Description

The Muslim forces under Abdullah ibn Sa'd ibn Abi Sarh expanded into North Africa (modern Tunisia and Libya), defeating the Byzantine forces. This campaign, continued by Uqba ibn Nafi who founded the city of Qayrawan, opened all of North Africa to Islam and eventually led to the spread of Islam across the Sahara into West Africa and across the Strait into Spain.

Sources

• Tarikh al-Tabari
• Futuh al-Buldan