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Conquest of al-Ubulla and al-Furat

فتح الأبلة والفرات

al-Ubulla

Utba ibn Ghazwan (may God be pleased with him) stormed al-Ubulla and wrote Umar — borne by Nafi' ibn al-Harith — that it was the port of Bahrain, Uman, India and China; crossing to al-Furat its folk came out with their spades and were beaten, Mujashi' ibn Mas'ud taking the town by force; at al-Madhar its marzban came out, was routed with most of his men drowned, taken alive and beheaded; at Dastumaysan Utba struck pre-emptively 'to weaken their sides and embolden hearts', killing their dehqans; then Abar Qubadh fell — the tract from al-Fahraj to al-Furat being treaty-land, the rest of Ubulla by force. Utba's wife Arda bint al-Harith goaded the men 'if they rout you, you'll enter us uncircumcised', and the forelocked boy Ziyad divided the spoils at two dirhams a day.

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al-Baladhuri relates that Utba ibn Ghazwan raided al-Ubulla and took it by force. He wrote to Umar that it was the port of Bahrain, Oman, India and China, and sent the letter with Nafi' ibn al-Harith al-Thaqafi. 1

The following campaign

They crossed the Euphrates and overcame its people, and Mujashi ibn Mas'ud al-Sulami was sent over the Euphrates and took it by force. Utba marched to al-Madhar, then Dastmaysan and Abar Qubadh. Between al-Fahraj and the Euphrates there was a treaty, and the rest of al-Ubulla was taken by force. 1

Arda bint al-Harith, the wife of Utba, recited verses urging the fighting. The booty was divided by Ziyad, who was then a boy. 1

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Had participant
Arda bint al-Harith· Shuways al-Adawi· Utba ibn Ghazwan· مجاشع بن مسعود السلمي· زياد بن أبي سفيان
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al-Ubulla

People and things also explored

Arda bint al-Harith· Utba ibn Ghazwan· The Battle of Badr· Digging of the Ubulla Canal· Digging of the Ma'qil Canal· Expedition of Nakhla· Expedition of Rabigh· The first migration to Abyssinia

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Arda bint al-Harith

Arda bint al-Harith ibn Kallada, Utba ibn Ghazwan's wife; she goaded the men at the al-Furat city fight with her verse 'if they rout you, you'll enter us uncircumcised'.