Share this page!

Umar Profile picture
Twitter logo
1 Oct, 4 tweets, 1 min read
In the Battle of Yamama, after each duel Khalid ibn-al-Waleed would recite his own extemporized verses:
"I am the son of many chiefs.
My sword is sharp and terrible.
It is the mightiest of things
When the pot of war boils fiercely."
[Thumamah bin Uthal, a Companion from the tribe of Musaylimah told Musaylimah:

"Musaylimah! Recant - do not contend,
For in prophethood you have not been given a share.
You lied about Allah regarding His revelation
And your desires are the whims of a stupid fool..
..Your people have indulged you instead of preventing you,
But if Khalid comes to them you will be abandoned.
Then you will have no stairway to the heavens
And no path to travel in the earth."
"What an excellent slave of Allah: Khalid ibn al-Walid, one of the swords of Allah, unleashed against the unbelievers!" Prophet Muhammad (SAWS)

Ref: Tirmidhi and Ahmad from Abu Hurayrah, Sahih Al-Jami’ Al-Saghir No. 6776.

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
　

Keep Current with Umar

Umar Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @umaraqti

Umar Profile picture
2 Oct
Since talks with TTP are being debated, hence in this thread I will focus on TTP based on these factors.

For any insurgency to sustain and be successful, it depends on the following factors:
1. Ideology
2. Local support/manpower
3. Financial and military support (Foreign)
Many mistakenly think that TTP demand of imposition of Shariah got them support across Pak hence they managed to wreak havoc.
Note: This point is not for or against the imposition of Shariah but to clarify TTP's phenomenal rise to a brutal insurgency..
..wasn't directly linked to Shariah's demand. There were, still are many groups (violent and non-violent) in Pak that demand the imposition of Shariah but no one got even close to TTP.

TTP derives its ideology & rallying cry from anti-US sentiments..
Read 20 tweets
Umar Profile picture
8 Sep
🧵 on books following SNC guidelines approved by Punjab Curriculum and Textbook board:

I bought these books of Grade 1-5 to ascertain if the Punjab Govt approved textbooks are regressive and will they be detrimental to kids education?

(These 10 books cost me ~ 900 Rps)
In these textbooks, boys and girls are taught not to accept any gifts from strangers and never befriend them.

Hopefully, these lessons will help reduce crimes against children esp sexual crimes as predators entice kids for their criminal activities.
Lessons are added so kids can learn and respect the religious festivals of minorities in Pakistan.
Read 14 tweets
Umar Profile picture
1 Aug
Some background on Ismail Khan:
Ismail Khan was an Army officer in the Afghan Army, stationed in Herat garrison, in early 1979 when Afghan President Taraki pushed for reforms and went after opposition, Afghans in rural areas revolted.
On 17th Mach 1979, the entire 17th division station in Herat mutinied, led by Capt Ismail Khan.

As the population killed Soviets officers, advisers, and their families, Ismail Khan staged a coup in the city garrison, killing Soviet and communist Afghan officers..
..and distributing arms to the people. Kabul regime and Moscow, fearing more uprisings in other Afghan cities, sent reinforcements and began to bomb one of the oldest cities in the world indiscriminately. They inflicted more damage on the city than even the Mongols has done.
Read 9 tweets
Umar Profile picture
18 Jul
Pashtuns in Pak outnumber Pashtuns in Afghanistan by at least 2.5 to 1. As per the 2017 census, there r more than 37 million Pakistanis whose mother tongue is Pashtu. Whereas Afghanistan has not more than 15 million Pashtun population.

The actual Pashtun population in Pakistan..
..is much higher due to centuries of Pashtun migrations to different parts of present-day Pakistan, where they settled & gradually stop using Pashto as their language, like the Sadozais of Multan or Kashmir, Kakazais of Lahore & Niazis of Mianwali.

Pakistani Pashtuns are..
living in all four provinces & AJK, completely amalgamated in the social fabric while participating and representing in all walks of life.

Karachi is home to the largest metropolitan Pashtun population in the world -- then in Kabul, Kandhar & Jalalabad combined.
Read 9 tweets
Umar Profile picture
1 Jul
In this thread I will share some facts to ascertain if PM criticism to Musharaf's and PPP Govts policy wrt WoT is valid or not?
PM IK in his NA speech mentioned that the US and West did not treat us like partners and never acknowledged Pak's sacrifices in WoT instead kept demanding "Do more". PM also criticized some of the policies of Gen Musharaf and PPP Govts.
Before I start, its important to mention that Musharaf tried to persuade Taliban to either handover OBL or banish him from AFG, Mullah Omer refused to do both despite Pak's DG-ISI meeting him personally 3-4 times before the US invasion trying to convince him to let go OBL.
Read 24 tweets
Umar Profile picture
28 May
Pak not once elected Mullahs to power. Whereas India despite being a secular state, ruled by the(so-called)secular party for over 50-years is a Hindu Rashtra.
India's forefathers used secularism as a tool to subjugate others, Jinnah called their bluff & proven right time & again.
Congress&BJP both adhere to "Secularism" but both use it as a tool to keep Muslim,non-muslim and scheduled casts subjugated.

BJP membership form requires the taking of a pledge that contains the line: "I subscribe to the concept of secular state & nation not based on religion."
It's just that BJP is more vocal about 'Hindu Rashtra' than congress. During Congress tenured, there were scores of state-sponsored pogroms not only against Muslims but also against Sikhs killing thousands.
Read 7 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!

This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

Like this author's thread?

Get emails when @umaraqti has new unrolls!

Check out other threads from @umaraqti!

Read all threads by @umaraqti

:(