Plague of Amwas
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The plague of Amwas, also spelled plague of Emmaus, was an ancient bubonic plague epidemic that afflicted Islamic Syria in 638–639, during the first plague pandemic and toward the end of the Muslim co
The site of Emmaus Nicopolis, called ʿAmwās by the Arabs. The plague of ʿAmwās first struck the Muslim Arab troops encamped there before spreading across Syria–Palestine and affecting Egypt and Iraq
Panoramic view of Rusafa, the desert palace which served as Caliph Hisham's preferred residence in times of plague. The Umayyad caliphs routinely withdrew from Syria's cities to their Syrian desert palaces during recurrences of the plague epidemic.
Muadh ibn Jabal
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Muʿādh ibn Jabal was a sahabi of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Muadh was an Ansar of the Banu Khazraj tribe and compiled the Quran with five companions while Muhammad was still alive. He acquired a re
Plague of Amwas
…plague-stricken troops and the center for the distribution of war spoils. On the way there, in 639, Abu Ubayda succumbed to the plague. His successor Mu'adh ibn Jabal and two of Mu'adh's wives and son (or his entire family) died immediately after, followed by Mu'adh's successor Yazid ibn Abi Sufyan. Shurahbil also…
A maqam (shrine) for Mu'adh ibn Jabal in the destroyed Palestinian village of Imwas