Two Young Fighters

In one annual wrestling competition held during pagan Arabian time, emerged two young fighters attracting attention of the crowd. Both were at the similar age, similar appearance of strong and determined, shaped by the wild desert life. From a distance, both looked a lot alike. The first boy was taller with broad shoulder and sharp eyes. The second was a bit shorter, and though having small scar on his left cheek, was apparently charming.
Along the course of the tournament, both dominated the stage, till they had to meet in one decisive match. As everyone expected, the match was tight, until in one occasion, the taller boy was knocked down and badly injured. A cracking sound when the taller boy struck the ground indicated a broken bone in one of his legs. The shorter boy looked at his opponent in horror, since he never meant to hurt that much. Immediately he rushed to help and carried the taller boy back to his tent, without noticing much to the triumph ceremony he would get. Actually, the boys had known for each other since their childhood, and the event that day brought their relationship even closer. As the time went by, the taller boy healed and came back to fight, gaining lots of victories before turning his interest to merchant, while the shorter boy had more interest in the art of desert warfare.
At that time, no one thought that those boys would grow as prominent figures in history. In the later days, the taller boy would be remembered as a prolific administrator in a young emerging civilization. In his time, the nation he led sparked dazzling light much brighter than those of the two great empires existed in the ancient worlds, the Persian and the Eastern-Roman Byzantine. The shorter boy was well-known as one of the finest military generals the eastern world has ever possessed. Islamic tradition praises both figures highly as the title of ‘may God be pleased with him’, always follows every time their names are mentioned.
The taller boy was Umar Ibn Al Khattab, and the shorter boy was Khalid Ibn Al-Walid.