Khuzestan Central Persia Caucasus Pars Khorasan Other geographies Ridda Wars Conquest of Sasanian Persia Conquest of Byzantine Syria Campaigns in Africa Campaigns in Armenia and Anatolia The Battle of Daumat al-Jandal took place between Muslims and Rebel Arab tribes in August 633 CE.
Dawmat al-Jandal was one of the large commercial towns of Arabia, widely known for its rich and much-frequented market.
It was also an important communication centre, a meeting point of routes from Central Arabia, Iraq and Syria.
Iyad may have been the Muslim commander who defeated an Arab tribal revolt in the oasis town of Dumat al-Jandal during the Ridda wars of 632–633.
[1][2] Iyad arrived at Daumat-ul-Jandal to find it strongly defended by Banu Kalb, a large Christian Arab tribe inhabiting this region and the eastern fringe of Syria.
He deployed his force against the southern face of the fort known as Marid, and the situation that now developed was, from the military point of view, absurd.
The movement of Khalid was discovered by the defenders of Daumat-ul-Jandal a good many days before his arrival, and there was alarm in the fort.
With their present strength they could hold off the Muslim force under Iyad, but they would not have a chance if Khalid's army also took the field against them.
He deployed Iyad's men on the south of the fort to block the Arabian route and positioned part of his army of Iraq to the east, the north and the west of the fort, covering the routes to Iraq and Jordan; and kept the remainder back as a strong reserve.
When some time had passed and Judi saw that the besiegers were making no attempt to close up on the fort, he decided to attack first; he ordered two sallies.
Judi was captured along with hundreds of his clansmen, while the rest, losing all cohesion and order, fled in panic towards the fort.