| Battle of Saniyy | |||||||
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| Part of Campaigns of Khalid ibn al-Walid | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate |
Sassanid Persian Empire Christian Arabs | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Khalid ibn al-Walid | Rabi'a bin Bujair † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | 5,000–10,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Minimal | 5,000 | ||||||
Battle of Saniyy (Arabic: معركة الثني) was between the Muslim Arab army and the Sasanian Empire. When Khalid ibn Walid gone from Ayn al-Tamr to Dumat Al-Jandal for the help of Iyad ibn Ghanm, The Persian court believed that Khalid had returned to Arabia with a large part of his army, Persians decided to throw the Muslims back into the desert and regain the territories and the prestige which the Empire had lost. The Persians had resolved not to fight Khalid again, but they were quite prepared to fight the Muslims without Khalid ibn al-Walid. Khalid ibn al-Walid first defeated them at the battle of Muzayyah and then advanced towards Saniyy.