discard what they had and to follow me.
Also the Rabeeah clans that live in their area have joined us.
So I have Taghlib and the rest of Rabeeah,
as also... Tameem, if you agree.
Who can beat us?
What about Musailamah and the Haneefah tribe?
They also belong to Rabeeah.
He will follow me, or I beat him in his own land,
but we will cross that bridge when we come to it.
Why don't you advise your husband, Laila?
I should not be the one who is more compassionate to him.
I don't want him to die.
Such bravery, nobility and handsomeness.
Where do you find a man with all these qualities?
I will give you till tomorrow...
to decide.
What nonsense, Malik!
You want to join her at her condition, and become her follower,
when you are the chief of your people?
By God, she is not wrong.
I have no choice.
I am no match either for her army or for Khalid's army.
What recourse is left for me?
By God, it is not true. Her beauty has blinded you.
I never knew that Satan may appear so pretty.
Hold it, Laila. I know better what benefits me.
No, by God. You do not know it.
Wealth, power and women are the three things that turn men's heads.
Save yourself before it is too late.
By God, it is only your jealousy that is speaking now.
What is wrong if I am protective of you.
She said to me: advise your husband, Laila.
I don't want him to die.
Such bravery, nobility and handsomeness.
Ok, I will advise you.
The truth is out and I can see very clearly.
I have had my doubts when you stopped zakat payment and disobeyed the Caliph,
but you were the master of his people
But now you want to follow a woman soothsayer who claims to be a prophet.
It brings you utter loss in both this life and the life to come.
So, that is it? You disobey God and obey her!
Rethink, for God's sake. Do not lead yourself to ruin.
Woe to Malik Ibn Nuwairah.
How could he obey that woman soothsayer from Tameem?
By God, I shall punish them both most severely.
Advise me: who should we attack first now that the liars are so many?
The more there are the sooner they differ.
Everyone wants it for himself
and hopes that the others will join him.
The truth unites, while falsehood disunites.
I feel that we may wait until we know their plan.
If any of them moves towards us, we quickly dispatch Khalid to them.
And if none does?
If we find out that all remain in their places,
we know that they have chosen to fight us in their own homeland.
If this is the case, then we start first with Sajah and Malik Ibn Nuwairah,
as they are closer to Khalid than Musailamah and the Haneefah tribe.
We know that the majority of Tameem are against Malik Ibn Nuwairah,
holding on to Islam,
but Malik's people stop them.
If we defeat them, God willing,
the Muslims of Tameem will join us
and become our reinforcements against Musailamah.
Have you noticed, Umar,
that the overwhelming majority of those apostates
have not gone back to worshipping idols.
They deserted Islam, and the worst of them claimed to be prophets.
It seems to me that the worship of idols,
in the fashion that prevailed in pre-Islamic days, has gone forever.
What are you doing?
You were with that soothsayer?
Has she proven to you that she is as she says?
Won't you stop, Laila. I am really tired and I want my siesta.
You never used to have a siesta.
What happened to your vigour? Or do you think me blind?
By God, if you do not stop associating with that woman devil,
I will expose you both.
Are you beating me, Malik?
Has it come to that you beat me for the sake of that witch?
Why don't you let me free, Malik?
I am a Muslim and will stay thus.
I believe in God and His Messenger,
and I disbelieve in Sajah, Mausailamah and their likes.
I discard them and whoever follows them.
I let you free? I would rather die!
Yes, maybe it is so. Death is preferable.
Do as I say this time, Sajah.
I followed your lead in everything else and angered others.
Do not march us to Abu Bakr in Madinah,
because he is now well in strength.
He has established his authority over Yemen, Hadramout,
Oman, Bahrain and other Arab areas.
The Najd tribes have made peace with him and accepted his rule.
Asad, Ghatafan and their allies.
The only ones left are our area and that of the Haneefah tribe.
Khalid Ibn Al-Waleed is between us and him.
It is better, therefore, that we start with those who are closer to us.
We begin first with those clans of Tameeem who have rejected us
to force them to follow us.
When we have finished with this,
we go on to Musailamah and the Haneefah tribe.
We would have secured our backs.
Prepare your mounts, and get ready to plunder, and attack Al-Rabab.
They are vulnerable.