Note 99 — Chapter X · CAMPAIGN OF KHALID IN IRAC. A.H. XII. A.D. 633.
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Such are said to have been Abu Bekr’s orders; but tradition here probably anticipates the march of events. It is very doubtful whether he had yet the city of Hîra in view. The campaign widened, and the aims of Khâlid became more definite as his victories led him onwards.