Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
One of the ten companions promised paradise, called by the Prophet the trustworthy one of this community. He commanded in Syria under Umar and died in the plague of Amwas in 639.
At a glance
- Lived
- 583 to 639
- Role
- Commander
- Era
- Abu Bakr and Umar: the great conquests
- Chapter
- 1. The Rightly Guided Caliphs
Battles
- 634Siege of Damascus
City surrendered. After a siege of about a month the city surrendered in September 634.
- 636Battle of Yarmouk
Decisive Muslim victory. Six days of fighting destroyed the Byzantine field army.
- 637Conquest of Jerusalem
City surrendered. The patriarch would only hand the city to the caliph himself.
Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah's world
644: Abu Bakr and Umar: the great conquests
Within twelve years the Muslims defeated both superpowers of the age. Byzantium lost Syria at Yarmouk and Egypt soon after. Persia lost Iraq at Qadisiyyah and its heartland at Nahavand. Jerusalem surrendered in 637 and Umar came in person to accept it.
People of the same era
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