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His hair looked dishevelled and his whole appearance was unkempt. He was thin and wiry with so little
flesh on his bones that it was painful to look at him. Yet in single- handed combat he defeated and killed
many opponents and in the thick of battle he was an outstanding fighter against the mushrikeen. He was
so courageous and daring that Umar once wrote to his governors throughout the Islamic state that they
should not appoint him to lead any army out of fear that he would have them all killed by his daring
exploits. This man was al-Baraa ibn Malik al- Ansari, the brother of Anas ibn Malik, the personal aide
of the Prophet.
If the tales of Baraa's heroism were to be told in detail, pages and pages could be written. But let one
example suffice.
This particular story begins only hours after the death of the noble Prophet when many Arabian tribes
took to leaving the religion of God in large numbers, just as they had entered it in large numbers. Within
a short space of time only the people of Makkah, Madinah and Taif and scattered communities here and
there, whose commitment to Islam was unwavering, remained within the religion.
Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, the successor to the Prophet, stood firm against this blind and destructive
movement. From the Muhajireen and Ansar, he mobilized eleven armies each under a separate
commander and despatched them to various parts of the Arabian peninsula. Their purpose was to make
the apostates return to the path of guidance and truth and to confront the leaders of the rebellion.
The strongest group of apostates and the greatest in number were the Banu Hanifah among whom
Musaylamah the Imposter arose, claiming that he was a prophet. Musaylamah managed to mobilize
forty thousand of the best fighters among his people. Most of these however followed him for the sake
of asabEyyah or tribal loyalty and not because they believed in him. One of them in fact said, "I testify
that Musaylamah is an imposter and that Muhammad is true but the imposter of Rabi'ah (Musaylamah)
is dearer to us than the true man of Mudar (Muhammad). "
Musaylamah routed the first army sent against him under the leadership of Ikrimah ibn Abi Jahl. Abu
Bakr despatched another army against Musaylamah led by Khalid ibn al-Walid. This army included the
cream of the Sahabah from both the Ansar and the Muhajireen. In the front ranks of this army was Baraa
ibn Malik and a group of the most valiant Muslims.
The two armies met in the territory of the Banu Hanifah at Yamamah in Najd. Before long, the scale of
battle tilted in favour of Musaylamah and his men. The Muslim armies began to retreat from their
positions. Musaylamah's forces even stormed the tent of Khalid ibn Walid and drove him from his
position. They would have killed his wife if one of them had not granted her protection.
At that point, the Muslims realised in what a perilous situation they were. They were also conscious of
the fact that if they were annihilated by Musaylamah, Islam would not be able to stand as a religion and
AllahÑthe One God with whom there is no partnerÑwould not be worshipped in the Arabian peninsula
after that.
Khalid mustered his forces once more and began reorgamsing them. He separated the Muhajireen and
the Ansar and kept men from different tribes apart. Each was put under the leadership of one of its own
members so that the losses of each group in the battle might be known.
The battle raged. There was much destruction and death. The Muslims had not experienced anything
like this in all the wars they had fought before. Musaylamah's men remained firm amidst the tumult, as
firm as immovable mountains although many of them had fallen.
The Muslims displayed tremendous feats of heroism. Thabit ibn Qays, the standard bearer of the Ansar,
dug a pit and planted himself in it and fought until he was killed. The pit he dug turned out to be his
grave. Zayd ibn alKhattab, brother of Umar ibn al-Khattab, may God be pleased with them both, called
out to the Muslims: "Men, bite with your jaw teeth, strike the enemy and press on. By God, I shall not
speak to you after this until either Musaylamah is defeated or I meet God." He then charged against the
enemy and continued fighting until he was killed. Salim, the mawla of Abu Hudhaifah, and standard
bearer of the Muhajireen displayed unexpected valour. His people feared that he would show weakness
or be too terrified to fight. To them he said, "If you manage to overtake me, what a miserable bearer of
the Qur'an I shall be." He then valiantly plunged into the enemy ranks and eventually fell as a martyr.
The bravery of all these, however, wanes in front of the heroism of al-Baraa ibn Malik, may God be
pleased with him and with them all.
As the battle grew fiercer and fiercer, Khalid turned to al-Baraa and said, "Charge, young man of the
Ansar." AlBaraa turned to his men and said, "O Ansar, let not anyone of you think of returning to
Madinah. There is no Madinah for you after this day. There is only Allah, then Paradise."
He and the Ansar then launched their attack against the mushrikeen, breaking their ranks and dealing
telling blows against them until eventually they began to withdraw. They sought refuge in a garden
which later became known in history as The Garden of Death because of the many killed there on that
day. The garden was surrounded by high walls. Musaylamah and thousands of his men entered and
closed the gates behind them and fortified themselves.
From their new positions they began to rain down arrows on the Muslims.
The valiant Baraa went forward and addressed his company, "Put me on a shield. Raise the shield on
spears and hurl me into the garden near the gate. Either I shall die a martyr or I shall open the gate for
you."
The thin and wiry al-Baraa was soon sitting on a shield. A number of spears raised the shield and he was
thrown into the Garden of Death amongst the multitude of Musaylamah's men. He descended on them
like a thunderbolt and continued to fight them in front of the gate. Many fell to his sword and he himself
sustained numerous wounds before he could open the gate.
The Muslims charged into the Garden of Death through the gates and over the walls. Fighting was bitter
and at close quarters and hundreds were killed. Finally the Muslims came upon Musaylamah and he was
killed.
Al Baraa was taken in a litter to Madinah. Khalid ibn alWalid spent a month looking after him and
tending his wounds. Eventually his condition improved. Through him the Muslims had gained victory
over Musaylamah.
In spite of recovering from his wounds, al-Baraa continued to long for the martyrdom which had eluded
him at the Garden of Death. He went on fighting in battle after battle hoping to attain his aim. This came
at the battle for Tustar in Persia.
At Tustar the Persians were besieged in one of their defiant fortresses. The siege was long and when its
effects became quite unbearable, they adopted a new tactic. From the walls of the fortress, they began to
throw down iron chains at the ends of which were fastened iron hooks which were red hot. Muslims
were caught by these hooks and were pulled up either dead or in the agony of death.
One of these hooks got hold of Anas ibn Malik, the brother of al-Baraa. As soon as al-Baraa saw this, he
leapt up the wall of the fortress and grabbed the chain which bore his brother and began undoing the
hook from his body. His hand began to burn but he did not let go before his brother was released.
Baraa himself died during this battle. He had prayed to God to grant him martyrdom.
Scanned from: "Companions of The Prophet", Vol.1, By: Abdul Wahid Hamid.
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