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 or be more anxious to die than yourselves." Saying this, he rushed and fought fiercely. By Allah's help, Rustam was slain and his body was found covered with so many blows and stabs that the one who gave the fatal blow could not be determined. ʿAmr ibn-Maʿdikarib, Ṭulaiḥah ibn-Khuwailid al-Asadi, Ḳurṭ ibn-Jammâḥ al-ʿAbdi and Ḍirâr ibn-al-Azwar al-Asadi had all rushed at him. This Ḍirâr, according to al-Wâḳidi, was killed in the battle of al-Yamâmah. Some say that Rustam was killed by Zuhair ibn-ʿAbd-Shams al-Bajali; others, by ʿAuwâm ibn-ʿAbd-Shams; and still others by Hilâl ibn-ʿUllafah at-Taimi.

This battle of al-Ḳâdisîyah was fought on Thursday, Friday and the night of Saturday, which last was since called "Lailat al-Harîr". The night of the battle of Ṣiffîn was also thus called.

Some say that Ḳais ibn-Makshûḥ took no part in the fight at al-Ḳâdisîyah, having arrived there after the Moslems had been through with the fighting.

. Aḥmad ibn-Salmân al-Bâhili from certain sheikhs:—Salmân ibn-Rabîʿah invaded Syria in the company of abu-Umâmah aṣ-Ṣudai ibn ʿAjlân al-Bâhili, and took part in the battles fought by the Moslems there. He then went forth to al-ʿIrâḳ together with those who, under great urgency, hastened to al-Ḳâdisîyah as a reinforcement, and took part in the decisive conflict. He settled at al-Kûfah and was killed in Balanjar.

According to al-Wâḳidi, a group of Persians, planting their banner firmly in the ground, said, "We shall not leave our position until we die;" upon which Salmân ibn-Rabîʿah-l-Bâhili made an attack and killed them, carrying their banner away.