Umm Habib al-Sahba' bint Habib ibn Bujayr

Overview

Umm Habib al-Sahba bint Habib ibn Bujayr al-Taghlabiyya, who was the mother of Umar ibn Ali ibn Abi Talib ¹.

The captivity

She was among the captives of the Banu Taghlib, who had turned against obedience under the leadership of Rabi'a ibn Bujayr at al-Mudayq and al-Musayyad, according to al-Baladhuri. Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated them on his way to Syria, and sent the captives to Abu Bakr ¹. See Khalid's march to Syria.

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.

Umm Habib al-Sahba' bint Habib ibn Bujayr

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The captivity

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The Conquest of Syria