[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Conquests (711–1206)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest) › [Chachnāma](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama) › [The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg) › 30.7 # The Chachnāma (Fatḥnāma-yi Sind) 30.7 The Chachnamah, an Ancient History of Sind 30.7 - **Language:** English ### [30.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.30.7) It is related, on the authority of Abillais Tamími that Jaubat son of Ukbat Salmi gave the following narrative:—"I was with Muhammad Kásim, when the fortified town of Debal was taken." and (also when) he advanced towards the fort of Nerún. When the Arab army was defeated, and Bazil became a martyr, the people of Nerún settled the terms of peace with Hajjáj, promising to pay a fixed tribute. When Muhammad Kásim left Debal he went straight to the fortified town of Nerún which was about 25 leagues from Debal. This distance he travelled in 6 days. On the 7th day, he arrived in the vicinity of Nerún, and encamped in a meadow known by the name of Balbár. The floods of the Sehún, that is the Mehrán, had not yet spread out to that place, and so want of water was felt by the troops, who began to complain of thirst. Muhammad Kásim offered prayers, by making two genuflexions and saying: “O guide of the misguided and the surprised, O hearer of complainants and distressed ones, hear my prayer. ‘In the name of God, the most merciful and gracious.’” Instantly there was a downpour, by divine order, and all the tanks in that town were filled with water. The people of Nerún now closed the gates of the fort. The Samaní, who was the ruler of the place and headman of the people, had gone to Dáhar, and Muhammad Kásim became very anxious owing to the paucity of provisions for the army, especially of forage for animals. - [Previous: 30.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.30.6) - [Next: 30.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.30.8) - [Up: 30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.30) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.30.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.conquest.chachnama~en-kalichbeg.30.7) · Pramāṇa