A Commander Who Slipped Through
“He [Mu’awiya] also sent Nu’man ibn Bashir to Ayn al-Tamr where Malik ibn Ka’b, the governor, did not receive reinforcements from Ali and yielded the territory to the Syrian commander. Mada’in and Anbar met the same fate and Sufyan ibn Awf returned to Damascus with huge possessions from these territories. Although Ali made an advancement to intercept him, Sufyan ibn Awf got away uncaught.” 1 History of Islam · Vol 1 · pp. 492 — Najeebabadi — Sufyan ibn Awf carries off the spoils of Mada'in and Anbar.
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Life Timeline
End of Ali's caliphate
Takes Mada'in and Anbar; returns to Damascus with the spoils
References
- History of Islam — Najeebabadi — Sufyan ibn Awf returns to Damascus with huge possessions from Mada'in and Anbar; Ali fails to intercept him Vol 1 · pp. 492