I have appointed Malik Ibn Harith Ishtar as a commander over you and the army under you. So follow his command, and consider him as your armor and shield. Because they are among those who are not afraid of weakness and slippage, and laziness where prudence is required, and haste where laxity is appropriate. When the Hazrat sent the first twelve troops under Ziyad Ibn Nazr and Shareeh Ibn Hani towards Syria, on the way they were met by Abu Al-Awar Salma, who was encamped there with the Syrian troops, and they both sent a letter to Harith Ibn Jumhan and informed the Hazrat. Wrote. Malik Ishtar has been described in short and concise words in it. From this, Malik Ishtar's intelligence, courage, experience and skill in martial arts and his personal greatness and importance can be estimated.