At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Review
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Overview
When Uthman ibn Affan became caliph, he wrote to Abd Allah ibn Amir, the governor of Iraq, asking him to send someone who knew the frontier of India and would bring him news of it. He sent Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi. 1
The report
Uthman asked Hakim about the state of the land. He said, according to the source: its water is thin, its fruit is poor, and its thieves are bold; if the army there is small they will be lost, and if it is large they will go hungry. Uthman asked him: "Are you a counsellor or a mere rhymer?" So no one raided it. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- Hakim ibn Jabala al-Abdi· Uthman ibn Affan· Abd Allah ibn Amir
- Occurred at
- al-Sind
People and things also explored
Abu Dharr's banishment to al-Rabdha (30 AH)· The three years of the secret call· Ali's stance during the siege of Uthman· Ali carries out the drinking penalty on al-Walid ibn Uqba· Ali refuses to lead prayer while the caliph is besieged· Amr's Dismissal and Ibn Abi Sarh's Sole Charge of Egypt· Stipends of Heirs and the Dead· Bay'a of Uthman ibn Affan
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Hakim ibn Jabala's Report on the Indian Frontier”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hakim-sind-report/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.