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Region: Levant & Iraq · Persia & Central Asia
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Tustar is a town mentioned by al-Baladhuri, where Jaban gathered a great host. Khalid sent to him al-Muthanna ibn Haritha and Hanzala the scribe. When they arrived at it, he fled. ¹

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Site of: The March of al-Falalij and the Pursuit of Jaban at Tustar· Conquest of Tustar and the capture of al-Hurmuzan· Tustar's Fall and Hurmuzan's Capture· Siege of Tustar

People and things also explored

Abu Musa al-Ashari· الهرمزان· al-Bara' ibn Azib· al-Bara' ibn Malik· al-Muthanna ibn Haritha· al-Nu'man ibn Muqarrin· Ammar ibn Yasir· Ashras ibn Awf

Sources

Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)

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islam.museum contributors. “Tustar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/tustar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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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.