Muslim corps commander Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl, following …
Years: 632 - 632
Muslim corps commander Ikrimah ibn Abi-Jahl, following the orders of Abu Bakr, marches from Oman to Mahra to join Arfaja bin Harthama.
As Arfaja has not yet arrived, Ikrimah tackles the local rebels on his own instead of waiting for him.
At Jairut, Ikrimah meets two rebel armies preparing for battle and persuades the weaker to embrace Islam, then joins up with them to defeat their opponents.
Having reestablished Islam in Mahra, ...
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- Polytheism (“paganism”)
- Arab people
- Jews
- Persian Empire, Sassanid, or Sasanid
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Heraclian dynasty
- Islam
