The Origins of the Islamic State/Part 10/Chapter 1

by Aḥmad ibn Yaḥyá al-Balādhurī

PART X

MEDIA [AL-JIBÂL]

CHAPTER I

Ḥulwân

Ḥulwân capitulates. After the decisive battle of Jalûlâʾ had been won by the Moslems, Hâshim ibn-ʿUtbah ibn-abi-Waḳḳâṣ added to the forces of Jarîr ibn-ʿAbdallâh al-Bajali a heavy detachment of cavalry and stationed him at Jalûlâʾ between the Moslems and their enemy [the Persians].

Later on, Saʿd sent Jarîr about 3,000 Moslems and ordered him to advance with them and his forces to Ḥulwân.^[1] No sooner had Jarîr approached Ḥulwân than Yazdajird fled away in the direction of Iṣbahân. Ḥulwân capitulated; and Jarîr promised to spare the people and guarantee their lives and possessions without interfering with those who preferred to flee the land.

Ḳarmâsîn. Leaving in Ḥulwân a part of his forces [?] with ʿAzrah ibn-Ḳais ibn-Ghazîyah-l-Bajali, Jarîr pushed towards ad-Dînawar, which he failed to reduce. He, however, reduced Ḳarmâsîn^[2] on the same terms as Ḥulwân. He then returned to Ḥulwân and held its governorship until the arrival of ʿAmmâr ibn-Yâsir in al-Kûfah. ʿAmmâr wrote to Jarîr that ʿUmar ibn-al-Khaṭṭâb wanted him to reinforce abu-Mûsa-l-Ashʿari [in Tustar]. Accordingly, Jarîr left ʿAzrah ibn-Ḳais over Ḥulwân, and in the year 19 made his way to join abu-Mûsa.

Muḥammad ibn-Saʿd from ʿÂʾishah, daughter of Saʿd ibn-abi-Waḳḳâṣ:—The latter said, "When Muʿâwiyah put Ḥujr ibn-ʿAdi-l-Kindi^[3] to death, my father made the following remark, 'If Muʿâwiyah had seen the part Ḥujr had taken^[4] in the reduction of Ḥulwân, he would have realized of what great value he was to Islâm'."

According to al-Wâḳidi, certain sons of Jarîr ibn-Abdallâh settled in Ḥulwân, where their descendants are still living.

Footnotes

1. Rustah, pp. 164–165.
2. Yâḳût, vol. iv, p. 68.
3. Aghâni, vol. xvi, pp. 3–4; Athîr, vol. iii, pp. 392 seq.; Masʿûdi, vol. v, pp. 15 seq.
4. Text not clear. Cf. Ḥajar, vol. i, p. 645.