Raid on Dhu Amarr
Invasion of Dhi Amr | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Muslims of Medina |
Banu Thalabah tribes | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Muhammad | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
450 | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
0 | 1 captured |
The raid on Amarr (
When the enemies heard of the imminent arrival of Muhammad, they quickly fled. The Muslims also captured a man who later converted to Islam and acted as their guide.[7]
This event is mentioned in Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad, and other historical sources.[1][8][9][10]
Background
A month after the Invasion of Sawiq, Muhammad learnt that some clans of the Ghatafan tribesmen had gathered troops at Dhu Amar in Nejd. So, Muhammad led an expedition of 450 fighters to search out the enemy and disperse them. He left Uthman in charge of Medina.
This was the largest military exercise led by Muhammad prior to the Battle of Uhud.[4]
Raid
However, the enemy got wind of Muhammad's departure and took to hiding. Muhammad's army was able to capture one man who gave information about the Ghatafan's hideout. The enemy soon heard of Muhammad's approach and they took sanctuary on the tops of the hills. [4]
Attempted assassination
Attempted assassination in Quran
According to the Muslim scholar Sami Strauch, it is reported in
Ghawrath replied: "No one, and I testify there is no God worthy of worship but Allah" and he then converted to Islam.[4] The Quran says regarding this incident:
O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allah) held back their hands from you: so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust. [Quran 5:11]
Muhammad spent 11 days on this expedition and then returned to Medina.
Attempted assassination in Hadith
Sahih al Bukhari mentions this incident:
That he fought in a Ghazwa towards Najd along with Allah's Apostle and when Allah's Apostle returned, he too, returned along with him. The time of the afternoon nap overtook them when they were in a valley full of thorny trees. Allah's Apostle dismounted and the people dispersed amongst the thorny trees, seeking the shade of the trees. Allah's apostle took shelter under a samura tree and hung his sword on it. We slept for a while when Allah's Apostle suddenly called us, and we went to him, to find a Bedouin sitting with him. Allah's Apostle said, "This (Bedouin) took my sword out of its sheath while I was asleep. When I woke up, the naked sword was in his hand and he said to me, 'Who can save you from me?, I replied, 'Allah.' Now here he is sitting." Allah's Apostle did not punish him (for that)"Sahih al-Bukhari, 5:59:458
Attempted assassination in Biographical literature
This incident is also mentioned in Ibn Sa'd Kitab Al-tabaqat Al-Kabir, Volume 2.[11]
See also
Notes
- ^ ISBN 978-9960-899-55-8
- ^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. p. 340.
- S2CID 162989212.
- ^ ISBN 978-9960-9803-2-4
- ISBN 978-0-88706-344-2
- ISBN 978-0-19-577307-1. (free online)
- ISBN 978-983-9154-17-7
- ^ Za'd al Ma'd 2/90.
- ^ Ibn Hisham 2/44 and 45.
- ^ Hawarey, Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here
- ASIN B0007JAWMK.
So the apostle of Allah, may Allah bless him, put off his two garments and spread them on a tree to be dried and lay himself down (for rest). In the meantime a man from the enemy called Du'that ibn al-Harith came with a sword"