%0 Journal Article
%T The Campaign of Asad Bin Alfurat to Conquer Sicily
%A Sattam Zuheir Alkhateeb
%J Advances in Historical Studies
%P 271-278
%@ 2327-0446
%D 2016
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ahs.2016.55021
%X This is a study of a campaign of several campaigns
to liberate Islam nation from the Byzantine domination. It is the campaign of
Asad bin Alfurat to conquer Sicily. Such campaign had been very important in
the operation to conquer Sicily eventually. The study consisted of an
introduction and prologue for the first campaigns against Sicily, the relations
between both Sicily and Byzantines with Aghlabids state, followed by the motifs
to conquer Sicily and preparation for the campaign, the battle of Marj Balata,
then the movement of the campaign to Syracuse and the death of Asad bin
Alfurat. The study concluded that governors of Africa had been sending the
military campaigns to Sicily due to its importance as a logistic location for
Islamic armies moving to Sicily, besides wiping out the threats of Romans in Sicily
as well as to spread out Islam religion among the Sicilians. The campaign had
been fulfilled but the operation had been halted upon the death of Asad bin
Alfurat.
%K Asad Bin Alfurat
%K Conquer Sicily
%K Campaign
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=73187