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- The Rashidun Caliphate
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- Levant & Iraq · Arabia
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In time
When Abu Bakr finished with the apostates he sent the armies to Syria under three banners — Khalid ibn Sa'id, Shurahbil ibn Hasana (may God be pleased with him) and Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him) — twenty-four thousand in all. Then Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) marched from Iraq and was made commander over every war, and Umar appointed Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah (may God be pleased with him) over all Syria.
Al-Baladhuri records that when Abu Bakr was done with the Ridda peoples he sent the armies to Syria, raising three banners for Khalid ibn Sa'id, Shurahbil ibn Hasana (may God be pleased with him) and Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him), and put the latter two and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (may God be pleased with him) over the roads of Ayla and Tabuk — twenty-four thousand in all. Then Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) marched from Iraq and was made commander in every war. His account names the day of Ajnadayn, the taking of Busra by treaty, Shurahbil's taking of the Jordan by force except Tiberias, then the day of Fahl and Marj al-Saffar, then the conquest of Damascus and Jerusalem. Umar gave Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah (may God be pleased with him) charge of all Syria.
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Al-Baladhuri in Futuh al-Buldan (pp. 149–165) records that once Abu Bakr had finished with the Ridda peoples he dispatched the armies to Syria, raising three banners for Khalid ibn Sa'id, Shurahbil ibn Hasana (may God be pleased with him) and Amr ibn al-As (may God be pleased with him), and placed the latter two and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (may God be pleased with him) over the roads of Ayla and Tabuk — their total reaching twenty-four thousand. Then Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) marched from Iraq and was made commander over every war. The scenes named: the day of Ajnadayn, Busra taken by treaty, Shurahbil's taking of the Jordan by force except Tiberias, then the day of Fahl and Marj al-Saffar, then Damascus and Jerusalem. Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him) gave Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah (may God be pleased with him) charge of the whole of Syria.
Overview
al-Baladhuri relates that when Abu Bakr had finished with the people of the Ridda, he sent armies to Syria and made three banners for Khalid ibn Sa'id, Shurahbil ibn Hasana and Amr ibn al-As. He placed the last two and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan on the roads to Ayla and Tabuk, and their host reached twenty-four thousand. 1
The campaign
Khalid ibn al-Walid then marched from Iraq, and they made him commander in every war. al-Baladhuri describes the battle of Ajnadayn, the peaceful conquest of Busra, the forcible conquest of Jordan by Shurahbil except Tiberias, then the battle of Fahl and Marj al-Saffar, and then the conquest of Damascus and Jerusalem. 1
Umar appointed Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah over the whole command of Syria. The source covers pages 149–165. 2
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Connections
- Had participant
- Sufyan ibn Mujib al-Azdi· Abu Bakr al-Siddiq· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
- Has part
- The Battle of Ajnadayn· The Battle of al-Araba· The Battle of Dathin· The Battle of Fihl· The Battle of Marj al-Suffar· Battle of the Yarmuk· The Conquest of Antioch· The Conquest of Busra· The Conquest of Caesarea· The Conquest of Damascus· The Conquest of Hims· The Conquest of the Jazira· The Conquest of al-Ladhiqiyya· The Conquest of Qinnasrin· The First Crossing of the Darb· Khalid ibn al-Walid's March to Syria· The Plague of Amwas
People and things also explored
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Jizya (capitation on treaty peoples)· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Heraclius· Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan· Mecca· Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.149
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Conquest of Syria”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/conquest-of-syria/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.