THE CONQUEST OF DOONIAT AL-JANDAL
Doomat Al-Jandal is a strategically important place which lies about 300 miles to the south of ‘ Ayn Al-Tamr. It forms a juncture between Arabia, Iraq and Syria.
After the death of the Prophet , Abu Bakr sent a column under ‘ Iyaad Ibn Glianam to conquer Daumatul Jandal. ‘ lyaad lay siege to Daumatul Jandal, but failed to capture it. The siege lasted over a year, but still the resistance of the defenders was not broken. Many Christian Arabs driven from Iraq as a result of the operations of Khalid found refuge at Daumatul Jandal, and that created further difficulties for ‘ Iyaad.
At this critical juncture, ‘Iyaad wrote to Khalid to rush to his aid. Also, Abu Bakr asked Khalid to go to the help of ‘ Iyaad. Khalid received the call for help when he was at ‘ Ayn At-Tamr. Khalid decided to assist ‘ lyaad forthwith. Leaving a garrison at ’ Ayn-at-Tamr, Khalid marched on with his main force to the relief of Daumatul Jandal.
The Christian Arab forces at Daumatul Jandal differed in fighting the Muslim army. One of their leaders advised them to negotiate peace with Khalid, but his people rejected his advice and they decided to fight.
The battle arose between Khalid and the people of Doomat Al-Jandal. Khalid pressed the siege of Daumatul Jandal until he ultimately took hold of it. Over 2000 Christian Arabs were killed in the battle. The people of Daumatul Jandal were offered amnesty in agreement to pay Jizyah. Immense booty fell to the Muslims.
When the news of the fall of Daumatul Jandal was communicated to Abu Bakr at Madina, he felt happy and proud of the exploits of Kjialid who had succeeded where others had failed.
(Source: Biographies of the Rightly Guided Caliphs.)
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