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Khalid (khä`lēd) (Khalid ibn al-Walid), d. 642, Arab warrior. He assisted the Meccans in attacking (625) Muhammad and the inhabitants of Medina after the battle of Badr. Khalid and the Meccans were victorious in the battle of Ohud but did not follow up their victory. In 629, Khalid accepted Islam. He became the chief Muslim general in the conquest of Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and Persia. Muhammad gave him the title "The Sword of God." How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| SANDRA HAD ONLY RECENTLY RECEIVED HER LICENSE to provide childcare, in 2001, when she first came across Khalid and his mother, Tanisha Watson, at the Jesse Owens Playground in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Poignantly illustrated by children living in the West Bank's Aida Refugee Camp--Linda al-Azzeh, Mohamed Qassim, Abeer Malash, Mohamed Sarhaan, Layan alAzzeh, Khalid Qarqi', Douha Musallam, Omar Khadar, Hamza Musallam and Basil Zubun--and written in both Arabic and English, Amahl Bishara's story of The Boy and the Wall is a moving tale of a young boy daring to dream beyond the huge wall which has disrupted his life. Trapped in a sea a Certified Pieces, Khalid Rosli makes do with a Mini-Me boardslide. |
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