Who do you think was the greatest general in history? Why?

[AUz]

I would argue

Khalid > Alexander clearly.

This equation reveals a lot. Anybody ranking Alexander > Khalid purely in terms of military genius and capability....it shows you are more influenced by “pop culture” and actual student of military history.

@AUSTERLITZ??

 

[Awan68]

Yarmok certainly had major impact on the history of the Middle East, and undoubtely he was a good general, but it is not apparant that the victory at Yarmok was due to brilliant generalship.
His disadvantage is of course that the remaining sources are few and far between.

Compare that with the Battle of Hastings, where the Normans could not break the shield wall of the Saxons, but feigned retreat to cause the Saxon to pursue, only to be cut down.
That is generalship. The Normans have ruled the U.K. ever since.

Yarmok hardly compares to the genius shown by Napoleon at the Siege of Toulon, where he defeated the Superpower that was Royal Navy in an unconventional way, and had to fight his superiors even more than the British.

It hardly compares to the idea of the Army Corp used to defeat Austria at Ulm, without even having to do battle. The Austrians just realized that their position was hopeless.

At Austerlitz, Napoleon decided how the battle should be fought and made sure that the enemy commanders followed the plan. Very few generals in the history have done that.

Mate, i suggest u study yarmouk and the military manoveours before it. That is just one of his accomplishments.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Mate, study yarmouk.

I have read about Yarmouk, and I see nothing that compares to Toulon.
With a few hundred men and a few guns, Napoleon won the Siege against 22,000 troops and 70 ships.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Toulon
You are welcome to present your case.

 

[Jf Thunder]

Lmao learn to handle an alternative opinion. Jinnah was just a person like any other, he can be criticised if someone desires to do so.

The only ones who are off-limits are the Prophets (peace be upon them), their companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the Salaf, and all other pious figures from the Quran and Hadees.

living in a country, for which a person named M A Jinnah spent his entire life and health to create, I cannot tolerate disrespect for such a great personality.

 

[Village life]

Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh

100% wright, Mohammed S.AW

 

[Jaanbaz]

Alexander the Great, Subedei and Khalid Bin Waleed are in my opinion some of the greatest generals in history.

PS: What's up with the Swedish clown constantly dismissing Khalid Bin Waleed? I'm not a fan of some GCC Arab countries but I do admire great leaders no matter which part of the world they were from.

 

[krash]

The only ones who are off-limits are the Prophets (peace be upon them), their companions (may Allah be pleased with them), the Salaf, and all other pious figures from the Quran and Hadees.

Why and how are they off limits?

Muḥammad ibn ʿAbdullāh

Not really.

 

[El Sidd]

Not really.

How not so?

 

[Beethoven]

One cannot compare the seal of Prophets with trivial human biengs.

The same applies to his sahaba as well....Sayf Allah cannot be compared to the persons listed with him

 

[Hamza913]

Why and how are they off limits?

Because it's blasphemy.

 

[Hamza913]

Not really.

Better than you lol

 

[Yaseen1]

Why and how are they off limits?



Not really.

Are you a Muslim no doubt in this that Last Prophet Hazrat Muhammad（P.B.U.H）is best in all aspects of life and all leaders and generals cannot be equal to the dust of His shoes.All world is made by ALLAH ALMIGHTY for Prophet Hazrat Muhammad（P.B.U.H）

 

[Corona]

General Zia-Ul-Haq
General Musharraf
General Raheel Sharif.

One of these 'great general' is hiding in the apartment above me from his own country men

Anyway, my vote goes to Grand Admiral Thrawn.

 

[A.P. Richelieu]

Alexander the Great, Subedei and Khalid Bin Waleed are in my opinion some of the greatest generals in history.

PS: What's up with the Swedish clown constantly dismissing Khalid Bin Waleed? I'm not a fan of some GCC Arab countries but I do admire great leaders no matter which part of the world they were from.

Did I dismiss him ?
No, I just do not see him on the level of genius as Napoleon.
I am still waiting for how he did a more amazing feat than defeating 22,000 soldiers and 70 ships with a few 100 men, when he was not even in charge as a junior officer.

 

[YeBeWarned]

Muhammad pbuh was not a general .. he was a leader and messenger of Allah that does not qualify him to be a general or world strongest man in terms of physical strength , we all know that he got hit in battle of uhud which result he lose his teeth , he was not invincible and he does not have to be perfect in everything , but whatever he did he set new standards for it .