Companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and Arab military commander (died 688)
Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawi زهير بن قيس البلوي
Governor of Ifriqiya
In office 683–688
Monarchs
Mu'awiyah II Marwan I Abd al-Malik
Preceded by
Uqba ibn Nafi
Succeeded by
Hassan ibn al-Nu'man
Personal details
Died
688
Religion
Islam
Burial place
As-Sahabah Mosque, Derna, Libya
Military service
Allegiance
Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate
Battles/wars
Muslim conquest of Egypt Muslim conquest of the Maghreb
Battle of Vescera (682)
Battle of Mamma (688)
Zuhayr ibn Qays al-Balawī (Arabic: زهير بن قيس البلوي) (died 688) was a companion of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and an Arab commander who fought in the service of the Rashidun, Umayyad and Zubayrid caliphs. He played a key role in the early Muslim conquests of Egypt, Barqa (Cyrenaica) and Ifriqiya. When the latter province fell to a Byzantine–Berber alliance in 682, Zuhayr was given command of the army to restore Arab rule. During that campaign, he temporarily retook Kairouan, the Arabs' capital in Ifriqiya, and killed the Berber chief Kasila, but was slain by Byzantine raiders on his way back to Barqa.
ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī al-Qurashī (Arabic: عقبة بن نافع بن عبد القيس الفهري القرشي, romanized: ʿUqba ibn Nāfiʿ ibn ʿAbd al-Qays al-Fihrī)...
his troops. Then, adds Gibbon, "The third general or governor of Africa, Zuhayr, avenged and encountered the fate of his predecessor in the Battle of Mamma...
Maghreb. The Umayyad Caliphate under Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan in 686 sent a force led by ZuhayribnQays, who won a battle over the Romans and Berbers led...
declined considerably when Zuhayr was killed by the chieftain of the Banu 'Amir, Khalid ibn Ja'far al-Kilabi. Zuhayr's son Qays took over leadership of the...
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan became the caliph, he was effective in increasing the size of his empire. Therefore, he ordered ZuhayribnQays who was stationed...
records as follows: Qays' lineage is: Qays bin Al-Mulawwah bin Muzahim bin ʿAds bin Rabīʿah bin Jaʿdah bin Ka'b bin Rabīʿah bin ʿĀmir ibn Ṣaʿṣaʿa bin Muʿawiyah...
'Abid ibn al-Abras, (d. 554) Samaw'al ibn 'Adiya (d. c. 560) 'Alqama ibn 'Abada Maymun IbnQays Al-a'sha (570–625) al-Nabighah al-Dhubyani Amr ibn Kulthum...
from the anti-Umayyad leader Abd Allah ibn al-Zubayr, the Taghlib turned against the Qays. The conflict with Qays likely precipitated the Taghlib's reconciliation...
Khadija. He was the son of Khadija's brother, Hizam ibn Khuwaylid,: 40 and of Fakhita bint Zuhayr. Fakhita and Hizam had 10 children: Hakim (Fakhita took...
Born in Guadix, near Granada, he was educated by Ibn Bajjah (Avempace). His family were from the Arab Qays tribe. He was a secretary for several leaders...
and later redeemed by the judges in Tunis from the prison. Commander ZuhayribnQays sent them back along with other Muslims to Thouda, where they built...
when he defeated Uqba. In 687 AD Arab reinforcements arrived under ZuhayribnQays. Kusaila met them in 688 AD at the Battle of Mamma. Vastly outnumbered...
Adhayna ibn al-Hârith [ar] Adî ibn Hâtim at-Tâî Aflah ibn Abî Qays [ar] Ahmad ibn Hafs [ar] Ahmar Abu `Usayb [ar] Ahmar ibn Jazi [ar] Ahmar ibn Mazan ibn Aws [ar]...
full name was Abdullah ibn Abi Quhafa ibn Amir ibn Amr ibn Ka'b ibn Sa'd ibn Taym ibn Murrah ibn Ka'b ibn Lu'ayy ibn Ghalib ibn Fihr. His lineage meets...
side. After Husayn's speech, Zuhayribn Qayn attempted to dissuade Ibn Sa'd's soldiers from killing Husayn, but in vain. Ibn Sa'd's army fired several volleys...
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