Tariq was deployed toward Zubayrid Medina by Abd al-Malik with orders to station his troops between and | He was instructed to guard the southern approaches of Umayyad Syria, check the influence of the Zubayrid governors of Medina, and and otherwise remain on standby |
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Only were there the minimal requirements for gathering prayer room | In less than 3 0 years, the original building of Amr mosque was put down by the Muslims under the pressure of the need of extra area for prayers, and the growing population of the new capital of Egypt |
The building was a single area building with no court, no plaster, no minaret, no floor paving, nor decorations.
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SUNY Series in Near Eastern Studies | This appointment became short-lived, however, when the caliph dispatched Tariq at the head of 5,000 Syrian troops to assist in the by in Mecca |