Jamil ibn Busbuhri

جميل بن بصبهري

dihqan of the two Fallujas and al-Nahrayn; converted after the Sawad's conquest — Umar left his land in his hand and lifted the jizya.

Depth

At a glance

Era
The Rashidun Caliphate
Region
Levant & Iraq
Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Overview

Jamil ibn Busbuhri, a landed notable (dihqan) of al-Falalij and the two rivers. He became Muslim after the conquest of the Sawad. Umar did not trouble him, did not take the land out of his hands, and removed the poll tax from his neck. 1

The account is taken from al-Baladhuri's Futuh al-Buldan, and needs a second source.

Connections

Explore the connections

Participated in
Umar's Endowment of the Sawad upon Its People

People and things also explored

Ali ibn Abi Talib· Bistam ibn Tarsi· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Uthman ibn Hunayf· Kaskar· Umar's Endowment of the Sawad upon Its People

Sources

  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
Cite this page

islam.museum contributors. “Jamil ibn Busbuhri”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/jamil-ibn-busbuhri/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON

Wing

People

Prophets, companions, scholars, rulers, scientists, poets, travelers: women and men who shaped the story.
Related

Ali ibn Abi Talib

Cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet and the fourth caliph (r. 656–661 CE); the first Imam in Shia tradition.