Ruwayfi ibn Thabit
Umayyad commander
About Ruwayfi ibn Thabit
Ruwayfi ibn Thabit al-Ansari (7th century) was the deputy commander of Tripoli for the Egypt-based Umayyad commander Mu'awiya ibn Hudayj. He led the Muslim raid against the Byzantine controlled island of Djerba in modern Tunisia. He may have led a second raid against Djerba alongside the Ansarite Fadala ibn Ubayd.
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Ruwayfi ibn Thabit?
umayyad commander
When did Ruwayfi ibn Thabit die?
Ruwayfi ibn Thabit died in 675 in Cyrenaica.
Sources & further reading
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