The Berbers
البربر
The Berbers in al-Baladhuri on Abdallah ibn Salih's report: they claim descent from Barr ibn Qays — but God gave Qays no son called Barr; rather they are of the Jabbarin whom Dawud fought, whose seats in ancient days were Palestine, the people of Amud — who came to the Maghreb and multiplied there; of them are Lawata, the covenant-holders of Barqa, and the Antabulus folk excepted in Amr ibn al-As's sermon.
At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Maghreb
- Review
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Connections
- Has member
- Al-Kahina, Queen of the Berbers
- Located in
- Barqa (Cyrenaica)
- Participated in
- Isma'il ibn Abdallah and Umar II's Mission to the Berbers· The Killing of Yazid ibn Abi Muslim in His Prayer-Place
People and things also explored
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man's Campaigns against al-Kahina· Ifriqiya· The Treaty of Barqa (Antabulus)· Uqba ibn Nafi's Charge over Zawila and the Marches to Barqa· The Martyrdom of Zuhayr ibn Qays at Barqa· عبد الله بن موسى بن نصير· بشر بن صفوان الكلبي· إسماعيل بن عبد الله بن أبي المهاجر
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “The Berbers”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/berbers/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-13.