Jabalah ibn al-Ayham, King · Last Ghassanid king

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Jabalah ibn al-Ayhamجبلة بن الأيهم

Approximate dateJabiyah

The last Ghassanid king, who became Muslim but left over a ruling of Umar.

The Ghassanids were Christian Arab allies of Byzantium. The histories say Jabalah accepted Islam, but when Umar ordered him to face retaliation for striking a Bedouin during tawaf, he fled to Byzantium.

Source: history · Wikipedia

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