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Under the government of Muhammad, the king of the Isle of Rubies sent as a present to Hajjaj, certain Muhammadan girls who had been born in his country, the orphan daughters of merchants who had died there. The king hoped by this measure to ingratiate himself with Hajjaj; but the ship in which he had embarked these girls was attacked and taken by some barks (hawarij) belonging to the Meds of Debal. One of the women of the tribe of Yarbu' exclaimed, "Oh Hajjaj!" When this news reached Hajjaj, he replied, "I am here." He then sent an ambassador to Dahir to demand their release, but Dahir replied, "They are pirates who have captured these women, and over them I have no authority." Then Hajjaj sent 'Ubaidu-llah, son of Nabhan, against Debal. 'Ubaidu-llah being killed, Hajjaj wrote to Budail, son of Tahfa, of the tribe of Bajali, who was at 'Uman, directing him to proceed to Debal. When he arrived there his horse took fright (and threw him), and the enemy surrounded him and killed him. Some authors say he was killed by the Jats of Budha. The Isle of Rubies is so denominated because of the beauty of the women. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) > Afterwards, Hajjaj, during the Khilafat of Walid, son of 'Abdu-l malik, appointed Muhammad, son of Kasim, son of Muhammad, son of Hakim, son of Abu 'Ukail to command on the Sindian frontier. Muhammad was in Fars when the order arrived, and had previously received instructions to go to Rai. Abu-l Aswad Jahm, son of Zahru-l Ju'fi, was at the head of the advanced guard, and he was ordered to return to Muhammad, and he joined him on the borders of Sind. Hajjaj ordered six thousand Syrian warriors to attend Muhammad, and others besides. He was provided with all he could require, without omitting even thread and needles. He had leave to remain at Shiraz until all the men who were to accompany him had assembled, and all the preparations had been duly made. Hajjaj had some dressed cotton saturated with strong vinegar, and then dried it in the shade, and said, "When you arrive in Sind, if you find the vinegar scarce, soak the cotton in water, and with the water you can cook your food and season your dishes as you wish." Some authors say, that when Muhammad arrived on the frontiers, he wrote to complain of the scarcity of vinegar, and this was the reason which induced Hajjaj to send cotton soaked in vinegar. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) > Then Muhammad, son of Kasim went to Makran, and remained there some time. He then went to Kannazbur and took it, and then to Armail, which he also took. Muhammad, son of Harun, son of Zara', went to meet him, and joined him, but he died near Armail at Kasim's side, and was buried at Kambali. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) > Muhammad, son of Kasim, left Armail, accompanied by Jahm, the son of Zahru-l Ju'fi, and arrived at Debal on Friday, where ships brought to him a supply of men, arms, and warlike machines. He dug an entrenchment which he defended with spearmen, and unfurled his standards; each body of warriors was arrayed under its own banner, and he fixed the manjanik, which was called "the bride," and required five hundred men to work it. There was at Debal a lofty temple (budd) surmounted by a long pole, and on the pole was fixed a red flag, which when the breeze blew was unfurled over the city. The budd is a high steeple, below which the idol or idols are deposited, as in this instance. The Indians give in general the name of budd to anything connected with their worship or which forms the object of their veneration. So, an idol is called budd. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) > In the correspondence which ensued, Muhammad informed Hajjaj of what he had done, and solicited advice respecting the future. Letters were written every three days. One day a reply was received to this effect: — "Fix the manjanik and shorten its foot, and place it on the east; you will then call the manjanik-master, and tell him to aim at the flagstaff, of which you have given a description." So he brought down the flagstaff, and it was broken; at which the infidels were sore afflicted. The idolaters advanced to the combat, but were put to flight; ladders were then brought and the Musulmans escaladed the wall. The first who gained the summit was a man of Kufa, of the tribe of Murad. The town was thus taken by assault, and the carnage endured for three days. The governor of the town, appointed by Dahir, fled, and the priests of the temple were massacred. Muhammad marked out a place for the Musulmans to dwell in, built a mosque, and left four thousand Musulmans to garrison the place. > — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter) - [Previous: 85.22](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.22) - [Next: 85.24](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.24) - [Up: 85](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85) ## Translations (1) - [Futúhu-l Buldán (the Sind chapter)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan~en-elliot.1.6) — Henry Miers Elliot & John Dowson 1867, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.23](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.isl.ar.tarikh.futuh-al-buldan.85.23) · Pramāṇa