The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 39.1

39.1

When Muhammad Kásim on seeing the enemy approaching issued forth, he appointed Khanzalah Kilábí to the charge of the right wing, and Zakwán son of Alwán Bahkrí to that of the left and directed Abú Fiddah Hamadání to take up his position with the standards in front of the elephants (of the enemy.) (At the same time) Hudail son of Salmán Azdí and Zaid son of Jolaidí Azdí with a number of horsemen from Numailah and Masúd son of Shaarí Kalbí and Muhárik son of Kaab Rástí were posted in front of the centre. The van was to come into action, Muhammad son of Zaid Abdi and Bashar son of Atiyah with their companions joining it on one side and Maasab son of Abdurrahman Sakifi and Hazim son of Urwah Madani on the other. Muhammad Kasim divided his select cavalry (also) into the centre, the right wing, and the left. Those who remained, stood behind the army. He ordered the naphtha-shooters to have their weapons and appliances ready and to light their torches and set up their fires. They were 900 men in all and these he divided into 3 parties; 300 men were put in the centre, 300 in the right wing and as many in the left. All of them fixed their arrows of naphtha to their bows. It was the hour of morning prayer when the five lines stood arrayed with their colours flying. One line was formed by the men of the family of Aliyah; another by the children of Tamim; a third by Bikr Rail and his men; a fourth by Abdul Kais with his tribesmen; and a fifth by the people of the Azdi tribe.