Roman Army Ko Muslim Army ka Dar : Part 2

4 Roman commander poori tarah se steel war dress aur helmet mein dhaka hua hai, unke haath mein ek rangin jhanda hai jismein sone ke dhaagon se cross bana hua hai. Uske peeche Roman sena khadi hai jo poori tarah se war dress aur helmet mein hai, jismein bade spear (bhaale) bhi hain. Scene ek khule maidan mein hai jahan upar neela aasmaan dikh raha hai.

Roman Army ki Tayyari aur Rawangi

Herqal badshah apni qaum ki baatain aur unke jazbaat dekh kar bahut khush hua. Usne faisla kiya ke paanch Roman badshahon ki qiyadat(under) mein lashkar(army) bheja jaaye. Phir usne paanch lashkaron ka nizaam is tarah banaya:

Pehla Jhanda (Flag) & Commander

Sabse pehle ek jhanda uthaya gaya jo sunehri dhagon se bana hua tha aur us par qeemti jawaharat se cross (Salib) ka nishan bana tha. Herqal ne yeh jhanda “Russia ke badshah Tanatir” ke hawale kiya aur maqaliya waghera ke ek lakh sipahiyon ko uske zair-e-qiyadat diya. Herqal ne Tanatir ko shahanshahi libaas pehnaya, taaj uske sar par rakha aur kamarband baandha, taa ke wo asli badshah ki shan mein nazar aaye.

Doosra Jhanda (Flag) & Commander

Doosre number par safed resham ka jhanda tha jisme sunehri sooraj jaise naqsh bane hue the aur safed zabarjad (white jade) ke motiyon se cross banaya gaya tha. Yeh jhanda “Amouriya aur Mauriya ke sardaar Joshiz” ke hawale kiya gaya. Use bhi Herqal ne badshahi libaas pehnaya, uske sar par taaj rakha aur uske zair(command) ek lakh fauj di gayi jo Rome aur Fardanah ke ilaakon se thi.

Teesra Jhanda (Flag) & Commander

Teesre number par rangeen kapde ka jhanda tha jis par sone ke dhagon se cross bana hua tha. Yeh jhanda “Constantinople ke governor General Deir Jan” ke hawale kiya gaya. Uske neeche Mughleet, Afranj aur Qaln ke ek lakh sipahi diye gaye. Herqal ne use bhi doosre badshahon jaisa badshahi libaas, taaj aur kamarband diya.

Chautha Jhanda (Flag) & Commander

Chauthe number par qeemti motiyon aur jawaharat se saja hua jhanda liya gaya jiska border sone ke barik dhagon se bana tha aur us par laal yaqoot (ruby) ki cross bani thi. Yeh “Armenia ke badshah Bahaan” ke hawale kiya gaya. Yeh Herqal ka sabse pasandeeda aur kareebi dost tha, kyunki wo bahadur aur jangon ka maahir tha. Usne Persia aur Turkey ke khilaf kai jangon mein fatah hasil ki thi.

Herqal ne jab jhanda Bahaan ke hawale kiya to use apna shahanshahi libaas pehnaya, taaj uske sar par rakha aur uske gale mein woh har (necklace) pehnaya jo sirf badshah pehna karte the. Herqal ne kaha: “Main tumhe is poore lashkar ka commander banata hoon. Tumhare hukm ke aage kisi ka hukm nahi chalega. Jo tum kahoge wahi sab karenge.”
Ek rivayat ke mutabiq, Armenia ke iss badshah ka asal naam “Mahan” bhi bataya gaya hai.

Abu Ubaidah (R.A) Roman Army me Jasoos Bhejna

Jab Roman (Rum ke) badshah ne apni fauj tayyar ki to Abu Ubaidah (R.A) ne apne ek aadmi “Romas” ko bheja taa ke wo Rumiyon ki taadaad (number) ka pata laga kar aaye.
Romas foran rawana hue aur poora ek din aur ek raat tak gayab rahe. Jab wo laut kar aaye to sab log unke gird jama ho gaye. Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (R.A) ne unse poocha: “Batao, kya khabar lae ho?”

Har Jhanda ke Neeche Kitne Sipahi: Romas ki Report

Romas ne kaha: “Ameer sahib! Maine Rumiyon ko baatein karte hue suna hai. Wo kehte hain ke unki taadaad das lakh (1,000,000) hai. Magar mujhe ye nahi pata ke unhone ye ginti waqehi apni asli taadaad batayi thi, ya phir jasooson ko dhokha dene ke liye badha chadha kar kahi thi. Lekin mujhe yahi maloom ho saka hai.”

Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (R.A) ne phir poocha: “Ye batao, unke ek nishan (flag) ke neeche kitne sipahi hote hain?”
Romas ne jawab diya: “Mere tajurbe ke mutabiq, har ek jhanda ke neeche lagbhag pachaas hazaar (50,000) sipahi hote hain.”

Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (R.A) ka Allahu Akbar aur Qur’ani Ayat Padhna

Ye sunkar Hazrat Abu Ubaidah (R.A) ne buland awaaz mein “Allahu Akbar” kaha aur farmaya:
“Unhe unki itni badi taadaad ke bawajood, hamari jeet ki khushkhabri de do.”
Phir unhone Qur’an ki ayat padhi jiska tarjuma ye hai:

“Kitni hi chhoti qaumein rahi hain jo Allah ke hukum se badi faujon par ghalib aayi hain; aur Allah sabr karne walon ke saath hai.”

Herqal badshah ka fauj ko rawana karna

Allama Waqidi likhte hain: Jab Herqal badshah ne Armenia ke governor general ko qadim rasm ke mutabiq taaj aur qilaawa pehna diya, to uske baad tamam lashkar ko rawangi ka hukm diya. Phir badshah Herqal khud apni sawari par sawaar hua, aur jaise hi wo nikla, saari fauj bhi uske saath nikal padi. Jab rawangi ka waqt aaya to ek khaas tarah ka baja ya sarnay (siren) bajaya gaya.

Herqal khud fauj ke saath “Fars ke darwazon” tak gaya aur raste mein mukhtalif sardaroon ko naseehat karta raha. Usne Maqnatir, Jirjeer, Deir Jaan aur Turin se kaha:

“Tum sab apna apna raasta alag alag chun lo; har badshah ko apne lashkar par poora ikhtiyar hai. Magar jab tum Musalmano ke saamne pahunch jao, to sabko Baahan ke zair-e-qiyadat (under command) hona hoga. Uske hukm ke aage kisi ka hukm nahi chalega.

Roman Army ko Muslim Army se Darana

Yeh samajh lo ke Musalmano ke sath yeh ladaai bahut hi ahem hai. Agar woh Arab tum par ghalib aa gaye to sirf tumhare shehron par qabza nahi karenge, balki tumhara maal-daulat loot lenge, aur tumhare bachon aur aurton ko ghulam bana lenge. Isliye apne deen aur kaanon ke liye har qurbani dene ko tayyar raho — isi mein tumhari bhalai hai.”

Roman lashkar ki rawangi

Allama Waqidi likhte hain ke jab Herqal badshah apni fauj ko le kar “Fars ke darwazon” tak pohcha to usne Qanatir ko lashkar ka afsar bana kar “Jabalah aur Latakia” ke raste se rawana kiya.

Joshiz ko “Jadah Uzma” ke raste se bheja (yeh raasta Iraq aur Sumeen ke ilaqon tak jata tha). Turin ko “Halab” aur “Hamah” ke raste se bheja gaya aur Deir Jaan ko “Awasim” ke ilaqe ke raste se ravana kiya gaya.

Baahan apni fauj ke sath in sab lashkaron ke peeche peeche tha. Raste saaf karne aur raaston ki nigraani ke liye ek mukhtasir fauj aage bheji gayi jo raaston se rukawatein hata rahi thi taa ke fauj ke chalne mein koi dikkat na aaye.

Roman Army ke Liye Roman Logo ki Bad-Duayein

Is bade lashkar ka haal ye tha ke jis bhi shehar se guzarta tha, wahan ke log tang aa jaate the, kyunki Roman fauj unse khanay-peenay ka itna saman maang leti ke wo log pareshan ho jaate aur dill se bad-duayein dete hue kehte:
“Khuda kare tum jaise ab nikal rahe ho, wapas waise kabhi na laut sako!”

In ke aage “Jabalah bin Ayyam Ghassani” tha jo fauj ka commander tha, aur uske sath wo Arab Nasara (Christian Arabs) the jo Ghassan aur Juzam qabeelon se talluq rakhte the.

Refrence

Futuh al-sham by Allama Waqidi book and hadith