CHAPTER XII
Tabûk, Ailah, Adhruḥ, Maḳna and al-Jarbâʾ
Tabûk makes terms. When in the year 9 the Prophet marched to Tabûk in Syria for the invasion of those of the Greeks, ʿÂmilah, Lakhm, Judhâm and others whom he learnt had assembled against him, he met no resistance.[1] So he spent a few days in Tabûk, whose inhabitants made terms with him agreeing to pay poll-tax.
Ailah makes terms. During his stay at Tabûk, there came to him Yuḥanna ibn-Ruʾbah, the chief of Ailah, and made terms, agreeing to pay on every adult in his land one dînâr per annum making it 300 dînârs in all. The Prophet made it a condition on them that they provide with board and lodging whomsoever of the Moslems may pass by them. To this effect he wrote them a statement[2] that they may be kept safe and protected.
Muḥammad ibn-Saʿd from Ṭalḥah-l-Aili:—ʿUmar ibn-ʿAbd-al-ʿAzîz never raised the tax of the people of Ailah above 300 dînârs.[3]
Adhruḥ makes terms. The Prophet made terms with the people of Adhruh[4] stipulating that they pay 100 dînârs in Rajab of every year.
Al-Jarbâʾ makes terms. The people of al-Jarbâʾ[5] made
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