al-Muthanna ibn Haritha

المثنى بن حارثة

His name appears in the index of the third volume, alongside Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud, for the year 13: 'Account of al-Muthanna ibn Haritha and Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud' ¹. According to al-Baladhuri, al-Muthanna ibn Haritha ibn Salama ibn Dimdim al-Shaybani used to raid al-Sawad with men of his people. Abu Bakr wrote him a written commission over those of them who had embraced Islam, to fight the Persians; he alighted at Khafan and summoned his people, and they became Muslims. Abu Bakr then wrote ordering him to hear and obey Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him); he met him at al-Nabaj, and met Jaban at Nahr al-Dam. He was the first conqueror of al-Sawad.

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Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha al-Shaybani, one of the commanders of the opening of Iraq, whom al-Baladhuri counts the first conqueror of the Sawad; he called his people and they entered Islam, and he met Khalid at al-Nibaj.

Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha ibn Salama ibn Damdam al-Shaybani, one of the commanders of the opening of Iraq, whom al-Baladhuri counts the first conqueror of the Sawad. He raided the Sawad with men of his tribe Banu Shayban, so Abu Bakr wrote him a writ over those of them who entered Islam to fight the Persians; he camped at Khaffan, called his people and they entered Islam. Then Abu Bakr wrote him to hear and obey Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) — he met him at al-Nibaj and met Jabban at the river. His name ties to Muthanna's writ and the opening of al-Hira, and he appears in the contents of al-Tabari's third volume with Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud under the year 13 AH.

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Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha ibn Salama ibn Damdam al-Shaybani, one of the commanders of the opening of Iraq, whom al-Baladhuri counts the first conqueror of the Sawad. Al-Baladhuri says he raided the Sawad with men of his tribe Banu Shayban; Abu Bakr wrote him a writ over those of them who entered Islam to fight the Persians. He camped at Khaffan, called his people and they entered Islam. Then Abu Bakr wrote him to hear and obey Khalid ibn al-Walid (may God be pleased with him) — he met him at al-Nibaj, and met Jabban at the Dam river (nahr al-dam). His name ties to Muthanna's writ and the opening of al-Hira. He appears in the contents of al-Tabari's third volume with Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud under the year 13 AH, under the heading 'the account of al-Muthanna ibn Haritha and Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud'.

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Al-Muthanna ibn Haritha ibn Salama ibn Damdam al-Shaybani, one of the leaders of the conquest of Iraq. Al-Baladhuri counts him as the first of the conquerors of al-Sawad. ²

In the conquest of Iraq

Al-Baladhuri says that he used to raid al-Sawad with men of his people, the Banu Shayban. Abu Bakr wrote him a covenant for those of them who embraced Islam to fight the Persians. He camped at Khufan and called on his people, and they embraced Islam. Then Abu Bakr wrote to him to listen and obey Khalid ibn al-Walid, and he met him at al-Nabaj, and met Jaban at the river of blood. ²

His name is linked with the commission of al-Muthanna and the conquest of al-Hira. ²

In al-Tabari

His name appears in the index of the third volume of al-Tabari together with Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud, in the reports of the year 13 AH, under the title "The report of al-Muthanna ibn Haritha and Abu Ubayd ibn Mas'ud". ¹

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al-Muthanna ibn Haritha

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Khalid ibn al-Walid