A collaboration between a warrior and his woman, American Spartan provides an exemplary model for receiving the blood-tainted warrior back into the kill-shy civilian fold. The partnership itself, a cooperative, on-going translation of combat experience into a narrative for communal sharing, is a ...
2004.06.17 Iraq Baghdad 35 145 'Holy Warrior' suicide bomber kills at least thirty-five Iraqi civilians and injures nearly one-hundred and fifty other innocents who happened to be on a busy street near a recruiting center. The vehicle used was apparently packed with artillery rounds. 2004.06....
It remained for the mighty warrior Omar, Islam's second caliph, to annex the one remaining power in the Near East, the still potent Persian Empire. It is doubtful that this conquest could have been achieved had not the Muslims of Arabia added to their ranks the enlistments from Syria previ...
56ArsalanLion, Brave man, Warrior In Afghanارسلان 57AhilEmperor, Ruler, Great Leaderآہل 58ZaidGrowth, Progress, Increment, Superabundance, Additionزیاد 59NomanBlood, Advice Counselor, Men With Blessings Of Allahنعمان ...
Khwaarij were fond of martyrdom in the way of Allah. Taking into account the women’s participation in the battles along with Prophet Mohammad, they believed fighting was mandatory for women too. They quoted the exampl...
the latter was not always an act of faith. It was mostly done to punish the inhabitants of a town or a village who had risen in revolt. Interestingly, even when certain Muslim marauders, such as the 11th century Afghan warrior Mahmud of Ghazni, repeatedly invaded In...
For instance, Ḥusayn’s gory head is made to recite holy verses, or an armless warrior is seen to kill his opponent with a sword he holds in his teeth. The horses are real, although most of the other animals are played by humans. In general, the actors, though chiefly non...
indicates mourning and lamentation and would naturally drive the Apostles into disappointment if not into despair. They needed, not a consoler in their distress and afflictions, but a victorious warrior to crush the devil and his power, one who would put an end to their troubles and ...
Prophet Muhammad, before he was called by God to preach the religion of Islam and to abolish the idolatry which he successfully accomplished, was the most quiet and truthful man in Mecca; he was neither a warrior nor a legislator; but it was after he assumed the prophetical mission that he...
In the Battle of Alarcos (al-Arak in the Arabic sources) near Ciudad Real in the summer of 591 H/1195 CE, the Almohad caliph defeated Alfonso VIII, which contributed to his fame as a great warrior king. The details of this battle would later on become an important part of the ...