Expedition of Umar ibn al-Khattab

Expedition of Umar ibn al-Khattab
DateJuly 628 CE, 3rd month 7 AH
Location
Turbah
Result
  • Enemy escapes[1][2]
Commanders and leaders
Umar ibn al-Khattab Unknown
Strength
30 Entire tribe (unknown population)

The Expedition of Umar ibn al-Khattab[3] to Turbah took place in July 628 CE, or in the 3rd month of the year 7 of the Islamic calendar (AH).[4]

The expedition was led by Umar ibn al-Khattab, at the order of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.[5][6]

Expedition to Turbah

After returning to Medina from the Campaign of Wadi al-Qura, Muhammad sent Umar ibn al-Khattab with 30 men, against a branch of the tribes of Hawazin at Turbah, a distance of 4 nights march from Medina. Turbah was on the way to Sana and Najjran.[7] Umar's troop travelled by night and hid by day. By the time the Muslim army arrived at the habitation, Hawazin already got news of the impending Muslim attack and they fled for their lives, according to the Muslim scholar "Saifur Rahman al Mubarakpuri".[8][9][10]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Umar bin Al-Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group", Witness-Pioneer.com
  2. ^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. ^ "List of Battles of Muhammad". Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Umar bin Al-Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group", Witness-Pioneer.com
  6. ^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ^ The life of Mahomet and history of Islam, Volume 4, By Sir William Muir, Pg 83 See bottom of page, notes section
  8. ^ "Umar bin Al-Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group", Witness-Pioneer.com
  9. ^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
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