In the evening, every street of Arur was full of chaos.
The news of Muslim's old enmity with the family of Hajjaj ibn Yusuf had become known. Every house was talking about the arrival of the new governor of Sindh and the departure of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim.
Thousands of men, women and children of the city were gathering around the royal palace and making noise.
After Maghrib prayer, all the officials of Muhammad ibn al-Qasim's army gathered in a spacious room of the palace.
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim was forced to attend this gathering against his will.
He said in a short speech: I have decided to leave for Damascus in the morning and am not prepared to reconsider this decision.
A soldier's first duty is obedience.
Do not worry about this accident and cooperate fully with your new ruler.
Amir-ul-Momineen Sulaiman probably wants to see whether obedience is the spirit of Amir in my heart or not.
At the time of my departure from Damascus, he became angry with me, but that was a time when he was not burdened with any responsibility. Now he is Amir-ul-Momineen and I am sure that his mood will have changed.
It is very possible that they may send me to India to complete their unfinished business, but if I fail to clear their misunderstanding and bring me back,
Even if you are not given the opportunity, will it be your duty to obey Yazid bin Abul Kabsha?
Bheem Singh said, "We are ready to obey whatever order you give, but the opinion of all the chiefs of Sindh is that you should not leave here until you are sure of the Caliph's good intentions."
I have heard from Zubair the events of Damascus, and Miradal testifies that Sulaiman will treat you very badly. We do not consider you as Sulaiman's subjects, but as the king of our hearts.
We can set your index on fire, but we cannot guarantee that you will be charged with batteries in front of our eyes.
Your Arab colleagues may have respect for the court of caliphate in their hearts, but we are not ready to respect a caliph who wants to deprive Sindh of its great benefactor.
We have made a commitment to support you in life and death and this commitment will not be broken.
You stay in Sindh, Sindh needs you.
Even if all your companions leave your side, our one hundred thousand swords are there to protect you, and not only this, but every child and old man of Sindh will be ready to sacrifice his life for you in times of danger. For God's sake you go, and at least do not go until we are satisfied that Sulaiman will not ill-treat you.
If my words do not affect you, you should look under this palace and then decide that among the thousands who consider you as their father.
Those thousands of old people who consider you as their son and those widows who consider you as their brother, do they have any right over you or not?
At the end, Bheem Singh's voice was full. The attendees looked at each other.
Zubair said. You know very well that Sulaiman will not treat you well.
You stay like this and give me an opportunity to be present in the service of Amir-ul-Momineen.
"My life is not so precious, but Sindh and the world of Islam need you."
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim replied.
I consider the life of each of my soldiers more valuable than my own life and Bheem Singh!
I have no words to express my gratitude to you and your colleagues, but you are giving more importance to me than to my cause
You do not know that my revolt from the court of the Caliphate will actually be against the noble cause for which millions of merchants have shed their blood in the last century. These one hundred thousand people are enough to conquer all of Hindustan and my life is not so important that I allow one hundred thousand swords of Sindh to collide with one hundred thousand swords of the Islamic world.
My victory in such a revolt would also be equivalent to the worst defeat of the Muslims. May I say that our forces are currently engaged in Jihad (war) in Turkistan and Andalus, they should be recalled only because the Sindh army chief has revolted against the world of Islam in fear of his life.
If this question was limited to me and Sulaiman, I would not have surrendered to him, but I am surrendering to the people who have accepted Sulaiman as their caliph. If my death can save the Muslims from such a great chaos, I will consider it my good fortune.
You have said that you are ready to sacrifice your life at my behest. I do not have the right to ask you for any sacrifice, but if you want me to leave Sindh without any burden on my heart and to carry the satisfaction in my heart that I did not have any work left unfinished in Sindh, then you Declare the religion you have accepted with your tongue.
My invitation is for all my friends who are present in this place.
After the acceptance of Islam by people like you, the future of Sindh will not need any Muhammad ibn al-Qasim.
Now it is time for Isha prayer and today my condition is like that of a traveler who wants to sleep as soon as he steps on the destination after a long journey.
I don't want you to make a decision immediately after being influenced by my personality, but if you have confessed the virtues of Islam from your heart, then I will be spiritually happy to hear your declaration.
Bheem Singh recited the word Tawheed in a loud voice and said that even if I did not recognize the merits of Islam, I would not have refused your invitation.
For me, the greatest virtue of Islam is that you, the people, are Muslims!
Muhammad ibn al-Qasim got up and embraced Bheem Singh.
He hugged and said, Muslims, you will find thousands of people like me.
Eight more chiefs converted to Islam like Bheem Singh.
These people were coming out of the room to offer Isha prayer.
A delegation of dignitaries from the city led by the high priest of Arur was returning from another room of the palace after a meeting with Yazid bin Abu Baksha.
The members of this delegation entered Yazid's room with grim faces and came out smiling.
Yazid had promised to save the life of their commander.
And he was feeling that the clouds gathered around the sun of Sindh had disappeared.
When the priest and his companions came out of the palace, many people surrounded them
In response to thousands of questions, the priest only said that you should go to your own home.
The star of Sindh's fate has been averted
You will find your commander.