Muhammad bin Waasi (Abid Bashrah and Ornament of Jurists)
We are in 87 H. When the Islamic hero and commander in chief Qutaibah bin Muslim al-Bahili led his formidable army from the city of Marwa to Bukhara, wanting to take control of the rest of the country on the other side of the river. He also wanted to fight on the outskirts of China and withdraw jizyah from them. Not to mention the Qutaibah bin Muslim forces crossing the Seihun river, suddenly the inhabitants of Bukhara saw the Muslim forces. They beat drums in all directions and asked for help from neighboring countries such as Suged, Turkey, China, and so on. Then groups of soldiers flocked various skin colors, languages and religions so that their numbers multiplied compared to Muslim forces. After that, they immediately blocked all roads of the Muslim army and surrounded all the gaps that could be closed. To the extent that Qutaibah bin Muslim could not smuggle special forces to investigate and search for news about the condition of the enemy, nor could it infiltrate spies into th...