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 was offered a large and considerable sum of money as bribe; and that was why he withdrew the troops from Cyprus, upon which the Cyprians destroyed their city and Mosques.

. Muḥammad ibn-Saʿd from ʿAbd-as-Salâm ibn-Mûsa's father:—When Cyprus was invaded for the first time, umm-Ḥarâm, daughter of Milḥân, sailed with her husband, ʿUbâdah ibn-aṣ-Ṣâmit. On their arrival in Cyprus, she disembarked and was offered a mule to ride upon. As she was riding, the mule stumbled; and she was killed. Her tomb in Cyprus is called "the Tomb of the Righteous Woman."

. Among those who joined the campaign with Muʿâwiyah were the following:—Abu-Aiyûb Khâlid ibn-Zaid ibn-Kulaib al-Anṣâri, abu-ad-Dardâʾ, abu-Dharr al-Ghifâri, ʿUbâdah ibn-aṣ-Ṣâmit, Faḍâlah ibn-ʿUbaid al-Anṣâri, ʿUmair ibn-Saʿd ibn-ʿUbaid al-Anṣâri, Wâthilah ibn-al-Asḳaʿ al-Kinâni, ʿAbdallâh ibn-Bishr al-Mâzini, Shaddâd ibn-Aus ibn-Thâbit (a nephew of Ḥassân ibn-Thâbit), al-Miḳdâd, Kaʿb al-Ḥabr ibn-Mâtiʿ and Jubair ibn-Nufair al-Ḥaḍrami.

. Hishâm ibn-ʿAmmâr ad-Dimashḳi from Ṣafwân ibn-ʿAmr:—Muʿâwiyah ibn-abi-Sufyân personally carried out the invasion of Cyprus and was accompanied by his wife. Its conquest, effected by Allah, was complete; and the booty he brought to the Moslems was great. The raids of the Moslems were repeated until Muʿâwiyah in his caliphate concluded permanent terms with the Cyprians to the effect that they pay 7,000 dînârs and give advice and warnings to the Moslems regarding their enemy, the Greeks. This or something like it was agreed upon.