| An aged supporter of rebels and a Shia notable of the time, a disciple of the companion of Prophet Jabir ibn Abd Allah al-Ansari and a famous narrator of Hadith, Atiyya ibn Sa'd Awfi was arrested by Muhammad bin Qasim on the orders of Al-Hajjaj and demanded that he curse Ali on the threat of punishment | The tribe produced effective commanders associated with early Arab military operations against the Indian subcontinent: in c |
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| The Abu Aqil family gained prestige with the rise of , the paternal first cousin of Qasim's father Muhammad ibn al-Hakam | An actual push into the region had been out of favor as an Arab policy since the time of the , who upon receipt of reports of it being an inhospitable and poor land, had stopped further expeditionary ventures into the region |
The Chach Nama narrates a tale in which Muhammad's demise is attributed to the daughters of Dahir who had been taken captive during the campaign.
25| The capture of towns was usually accomplished by means of a treaty with a party from among the enemy, who were then extended special privileges and material rewards | The preference of collection of jizya over the conversion to Islam is a major economic motivator |
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| Medieval India by Stanley Lane-Poole, Published by Haskell House Publishers Ltd | Arnold and modern Muslim historians such as Habib and Qureishi |