In this case women are not required to take part, because they come under the concession of physical weakness: ليس على الضعفاء ولا على المرضى ولا على الذين لا يجدون ما ينفقون حرج إذا نصحوا لله ورسوله Zawātī, Ḥilmī (February 13, 2001). Is Jihād a Just War?: War, Peace, and Human Rights Under Islamic and Public International Law. Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 9780773473041– via Google Books. She made her remarks in a speech to the “Dira’ Al Watan” magazine, Nation Shield, the journal of the Armed Forces. The Roman leader was enraged by what happened and directed a detachment of his knights against the women, though he first tried to tempt them with many promises. He told Khawla that he planned to marry her and make her the first lady of Damascus. But she replied scornfully: “I wouldn’t even accept you as the shepherd of my camels! How do you expect me to degrade and live with you? I swear it will be me who cuts your head off because of your insolence.” She fought alongside her brother Dhiraar Bin Azwar, the legendary warrior. She loved her brother, and the love between these two siblings was absolutely legendary. Her brother, was a great skilled warrior of his time, and he taught her everything he knew about fight, from the spear, martial arts, sword fighting, and she also became a warrior. On top of that, she was a poetess who dominated that noble art. Historians say she was a brunette, tall, thin and of great beauty. Khawlah bint al-Azwar (ra) and her brother were inseparable, they went together to every place, either to the market or to the battlefield.

He is the author of the text “The Musnad of Ahmad ibn Hanbal: A Hujjah or not?” He has served as the Director of the Discover Islam Centre and Al Jeem Foundation. For the last five years till present, he has served as the Khatib of Masjid Ar-Rashideen, Mowbray, Cape Town.

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Abu Dhabi: The UAE’s supreme leadership has given great attention to UAE women so as to empower them to be on an equal footing with their male counterparts in all fields, including military, said Lieutenant Colonel Afra Saeed Al Falasi, Commander of Khawla Bint Al Azwar Military School. a b Balādhurī, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá (2002). The Origins of the Islamic State; Abu Al-Abbas Ahmad Bin Jab Al-Baladhuri, Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá Balādhurī;. Gorgias Press. ISBN 9781931956635. [ dead link]