The Conquest of the Jazira

Al-Baladhuri reports from Maymun ibn Mihran that the whole Jazira was among Iyad ibn Ghanm's conquests after Abu Ubayda's death, and that Umar appointed him to it.

Al-Baladhuri reports from Maymun ibn Mihran that the whole Jazira was among Iyad ibn Ghanm's conquests after Abu Ubayda's death and that Umar appointed him to it. Al-Waqidi — the firmest authority they heard — holds that Abu Ubayda died in the plague of Amwas in 18 AH having named Iyad successor, and Umar's letter came appointing him to Homs, Qinnasrin and the Jazira. Iyad marched to the Jazira on Thursday, mid-Sha'ban 18 AH, in five thousand: Maysara ibn Masruq on the vanguard, Sa'id ibn Amir al-Jumahi on the right, Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal on the left — or Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) on the left in one telling. The conquest is part of the opening of Syria.

Al-Baladhuri reports from Maymun ibn Mihran that the whole Jazira was among Iyad ibn Ghanm's conquests after Abu Ubayda's death, and that Umar appointed him to it. Sulayman ibn Ata says Abu Ubayda sent Iyad to the Jazira and died while he was there, Umar appointing him to it after; al-Waqidi — the firmest authority they heard on his affair, by al-Baladhuri's judgment — holds that Abu Ubayda died in the plague of Amwas in 18 AH having named Iyad successor, and Umar's letter came appointing him to Homs, Qinnasrin and the Jazira. Iyad marched to the Jazira on Thursday, mid-Sha'ban 18 AH, in five thousand: Maysara ibn Masruq al-Absi on the vanguard, Sa'id ibn Amir al-Jumahi on the right wing, Safwan ibn al-Mu'attal al-Sulami on the left — or Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) on the left in one telling; and Khalid is said to have stayed in Homs until his death there in 21 AH, or to have died in Medina. The conquest is part of the opening of Syria, and the date is derived from the account.