The governor of the district of Furāt had been receiving rep...

The governor of the district of Furāt had been receiving reports of the increase in Muslim strength in the bordering desert across from Ubullah, and could guess that once Muslim strength had been sufficiently built up their action would be far from passive. This was also obvious from the offensive posture of the Muslims elsewhere in ʿIrāq. He therefore planned to put in a pre-emptive strike and eliminate the Muslim threat on his front. With this aim in view he gathered all his troops, which included the garrison of Ubullah, and with 4,000 men marched towards the ruins. He hoped to catch the Muslims unaware in their tents and gave to his men ropes to tie around the necks of the Arabs and bring them in like cattle.

On arrival near the ruins, however, he found an army about as strong as his own awaiting him. In the battle that followed a large number of Persians were killed and the governor was taken captive, while the rest fled to Ubullah. The Arab of the desert was a master in exploiting a success and pursuing a defeated foe: and the very next day the Muslims appeared at the gates of Ubullah. The Persians, defeated the day before in battle, offered no resistance and Ubullah fell to the Muslims for the second time since the beginning of the Muslim invasion of ʿIrāq. This happened in Rajab, 14 Hijrī [August or September, 635].

‘Utbah bin Ghazwān lost no time in crossing the Tigris. The district of Furāt had little opposition to offer and a few Muslim mounted groups went through it to make sure that no hostile soldiers remained. Then ‘Utbah marched into the district of Dast Maysān without, however, going as far as Ahwāz. In this district a small Persian force prepared for battle but it was easily defeated, and having established Muslim authority here, ‘Utbah marched westwards into the district of Abarkubādh, which also bowed before the Muslims. The districts east of the Tigris were now in Muslim hands. ‘Utbah returned to Ubullah and sent a force under one of his officers across the Euphrates. This force captured Mazār and subdued the district of Maysān before rejoining ‘Utbah at Ubullah. It had hardly returned, however, when news was received that Abarkubādh had revolted. The governor of Abarkubādh was a Persian, named Feelhan, who had accepted Muslim rule as a matter of necessity until he was strong enough to throw off the yoke. Hence, he had signed a treaty with ‘Utbah acknowledging the Muslims, but now he gathered a small force and prepared for battle. ‘Utbah sent Mughīrah ibn Shuʿbah with the bulk of his small army to Abarkubādh to deal with the revolt. Mughīrah marched to Marghāb, where Feelhan awaited him, and at Marghāb the Persians were again defeated and their commander killed. Having reimposed Muslim rule over Abarkubādh, Mughīrah returned to Ubullah.

[To Be Continued…]

May Allāh سُبْحَانَهُ وَتَعَالَى Shower His Blessings on the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions.
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(To be continued…)
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