At a glance
- Era
- The Rashidun Caliphate
- Region
- Egypt & Nile
Overview
Umm Dunayn is a place Amr ibn al-As reached after Bilbays. The Romans fought him hard there and victory was slow, so he wrote to Umar for help, and Umar sent four thousand, bringing his force to eight thousand. 1
Horsemen behind the hill
Ibn Wahb reports from Abd al-Rahman ibn Shurayh that a man of Lakhm asked Amr for horsemen to come at the Romans from behind during the battle; Amr sent five hundred riders with him, who went round behind the hill and entered the caves of Banu Wa'il before dawn. 1 Another report says the five hundred were led by Kharija ibn Hudhafa, and that when battle was joined in the morning they came out behind the Romans, who fled into the fortress. 2
Connections
- Site of
- Conquest of Egypt and Alexandria
People and things also explored
Battle of al-Kiryawn· Battle of Kom Sharik· Conquest of al-Fayyum· The conquest of Damietta and Tinnis as told in the Futuh al-Sham ascribed to al-Waqidi· Siege of Babylon Fortress· Peace between Amr ibn al-As and the Copts· Ubada ibn al-Samit's embassy to al-Muqawqis· The Arabs
Sources
- Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 87
- Futuh Misr wa-l-Maghrib — Ibn Abd al-Hakam (ed. Abd al-Mun'im Amir, al-Hay'a al-Amma li-Qusur al-Thaqafa) , p. 88
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islam.museum contributors. “Umm Dunayn”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/umm-dunayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-10.
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