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Al-Maqqari reports that during the strife between al-Hakam ibn Hisham and his uncles, the Franks targeted Barcelona and took it in 185 AH. ¹

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The armies of the Muslims were late in reaching the area. Al-Hakam sent the armies with the chamberlain Abd al-Karim ibn Mughith to the land of the Galicians, and they inflicted heavy losses there. The enemy got ahead of them to the narrow passes, but he returned in battle order, defeated them and came out victorious. ¹

Conquest by force (anwa)

Fath 'anwa in al-Baladhuri is taking a town or land by combat and siege: his example is Khaybar — he reports via Abd al-Razzaq from Ma'mar from al-Zuhri 'that the Prophet took Khaybar by force ('anwatan)', so its goods and Khaybar itself were divided among the fighters — in Ibn Abbas's report 'Khaybar was divided into one thousand five hundred and eighty shares' matching the number of combatants, the Prophet's safaya from it being an allotment from which he provisioned his wives, his uncle Abbas, Abu Bakr, Umar, al-Hasan, al-Husayn and Banu al-Muttalib; 'anwa contrasts with sulh — what was taken by treaty remained with its people on the treaty terms, like Fadak, while what was taken by force became booty divided among those present at the conquest.

سقوط برشلونة بيد الفرنج (185هـ)

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Conquest by force (anwa)