oct 1, 634 - Battle of Jasr (the Bridge)
Description:
• Rustum assembled a huge army at the bank of the Euphrates.• The Muslims crossed the bridge under the command of Abu ‘Ubaid ath-Thaqafi in 634.
• Fierce fighting broke out;
• Abu Ubaida was martyred and the Muslims were in chaos.
• Someone cut the bridge to encourage them to fight but it had the opposite effect.
• The Muslims lost the battle.
Added to timeline:
Date:
oct 1, 634
Now
~ 1391 years ago