Khalid ibn al-Walid Professions : Military Officer Born : 592 Died : 642 Browse All Authors Top 12 quotes by Khalid ibn al-Walid When I am in the battlefield, I love it more than my wedding night with the most beautiful of women Khalid ibn al-Walid wedding-night beautiful night The earth destroys its fools, but the intelligent destroy the earth. Khalid ibn al-Walid fool intelligent earth May the eyes of cowards never sleep Khalid ibn al-Walid coward eye sleep Submit to Islam and be safe. Or agree to the payment of the Jizya (tax), and you and your people will be under our protection, else you will have only yourself to blame for the consequences, for I bring the men who desire death as ardently as you desire life. Khalid ibn al-Walid islam men people If you are truthful you will survive. If you lie you shall perish. Khalid ibn al-Walid truthful ifs lying Do not say that! How few are the Romans and how numerous are we ! 'An army's strength lies not in numbers of men but in Allah's help, and its weakness lies in being forsaken by Allah Khalid ibn al-Walid army men lying When Allah decides a matter, it is done. Khalid ibn al-Walid done matter And here I am, dying in my bed, like cattle die. May the eyes of cowards never sleep. Khalid ibn al-Walid eye here-i-am sleep Man intends one thing, but Allah intends another. Khalid ibn al-Walid one-thing men Wait a while; there will come to you mounts, carrying lions in shining armor, battalions followed by battalions. Khalid ibn al-Walid armor shining waiting I have dedicated my life to the way of Allah, Most High. Khalid ibn al-Walid dedicated way If Abu Bakr is dead and Umar is Caliph, then we hear and obey. Khalid ibn al-Walid caliphs ifs Similar Authors Alexander Suvorov military-officer Douglas MacArthur military-officer Hugh Shelton military-officer Hijikata Toshizo military-officer Hideki Tojo military-officer Gerd von Rundstedt military-officer All Authors