Okay so I just ended up repeating myself yesterday... my original post was about how the defeated army was described as being "nearby" in the Quran as the time frame doesn't matter so much. I was asking the question of: Is Syria is anywhere near Mecca? It really doesn't matter whether they are called "Byzantines" or "Romans".
What matters is that the army controlling Syria lost Syria in a war. The Sahabah were said to be celebrating in Mecca which is not anywhere near to Syria. That's the reason I cited the segment.
What matters is that the army controlling Syria lost Syria in a war. The Sahabah were said to be celebrating in Mecca which is not anywhere near to Syria. That's the reason I cited the segment.