Islam Museum Islam Museum islam.museum
Search ⌕ ARENUR
Accessibility
Text size 100%

Saved on this device only — nothing is sent anywhere.

al-Usayfan

العسيفان

al-Usayfan between Kashmir, Multan and Kabul; its king, his son dead despite the idol's 'answer', broke shrine, image and sadins — and took tawhid from Muslim merchants under al-Mu'tasim.

Depth

At a glance

Region
Persia & Central Asia
Review
Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it

Overview

al-Usayfan: a country between Qashmir, Multan and Kabul. The sources report that its king became a Muslim in the caliphate of al-Mu'tasim after the death of his son. He broke and destroyed the house of his idol and killed its keepers, for they had claimed that his prayer was answered. The merchants of the Muslims offered him the oneness of God, and he professed it. 1

An additional source is needed: no specific page or coordinates for this place are given here.

Connections

Explore the connections

Site of
The Conversion of al-Usayfan's King

People and things also explored

al-Mu'tasim Abu Ishaq ibn al-Rashid· The Conversion of al-Usayfan's King

Sources

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

islam.museum contributors. “al-Usayfan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-usayfan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

Improve this page on GitHub · Report an error · JSON

Wing

Place

Cities, sites and routes on a map that moves through time. Related

al-Mu'tasim Abu Ishaq ibn al-Rashid

al-Mu'tasim bi'llah Abu Ishaq Muhammad ibn Harun al-Rashid, eighth caliph of the Abbasids; in al-Baladhuri: in his caliphate the Romans came out to Zibatra, killed its men, captured its women and wrecked it — which grieved and angered him so that he raided them as far as Amorium, having destroyed forts on the way, camped on it, took it, killed the fighters, captured the women and children, demolished it, and ordered Zibatra rebuilt, fortified and garrisoned.