When we were great Acry of a Muslim woman moved armies destroyed empires
"وامعتصماه"
One of the Muslim great conquests that led Muslims to conquer the Romans in Amorium 'Amuriyyah' (a city in Anatolia in nowadays Turkey), is the Story of the Caliph Mu’tasim and the cry of a Muslim Woman. This incident happened in 837 AD.
One Muslim woman was abused and enslaved by the Romans in Amorium. Embarrassed and horrified, she called out the name of the Caliph "Wa Mu'tasimah" ‘ وامعتصماه Oh Mu’tasim'. When her call reached the caliph, he responded immediately, “Labbaiki ukhtah” لبيك اختاه (I am here at your call sister) saying: "I swear by God, I will send an army that is so big that when it reaches them it is still leaving our base. And tell me the strongest city of those Romans and I will send the army to that city."
In Ramadan in 223 AH (Hijri), the Caliph Al-Mu'tasim Billah prepared a large army and set off for battle to rescue the woman, he led the Muslim army himself to 'Amuriyyah' which is considered one of the unforgettable battles in Islamic history, in which he conquered the Romans. After victory and after destroying the Roman enemy stronghold, the caliph insisted on opening the jail of that woman by himself, and when he saw her, he said: “I heard your call, sister.”
This was the decisive response of the Caliph when the honor of one Muslim woman was touched.
