As a slave, Musa's father entered the service of Abd al-Aziz ibn Marwan governor of Egypt and son of the caliph Marwan I who gave him his freedom | According to this account, he was a Christian, possibly Persian, who was one of a number being held hostage there |
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He ruled over the Muslim provinces of North Africa Ifriqiya , and directed the Islamic conquest of the Visigothic kingdom in Spain | Please stick to the following rules• Do not use this data until you have checked it, preferably at the source the archives |
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He died about 716 TO ABT 718 in | Todd Farmerie has suggested that he probably a Lakhmid, one of a pre-Islamic Arab Christian community from southern Arabia |
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He had ruled over the Muslim provinces of North Africa Ifriqiya , and directed the islamic opening of the Visigothic kingdom in Hispania | Capture this web page as it appears now in the Internet Archive Wayback Machine for use as a trusted citation in the future |
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15Profession: about 703 TO ABT 715 | -------------------- He was Arabic Governor of North Africa |
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The most detailed account is that of at-Tabari who stated that Musa's father was taken captive after the fall of the Syrian city of Ayn al-Tamr 633 | There was some quarrel over missing tax money, and Musa was given the choice: pay a huge fine, or pay with his head |
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