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Overview
At the end of 64 AH a battle was fought at Marj Rahit, east of Damascus, between Marwan ibn al-Hakam and the supporters of the Umayyads on one side, and the supporters of Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr on the other. Victory went to Marwan. 1
The book holds that it was the beginning of the Umayyads' recovery of a state that had been very close to collapse. 1
The army of Ibn al-Zubayr in Syria was led by al-Dahhak ibn Qays al-Fihri. 2
The book gives the date in the Hijri calendar, and it has not been converted here.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Damascus
- Had participant
- الضحاك بن قيس الفهري
People and things also explored
the Cave of Qasyun (Jibril's Cave)· Qasr Hiraql / Qasr Shams al-Muluk· The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus· استيلاء العادل على دمشق· بناء جامع دمشق· سقوط دمشق بيد أتسز· The Conquest of Damascus· al-Aziz's siege of Damascus and the partition settlement (590 AH)
Sources
- محمد قباني، الدولة الأموية من الميلاد إلى السقوط (دمشق، دار وحي القلم، 2006), p. 30
- الدولة الأموية — بكر محمد إبراهيم بكر (الطبعة الأولى، مركز الراية للنشر والإعلام، القاهرة 2002)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “موقعة مرج راهط”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/battle-of-marj-rahit/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.