the Sayabija
السيايجة
The Sayabija — Sindhi captives of the Persian jund who, hearing the asawira's story, converted and were lodged by Abu Musa in Banu Hanzala at Basra; a body of them, forty or four hundred, stood watch over Basra's treasury.
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Overview
The Sayabija were people who served in the Persian army, among those whom the Persians had taken captive from the people of Sind. 1
Their conversion
Al-Baladhuri reports that when they heard of the affair of the Asawira, they embraced Islam and came to Abu Musa, who settled them in Basra among Banu Hanzala. A group of them were assigned to guard the treasury of Basra, said to be forty men, or said to be four hundred. 1
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Connections
- Participated in
- Killing of the Sayabija Treasury Guards
People and things also explored
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “the Sayabija”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/group/sayabija/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.