At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
The Muslims took Tustar under the command of Abu Musa al-Ash'ari, and Hormuzan was taken captive and submitted to the judgement of Umar. 1
The battle
Nine hundred of the people of Tustar were killed and six hundred were taken captive, and their necks were struck afterwards. 1
The entry
A man of the non-Arabs asked for safe conduct on condition that he show the Muslims the point of weakness. He became a Muslim and stipulated that a share be set for him and his sons. Abu Musa sent with him Ashras ibn Awf of the Shayban, who waded with him across the Dujayl over a ridge of stones and showed him the city. 1
Abu Musa chose forty men with Mujza'a ibn Thawr, and two hundred followed them by night. The guide brought them into the city, where they killed the guards and cried out "God is great" on the wall. 1
Hormuzan
Hormuzan fled to his fortress. Abu Musa crossed in the morning and took the city. Hormuzan asked for safe conduct, but Abu Musa would only give it on the judgement of Umar, and he accepted that. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- الهرمزان· Abu Musa al-Ashari· Ashras ibn Awf
- Occurred at
- Tustar
People and things also explored
Siege of Tustar· The March of al-Falalij and the Pursuit of Jaban at Tustar· The Asawira's Conversion Compact· The Battle of Nihawand (Fath al-Futuh)· The Conquest of al-Dinawar, Masabadhan and Mihrajanqadhaf· Conquest of Isfahan (21 AH)· The Conquest of Qumm and Qashan· The Conquest of Ra's al-Ayn
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Tustar's Fall and Hurmuzan's Capture”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/fall-of-tustar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.