Few know that Najdī Wahhābī highway banditry reached all the way to the Levant
In 1225, Su‘ūd gathered his armies and headed to Syria. He was given information that some (presumably wealthy) tribes had settled in those areas
As usual, they pillaged, looted, and killed (cont.→)
In 1225, Su‘ūd gathered his armies and headed to Syria. He was given information that some (presumably wealthy) tribes had settled in those areas
As usual, they pillaged, looted, and killed (cont.→)
When the pillager army arrived in some villages in Daraa, they were surprised to find them empty, their inhabitants were tipped off and had vacated
This was sad news for the pillagers because they were expecting to kill them, not just steal from them
This was sad news for the pillagers because they were expecting to kill them, not just steal from them
They stole whatever they found useful. Food, equipment, mounts, even furniture. Then they set everything else on fire and left
They ventured on to other villages (it's unknown how many they pillaged, Ibn Bishr did not specify), until they reached Muzayrīb, North of Daraa
They ventured on to other villages (it's unknown how many they pillaged, Ibn Bishr did not specify), until they reached Muzayrīb, North of Daraa
Ibn Bishr says: “He then returned to his home with much war spoils. Horses, furniture, food... Many in Syria were killed, and this conquest shook the entire region, all the way to Damascus and neighboring suburbs”
Tārīkh Ibn Bishr (1/309-310)
Tārīkh Ibn Bishr (1/309-310)
And remember, these conquests were all justified because those people were not Muslim
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