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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Military Management in the Battles of the Prophet (s) Preface The establishment of ‘the art of Islāmic warfare’ emerged after the migration of the Holy Prophet (S) to Madina with the implementation of the first Sariya mission[^1]. During this period, battles took place continuously and the Muslim army had hardly recovered from one conflict when it was faced with another battle. Wars[^2] were also fought in a similar sequence.

The foundation that the [continuous] battles and wars of the Prophet (S) formed[^3] was like a spring that never stopped gushing in strengthening the structures of military management, which were responsible for designing the strategies of war. The supreme commander of these battles, due to his perfect genius and insight, made this form of management perdurable and complimented it with determination, dynamism and practicality.

To such an extent that many of the documenters of war chronicles, in their books of ‘Expeditions and Wars’[^4] have made efforts to outline and survey this and present it as the principles, laws and regulations that can be referred to [and implemented] in future events by those who read [and study] about these battles in the books of expeditions and history.

Indeed, because of the [consecutive] battles and wars that took place between Islām and the enemies and adversaries of this faith and its teachings, there was a need for a strong army that would be led by a skilled and capable leader who was well versed in military management and universally accepted and supported, so that he could implement Jihād as one of the most important ordinances and commandments of Islām[^5].

And in addition to these principles, he would give importance to the humanitarian aspect of warfare[^6] and the understanding of the human condition while calling for, and sparing no efforts in trying to achieve, global reform[^7].

With regards to war and its military aspects, by having clear goals that he would strive to attain and with strong foresight that results from a dynamic intellect, and also by being quick to act and carry out surprise attacks[^8] and implementing new strategies, he (S) became an excellent commander.

With observation we find that this form of [military] management was superior in terms of ‘the sublime ethics of war’ meaning bravery, boldness, fearlessness and lack of lassitude in difficult situations.