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title - the glorious history of islam
evidence: note: in the year 636, the byzantine emperor heraclius (\hair - uh - kli - us\) gathered an army at the yarmuk river in syria to resist the expansion of islam. the people of hims are the syrians, non - muslims, who had been under byzantine rule. -- heraclius gathered a large byzantine army... numbering about 200,000. this army he put under the command of one of his choice men... the moslems gathered together and the byzantine army marched against them. the battle they fought at al - yarmuk was one of the fiercest and bloodiest kind.... in this battle 24,000 moslems took part. the byzantines and their followers in the battle tied themselves to each other by chains, so that no one might set his hope on flight. by allahs help, some 70,000 of them were put to death... when heraclius massed his troops against the moslems and moslems heard that they were coming to meet them at al - yarmuk, the moslems refunded to the inhabitants of hims the land tax they had taken from them saying, \we are too busy to support and protect you. take care of yourselves.\ but the people of hims replied, \we like your rule and justice far better than the state of oppression and tyranny in which we were. the army of heraclius we shall indeed... repulse from the city.\... saying this, they closed the gates of the city and guarded them... when by allahs help the \unbelievers\ were defeated and the moslems won, they opened the gates of their cities, went out with the singers and music players who began to play, and paid the land tax. (source: arabic muslim historian al - baladhuri, circa 836 ce)

Explanation:

Since no specific question is provided about this text, it's not possible to give a targeted answer. If you want to analyze the historical context (related to the subfield of History in Social Science), interpret the events, or ask about specific aspects like the reliability of the source, the nature of the conflict, etc., please clarify your question. For example, if you ask "What does this text reveal about the Battle of Yarmuk?", here's how it could be answered:

The text describes the Battle of Yarmuk (636 CE) where Byzantine Emperor Heraclius led a ~200,000 - strong army to resist Islamic expansion. 24,000 Muslims fought, and ~70,000 Byzantines were killed. The people of Hims preferred Muslim rule over Byzantine oppression. After the Muslims won, cities opened gates, and inhabitants paid land tax. It also shows the religious (Allah - centered) perspective of the Muslim historian al - Baladhuri.

Answer:

The text reveals details about the Battle of Yarmuk (636 CE): Byzantine - Muslim conflict, troop sizes, Hims' preference for Muslim rule, post - battle city responses, and a Muslim historian's religiously - framed account.