Jabala ibn al-Ayham
جبلة بن الأيهم
The last Ghassanid king: after the Yarmuk defeat his dynasty’s role as Rome’s Arab wardens ended, and he entered Islam in the caliphate of Umar, later leaving it for Byzantine territory.
At a glance
- Era
- Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Place in the story
- RulertowardGhassanTradition
- Convert to IslamTradition
Christian (transmitted)
Roles are dated and sourced; the museum describes the act and attributes the judgement.
Overview
Jabala ibn al-Ayham: last of the Ghassanid kings, agents of Byzantium over the Arabs of Syria; he yielded to Islam in Umar's reign.
Life
The Ghassanids kept ruling Syria in succession as agents of the kings of Byzantium until the battle of Yarmuk in 13 AH, when their last king Jabala ibn al-Ayham yielded to Islam in the reign of Umar ibn al-Khattab 1.
For young visitors
Jabala is the last king of Ghassan; he entered Islam after the defeat at Yarmuk, in the caliph Umar's time.
Connections
- Member of
- Ghassan
- Ruler of
- The Ghassanid Kingdom
People and things also explored
The letter of the king of Ghassan to Ka'b ibn Malikal-AzdThe Ghassanid KingdomGhassanThe Second Abyssinian Occupation of YemenThe Battle of Dhu QarThe Conquest of KhaybarThe Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)
Sources
- Muhadarat Tarikh al-Umam al-Islamiyya — Muhammad al-Khudari
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Jabala ibn al-Ayham”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/person/jabala-ibn-al-ayham/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.