al-Ashras and the Converts' Jizya
أشرس والجزية عن أهل ما وراء النهر
Al-Ashras ibn Abdallah al-Sulami, swayed by his Nabati katib Umayra, raised Khurasan's levies, scorned the dahqans, summoned Transoxanians to Islam and dropped jizya from converts — they rushed to Islam and the kharaj collapsed — so he took musalama anyway, to their protest. Thabit 'Qutna' al-Azdi — cotton-plugged for his gouged eye — raged for them; al-Ashras scattered the gathering, jailed and bailed him, then sent him on a posting where the Turks killed him.
At a glance
- Era
- The Umayyad Period
- Review
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Overview
The report tells of Ashras ibn Abd Allah al-Sulami, governor of Khurasan, and the people of Transoxiana. 1
The account
Hisham appointed Ashras over Khurasan, and with him was a Nabataean secretary named Umayra. Ashras increased the levies of Khurasan and made light of the landed notables (dahaqin). He called the people of Transoxiana to Islam, and ordered that the jizya be removed from those who converted. They hastened to Islam, and the revenue from the kharaj fell. When he saw this, he took the jizya from those who had made peace, and they objected. Thabit Qutna al-Azdi was angry on their behalf, so Ashras imprisoned him, then released him on surety and sent him to face the enemy. The Turks came out against him and killed him. 1
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Ashras ibn Abdallah al-Sulami· Thabit 'Qutna' al-Azdi
People and things also explored
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Ashras and the Converts' Jizya”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/ashras-jizya-episode/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.