Battle of Ain al-Shams

Then, the Muslims faced the Byzantines in Ain al-Shams. Before this, reinforcements of 8,000 soldiers came and met Hazrat Amr (ra) bin al-Aas. Hazrat Zubair (ra) bin al-Awwam was the commander and Hazrat Ubadah (ra) bin Samit, Hazrat Miqdad (ra) bin Aswad and Hazrat Maslamah (ra) bin Mukhallad were also part of this. The Muslims were also victorious in this battle. Later, the Muslims gained victory over the entire area of Fayum. One part of the Muslim army gained victory in two cities of the Manoofiya region; Ithreeb and Manuf.

(Hazrat Umar Farooq A‘zam, Muhammad Husain Haikal, translated by Habib Ash‘ar, pp. 573, 579, Islami Kutub Khana, Urdu Bazar, Lahore) (Atlas Futuhat Islamiyyah, Vol. 2, p. 229, Dar al-Salam, Al-Riyad, 1428 AH)