The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 17.6

17.6

It is related by the historians and the narrators of these events, that it was in the reign of the Commander of the Faithful, Umar son of Khattab (may the great God be pleased with him), that an army of Islam was first sent out to different parts of Hind and Sind, to carry on religious war there. In the eleventh year of the Hijrah, that is to say, after the flight of His holiness the prophet of God, (may the blessings of God be on him and his descendants) Usman son of As Sakifi was the first person who was sent by Khalifah Umar to Bahrain. Usman himself started in the direction of Amman or the high sea, and his army was sent in a small fleet of boats, by way of the sea under the command of Mughairah the father of A’s to Bahrain, and thence to Debal. At that time, the country of Sind was in the hands of Chach son of Selaij, 35 years of whose reign had already passed. The people of Debal were mostly merchants. Samah son of Dewaij was the ruler of the place, on behalf of Chachrai. When the Arab army arrived at Debal, he issued out of the fort and engaged with them in fight. It is related by one of the intelligent men who were with him, that when the two armies stood opposite each other, Mughairah the father of A’s drew his sword, (and attacked the enemy’s force) crying: “In the name of God and in the cause of God” and fought till he was killed.