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Al-Wâḳidi states, "Our companions agree that this Ḍirâr was slain in al-Yamâmah."

. From Bâniḳiya, Khâlid came to al-Falâlij, in which was massed a host of Greeks. They were soon dispersed, and Khâlid, meeting no resistance, returned to al-Ḥîrah. Hearing that Jâbân was at the head of a great army in Tustar, Khâlid sent against him al-Muthanna ibn-Ḥârithah ash-Shaibâni and Ḥanẓalah ibn-ar-Rabîʿ ibn-Rabâḥ al-Usaidi of the banu-Tamîm (he is the one called Ḥanẓalah-l-Kâtib [the scribe]). No sooner had these two come to the place where Jâbân was, than he fled.

. Khâlid proceeded to al-Anbâr whose people betook themselves to their fortifications. Here some one came to Khâlid and pointed out to him Sûḳ [market] Baghdâdh, which later [after Baghdâdh was founded] was called as-Sûḳ al-ʿAtîḳ [the old market] and which lay near Ḳarn aṣ-Ṣarât Khâlid sent al-Muthanna who made a raid on this market, and the Moslems filled their hands with gold and silver and commodities light to carry. They spent the night at as-Sailaḥîn, and then came to al-Anbâr where Khâlid was. The Moslems then invested the inhabitants of al-Anbâr and set fire to places in its district. Al-Anbâr was thus called because the Persian granaries were in it and the friends and protégés of