Banna
بنة
Banna between Multan and Kabul by the marshes; reached by al-Muhallab in 44h — the Azd's night-stand praised in verse.
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Banna: a town between Multan and Kabul, near the marshes, according to al-Baladhuri. al-Muhallab ibn Abi Safra came to it in the year 44 AH, and the Azd spent the night in it. Poetry praising the Azd was said about that. 1
Sources
- Futuh al-Buldan — al-Baladhuri (Mu'assasat al-Ma'arif edition)
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islam.museum contributors. “Banna”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/banna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.