Battle of Tayma (659)

Battle of Tayma
Part of First Fitna

Map of the First Fitna
Date659
Location
Tayma
Result Victory for Ali
Belligerents
Rashidun Caliphate
Pro-Alids		 Umayyad Syria
Uthmaniyya
Commanders and leaders
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Al-Musayyib ibn Najabah		 Mu'awiya I
Abd Allah ibn Mas'ada
Strength
1,700 troops 7,000 troops
The number of casualties on both sides is unknown
but the Uthmaniyya side suffered heavily in terms of those who fled and those affected by the fire.

The Battle of Tayma was a military confrontation that took place during the First Fitna after Mu'awiya I dispatched a military expedition against the fort of Tayma which was under the control of the fourth Rashidun caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib. The expedition was a failure for the Umayyad forces who were forced to retreat, resulting in Ali's forces securing control over the fort of Tayma.

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