At a glance
- Era
- The Early Abbasid Caliphate
- Region
- Maghreb
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Overview
al-Baladhuri, on the authority of Ahmad ibn Nafi', client of the Banu al-Aghlab, relates the killing of al-Aghlab ibn Salim al-Tamimi by an arrow, in a battle with Harish near al-Qayrawan. 1
The account
al-Aghlab was from the people of Marw al-Rudh, one of those who came with the black-clad from Khurasan. Musa al-Hadi appointed him over the Maghrib. Harish, who was of the frontier troops from Tunis, gathered a host and marched to him while he was at al-Qayrawan, and besieged him. Then al-Aghlab came out to fight him, and an arrow struck him and he fell dead, while his companions did not know it. Then Harish and his army were routed, and al-Aghlab's men pursued them for three days killing them, and they killed Harish at a place known as the Market of Sunday. Thus al-Aghlab was called "the Martyr". 1
Dating
The event took place in the governorship of Musa al-Hadi, that is around 170 AH, and the Gregorian conversion is derived. 1 It needs an additional source.
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Aghlab ibn Salim al-Tamimi· حريش
- Occurred at
- Qayrawan
People and things also explored
Great Mosque of Qayrawan· The Founding of Qayrawan· The Ifriqiyan Army's Rising against Ibn al-Ash'ath in His Palace· Ibrahim ibn al-Aghlab's Founding of al-Abbasiyya· al-Aghlab ibn Salim al-Tamimi· حريش· Qayrawan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “al-Aghlab ibn Salim's Death by an Arrow and Harish's Rout”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/death-of-al-aghab/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.