Deals with the relationship between two great Arab-Muslim leaders, the Khalifa Umar and the military hero Khalid ibn alWaleed. Though their personal relationship was described as uneasy, this title proves that the early impression about this was greatly exaggerated, and that many early Muslim historiographers deliberately misrepresented facts.

This unique book deals with the relationship between two great Arab-Muslim leaders, the Khalifa Umar and the military hero Khalid ibn alWaleed. Though their personal relationship was described as uneasy, the author proves that the early impression about this was greatly exaggerated, and that many early Muslim historiographers deliberately misrepresented facts. This explains the many contradictions about this sensitive subject in early Arab Islamic writings.