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ويمكرون ويمكر الله والله خير الماكرين
A party of the brigade reconnaissance company, at the head of S/14 Battalion, crossed the border first, two Patton tanks driving on the right, on the left the half-tracks with the party’s commander, Lieutenant Yossi Algamis. Ehud wanted Major Ben-Zion Carmeli’s tank company to be the first to take up its positions on the heights of Beni Souhila, a
... See moreShabtai Teveth • The Tanks of Tammuz
After Uhud, the skirmishes between Mecca and Medina continued for two more years. These were bloody times rife with secret negotiations, clandestine assassinations, and horrific acts of violence on both sides. Finally, in 627 C.E., the Quraysh, having tired of the ongoing conflict, formed a massive coalition of Bedouin fighters and headed one last
... See moreReza Aslan • No god but God (Updated Edition): The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam
Al-Bayhaqi reported: Ali ibn Abi Talib, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “Beware of the gates of the ruler.”
Ali’s conversion was promptly followed by the conversion of Muhammad’s slave, Zayd, whom he naturally freed. Soon afterward, Abu Bakr, Muhammad’s dear friend and a wealthy Qurayshi merchant, became a follower. A deeply loyal and fervently pious man, Abu Bakr’s first act after accepting Muhammad’s message was to spend his wealth buying and freeing
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