al-Haditha
الحديثة
al-Haditha near Mosul — an old village with two churches and Christian cells which Harthama ibn Arfaja made a misr settling Arabs, named 'the New' as it postdated Mosul, with a fort beside it; others say it was named when Anbar folk moved in under Ibn al-Rufayl in al-Hajjaj's days and built its mosque.
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Overview
al-Haditha: a town near Mosul. It was an ancient village with two churches and monasteries for Christians. Harthama ibn Arfaja made it a garrison town and settled some Arab people in it. It was called al-Haditha ("the new") because it came after Mosul, and he built a fortress near it. 1
It is also said that it was named so when people from al-Anbar moved to it during the governorship of Ibn al-Rufayl in the days of al-Hajjaj, and they built a mosque there. 1
An additional source is needed to decide between the two accounts.
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Haditha”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-haditha/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.