When Khalid bin Waleed was removed from the service in the reign of Hazrat Umar Farooq (رضہ)? 

1. 16 A.H
2. 15 A.H
3. 14 A.H
4. 17 A.H

Khalid ibn al-Walid (R.A.), the “Sword of Allah,” was relieved of command in 638 CE (17 AH) due to Caliph Umar’s (R.A.) policy against prolonged military leadership. Despite remaining undefeated in 200+ battles (including Yarmouk and Qadisiyyah), Umar sought to prevent personality cults. Khalid accepted this humbly, dying a year later in 642 CE (21 AH). This decision is analyzed in Tabari’s “History of the Prophets and Kings” (Vol. 11).