Part 1 · Pages 186-187
The Commanders and Outcome of the Fijar War
English rendering of the source section
Local English translation of the printed-page text across pp.186–187. The next indexed topic begins after the Fijar account’s conclusion.
This local English rendering may condense the Arabic narration and editorial notes. It is not a complete published English edition. Consult the Arabic source for exact wording and context.
Read the corresponding Arabic sectionThe commander of Quraysh and Kinana was Harb ibn Umayyah ibn ‘Abd Shams. The balance of victory… The account continues on printed page 187.
[1] “Them” is an addition from recension A. [2] Mutasanidun means that they were not under one commander who gathered them all. [3] The base copy reads “from them”; the correction follows the lexicons. [4] “Ibn” is an addition from recension A.
At the beginning of the day Qays had the advantage over Kinana; by midday Kinana had prevailed over Qays. Ibn Hisham said: The account of the Fijar War is longer than what I have related. I refrained from giving it in full only because it would interrupt the account of the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. The next indexed section begins here.