Ifriqiya

إفريقية

Ifriqiya, the Maghreb province between Tripoli and Tangier; Ibn al-Kalbi says Ifriqis ibn Qays ibn Sayfi al-Himyari held it in the Jahiliyya and it was named for him — he killed its king Jurjir and said of the Barabira 'how barbarous these folk', whence they were called al-Barabira; Abdallah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh raided it under Uthman, killed its patrikios at Sbejtla and took its grandees' three hundred qintar of gold, then Uqba ibn Nafi' opened it and laid out its Qayrawan.

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Ifriqiya is a region in the Maghreb between Tripoli and Tangier; Abdullah ibn Sa'd raided it in Uthman's caliphate and struck down its patrician at Sbeitla, then Uqba ibn Nafi' opened it and founded its Kairouan.

Ifriqiya, a region in the Maghreb between Tripoli and Tangier. Al-Baladhuri quotes Ibn al-Kalbi that Ifriqis ibn Qays ibn Sayfi al-Himyari ruled it in the Jahiliyya and it was named for him — he brought down its king Jarjir and told the Berbers 'how much you babble', whence 'Barabira'. Abdullah ibn Sa'd raided it in Uthman's caliphate, struck down its patrician at Sbeitla and made peace for three hundred quintals of gold; then Uqba ibn Nafi' opened it and founded its Kairouan. Its events include the first raid on Ifriqiya, the founding of Kairouan, Hassan ibn al-Nu'man's raid against al-Kahina, and the fall of Kulthum ibn Iyad.

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Ifriqiya, a region in the Maghreb between Tripoli and Tangier. Al-Baladhuri quotes Ibn al-Kalbi that Ifriqis ibn Qays ibn Sayfi al-Himyari ruled it in the Jahiliyya and it was named for him; he killed its king Jarjir, and told the Berbers 'how much you babble' — whence they were called Barabira. Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh raided it in Uthman's caliphate, killed its patrician at Sbeitla, and made peace with its notables for three hundred quintals of gold. Then Uqba ibn Nafi' opened it and founded its Kairouan. Among the events that took place there: the first raid on Ifriqiya and the killing of its patrician, the founding of Kairouan, Hassan ibn al-Nu'man's raid against al-Kahina, and the killing of Kulthum ibn Iyad in Ifriqiya.

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Ifriqiya is a region of the Maghrib between Tripoli and Tangier. ¹

Al-Baladhuri reports from Ibn al-Kalbi that Ifriqis ibn Qays ibn Sayfi al-Himyari overcame it in the days of ignorance, and it was named after him. He killed its king Jurjir, and said to the Berbers: "How many of you are there in barbarism!" So they were named Berbers. ¹

Abd Allah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh raided it in the caliphate of Uthman, and killed its patrician at Subaytila, and its notables made peace with him for three hundred qintars of gold. Then Uqba ibn Nafi conquered it and laid out its city, al-Qayrawan. ¹

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The Berbers

The Berbers in al-Baladhuri on Abdallah ibn Salih's report: they claim descent from Barr ibn Qays — but God gave Qays no son called Barr; rather they are of the Jabbarin whom Dawud fought, whose seats in ancient days were Palestine, the people of Amud — who came to the Maghreb and multiplied there; of them are Lawata, the covenant-holders of Barqa, and the Antabulus folk excepted in Amr ibn al-As's sermon.

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The Berbers