After these introductory sentences...

After these introductory sentences, we shall describe the ghazawat that were fought by the Prophet (a.s) that highlight the defensive aspect of these battles and at the same time illustrate the prowess and valor of the Standard Bearer of Islam and the Victor of the Battles, `Ali (a.s).He set such high standards in his conduct of the warfare that he never chased a combatant running away from the theatre, he never harmed women and children, never killed an injured opponent and never stripped an enemy as was the practice during the battles of those times!