Hazrat Iyad ibn Ghanm

Commander of the Conquests

Iyad ibn Ghanm was set by Abu Bakr رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Abu Bakr as-Siddiqرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُFirst Caliph; the Prophet's closest companionKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun over Dumat al-Jandal after the Ridda, where he joined forces with Khalid ibn al-Walid رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Khalid ibn al-Walidرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe Sword of Allah; undefeated commander of the early conquestsMuhajirun against the gathered Christian Arabs. 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 301, 304–305 — Najeebabadi — Iyad at Dumat al-Jandal with Khalid against the Christian Arabs.

Aleppo, Antioch, and the Jazira

Under Abu Ubayda رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrahرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُThe Trustworthy of this Ummah; commander of the conquest of SyriaAshara Mubashara · Muhajirun · People of Badr he was sent as commander of the vanguard against Aleppo, and the city surrendered to him. He and Habib ibn Maslama رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Habib ibn Maslama al-Fihriرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُCo-conqueror of Armenia; envoy of Mu'awiya at Siffin then crushed the revolt at Antioch. In 17 AH, Umar رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُHazrat Umar ibn al-Khattabرَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُSecond Caliph; al-Farooq, who expanded the Islamic stateKhulafa Rashidun · Ashara Mubashara · Muhajirun sent him with five thousand men into upper Mesopotamia — and within days the cities of Edessa, Harran, Nisibis, Saruj and Qarqisia accepted his terms; the whole Jazira came into Islam. 2 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 352–353, 357 — Najeebabadi — Iyad takes Aleppo, suppresses Antioch, and conquers the Jazira in 17 AH.