The supply train alone is said to have numbered 12,000 men, 6,000 camels and 6,000 donkeys, while according to the 13th-century historian Bar Hebraeus, the troops included 30,000 volunteers (mutawa) for the Holy War (jihad).
Kereta barangnya disebutkan berjumlah 12.000 orang, 6.000 unta dan 6.000 keledai, sedangkan menurut sejarawan abad ke—13 Bar Hebraeus, pasukan Arab meliputi 30.000 sukarelawan (mutawa) untuk Perang Suci (jihad).