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Abu Umama al-Sudayy ibn Ajlan al-Bahili

أبو أمامة الصدي بن عجلان الباهلي

A Bahili among the squadron commanders in Syria; Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan (may God be pleased with him) sent him against a Roman gathering at al-Araba in the land of Filastin, and he fell upon them killing their chief — per Abu Mikhnaf six Roman commanders descended on al-Araba with three thousand and Abu Umama marched on them with a band of Muslims, defeated them, killed one commander and pursued them to al-Dabiyya defeating them there with good spoil; the elders of Syria hold the day of al-Araba to be the Muslims' first engagement.

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Roles
Companion · Commander
Counted among
Sunni
Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Arabia · Levant & Iraq
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Overview

Abu Umama al-Sudayy ibn Ajlan al-Bahili (may God be pleased with him) (may God be pleased with him), a Companion and one of the commanders of the raiding parties in Syria. 1

The Battle of al-Araba

Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan sent him against a Byzantine force at al-Araba in the land of Palestine, and he struck them and killed their great man. Abu Mikhnaf has it that six Byzantine commanders camped at al-Araba with three thousand men. He marched against them with a group of Muslims, defeated them and killed one of them. He then pursued them to al-Dabiya, defeated them there, and took good booty. 1

The elders of Syria say that the Battle of al-Araba was the first of the Muslims' battles. 2 See the Battle of al-Araba.

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Participated in
The Battle of al-Araba
Mentioned in
Muwatta 2129

People and things also explored

The Conquest of Syria· Muwatta, Book of Judgements (aqdiya)· Malik ibn Anas· Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan· The Battle of al-Araba· Muwatta 2129

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.151
  2. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition) , p.152
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The Conquest of Syria

In al-Baladhuri: when Abu Bakr finished with the apostates he dispatched the armies to Syria, binding three banners — for Khalid ibn Sa'id (whom he deposed), Shurahbil ibn Hasana and Amr ibn al-As — directing them and Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan by the Ayla and Tabuk roads until their number completed at twenty-four thousand; their first fighting came at Dathin and al-Araba, and al-Waqidi's account assigns Amr Filastin, Shurahbil al-Urdunn and Yazid Dimashq; Khalid ibn al-Walid then marched from Iraq reaching them in Rabi' al-Akhir year 13, and they made him commander in every battle; the great battle of Ajnadayn fell on Monday twelve nights remaining of Jumada I year 13, Busra fell by treaty, Shurahbil conquered al-Urdunn by force save Tabariyya, the battle of Fihl came five months into Umar's caliphate with Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah commanding by Umar's investiture, the day of Marj al-Suffar at the new moon of al-Muharram year 14, and then the conquest of Damascus and Bayt al-Maqdis.