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Manadhir

مناذر

Greater and Lesser Manadhir of al-Ahwaz's districts; Abu Musa besieged them and al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad took them by force, killing the fighters — governed by Asim ibn Qays al-Sulami — and there fell al-Muhajir ibn Ziyad, his head raised between two merlons.

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Manadhir, the Greater and the Lesser, are districts of Ahwaz. Al-Baladhuri relates that Abu Musa al-Ash'ari besieged them, and that al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad al-Harithi conquered them by force. He killed the fighting men, took the children captive, and appointed Asim ibn Qays al-Sulami as its governor. 1

In it al-Muhajir ibn Ziyad was martyred, and according to the same report, they set up his head between two battlements. 1

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Conquest of Manadhir

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Abu Musa al-Ashari· al-Muhajir ibn Ziyad al-Harithi· al-Rabi' ibn Ziyad al-Harithi· Conquest of Manadhir

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  1. Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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Abu Musa al-Ashari

Companion from the Ashari tribe, a client of the family of Utba ibn Rabi'a; came to the Prophet on the two ships from Abyssinia. Known as a jurist, expert Qur'an reciter and governor of Basra and Kufa under Umar.