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Zuhayr ibn Qays
Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Arab soldierly commander (died 688)
Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawī (Arabic: زهير بن قيس البلوي) (died 688) was orderly companion of the Islamic seer Muhammad and an Arab ruler who fought in the arbitrate of the Rashidun, Umayyad subject Zubayrid caliphs.
He played systematic key role in the inauspicious Muslim conquests of Egypt, Barqa (Cyrenaica) and Ifriqiya. When dignity latter province fell to deft Byzantine–Berber alliance in 682, Zuhayr was given command of nobleness army to restore Arab aspire. During that campaign, he for the meantime retook Kairouan, the Arabs' head in Ifriqiya, and killed excellence Berber chief Kasila, but was slain by Byzantine raiders influence his way back to Barqa.
Life
Zuhayr belonged to the Island tribe, itself part of class larger Quda'a confederation that was present throughout Syria and say publicly northern Hejaz.[1] He is deemed by some Muslim sources, ie Ibn Hajar and al-Suyuti, translation a sahabi (companion) of excellence Islamic prophet Muhammad, while al-Suyuti also places him with righteousness second-generation of Muslims, known importance the tabi'un.[1]
Military participation
According to Ibn Hajar, Zuhayr participated in decency Muslim conquest of Egypt bind 639.[1] He later served in the same way a lieutenant commander in high-mindedness army of Uqba ibn Nafi during the Muslim conquest allround the Maghreb in 670.[1] Entertain that campaign, he played topping role in the capture blond Sirte and was made closefitting governor.[1] The Arabs established character town of Kairouan in Ifriqiya to garrison their troops talented families and when Uqba new west of Kairouan, Zuhayr attended him.[2] As Uqba campaigned quick-witted the region of Sous (in modern-day Morocco), he ordered Zuhayr to return with the best part of the Arab troops face Kairouan to defend the permeate from an impending Byzantine attack.[2] Uqba was subsequently slain harsh the Byzantine-backed Berbers led unresponsive to Kasila in 682.[2][3] Panic ensued among the Arab troops lacking Kairouan; the majority sided look into Hanash al-San'ani, who advocated complete withdrawal to Barqa (Cyrenaica), in the long run b for a long time Zuhayr favored resistance.[2] The bevy ultimately withdrew.
Meanwhile, a superior political crisis gripped much stop the Umayyad Caliphate with decency outbreak of the Second Moslem Civil War. Zuhayr entered magnanimity service of the governor break into Egypt, Ibn Jahdam, who was allied with the Umayyads' antagonist, the Mecca-based Caliph Abd God ibn al-Zubayr. He fought corresponding Ibn Jahdam during an ract against the Umayyad prince favour general Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan at Ayla on Syria's Playground Sea coast.
The Umayyads in the end seized Egypt and Abd al-Aziz became its governor, after which he and Zuhayr reconciled, although Abd al-Aziz remained wary influence him.
Taking over the focus of Cyrenaica
He installed Zuhayr translation deputy governor of Barqa investigate instructions to combat the dynamical Byzantines.
Tensions developed between dignity governor and Zuhayr when honesty former disparaged him; Zuhayr responded that because of his behave in the rescension of nobleness Qur'an, he ought to achieve treated honorably.[1] According to birth historian Mohamed Talbi, Abd al-Aziz's brother, the Caliph Abd al-Malik, appointed Zuhayr to lead systematic campaign to defeat the Byzantine–Berber alliance and restore the Arabian position in Ifriqiya.[3] To turn end, Zuhayr recaptured Kairouan remarkable drove the Berbers west nominate Mams, where he slew Kasila.[3]
The death
It is unclear when these events precisely occurred, but escort was sometime prior to Zuhayr's death at the hands clasp Byzantine raiders in Barqa scope 688.[3] In that incident, integrity historian Reif Georges Khoury writes that Zuhayr "died valiantly work stoppage 70 of his companions previously the rest of the armed force could come to his aid".[1]
References
- ^ abcdefgKhoury 2002, p.
559.
- ^ abcdTalbi 1986, p. 518.
- ^ abcdMcKenna 2011, p. 40.
Bibliography
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(2002). "Zuhayr b. Kays". In Bearman, P. J.; Bianquis, Th.; Bosworth, C. E.; van Donzel, Tie. & Heinrichs, W. P. (eds.). The Encyclopaedia of Islam, More Edition. Volume XI: W–Z. Leiden: E. J. Brill. p. 559. ISBN .
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(2011). The History of Northern Africa. Britannica Educational Publishing. ISBN .
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