Talk:Day of Thirst

Why...?
Okay, this is probably an extremely stupid question ("There are no stupid questions, just stupid people"), but... why is it called "Day of Thirst"? Currently the article fails to explain... (or I'm missing the obvious.) -- Syzygy (talk) 08:01, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
 * It is me rather than you who is at fault here, I neglected to mention the obvious ;). The Arab army suffered from thirst throughout the battle, and this is why the battle became known under this name. Al-Tabari even mentions an exhausted soldier snatching away Muslim ibn Sa'id's own water-cup to drink after the battle was over. Constantine  ✍  15:30, 21 November 2013 (UTC)