He learnt to fight on horseback and on foot. He learnt to use all weapons: the spear, the lance, the bow and the sword. Akram, ‘Along with riding, Khalid learned the skills of combat. The horse was used for fighting and the camel for long marches. In the clear, dry and unpolluted air of the desert, the foundations were laid of the tremendous strength and robust health that Khalid was to enjoy throughout his life.’Īs the Makhzumi are amongst some of the best horsemen of Arabia, Khalid soon acquired mastery over the art of horsemanship, and was equally adept at riding a camel, as both animals were vital for Arab warfare. A foster mother was found for him, who would nurse him and bring him up. Akram’s book, ‘Khalid Bin Al-Walid: The Sword of Allah’, ‘Soon after his birth Khalid was taken away from his mother, as was the custom among the better families of the Quraish, and sent to a Bedouin tribe in the desert. Khalid's mother, al-Asma bint al-Harith ibn Hazn, commonly known as Lubaba al-Sughra, converted to Islam about 622 AD, and her paternal half-sister, Maymuna, became a wife of the Prophet (PBUH). Interestingly, Khalid’s aristocratic clan, whose members were traders by profession, was one of the most ardent opponents of the Prophet (PBUH). The Makhzum are credited for introducing Meccan commerce to foreign markets, particularly Yemen and Abyssinia (Ethiopia), and were known for their intellect, nobility and wealth. Khalid ibn al-Walid, son of Al-Mughira, a nobleman and a chieftain of Makhzum clan of the Quresh tribe, was born in Mecca. Khalid ibn al-Walid's representational sketch on a Syrian stamp
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