07-11-2004, 04:52 PM
in Tarikh at-Tabari
"They (the Romans) attacked hard and at one point they penetrated the main Muslim force. The women of the Quresh fought the advancing enemy with their swords. These women in general, and Umm Hakeem the daughter of Harith bin Hisham, performed innumerable acts of valor, so much so that they outperformed the men."
""Attiyah ibn al-Harith narrates from an eye witness that in the battle of Qadisia, the largest number of women were from the people of Bajeela and Nakha'. There were 700 SINGLE WOMEN from the people of Nakha' and 1000 from Bajeela. Consequently, they married as many men from various clans across Arabia. Thus the people of Nakha' became the in-laws of the muhajereen and the people of Bajeela.""
http://www.globalwebpost.com/farooqm/writi...umar-women.html
sadly i can't find the full article of Yarmuk Battle...its in a book called "the companions of the prophet"..couldn't find it..although i read it online before but i can';t remember where!