Al-Qarada raid

Al-Qarada raid
DateNovember, 624 CE, 3 A.H [1]
Location
Nejd
Result
  • Muslim victory
  • Caravan leaders flee, Muslims capture 3 men (included the caravan guide)
  • Muslims successfully capture 100,000 dirhams worth of booty (including gold and silver) [2]
Belligerents
Muslims Quraysh Carvans
Commanders and leaders
Zayd ibn Haritha None
Strength
100[2] Unknown
Casualties and losses
0 3 people captured

The Al-Qarada raid was an event in early Islamic history which took place in the month of Jumada al-Thani, in the year 3 A.H of the Islamic calendar, i.e. November 624.[3][4]

The Meccans led by Safwan ibn Umayyah, who lived on trade, left in the Summer for Syria for their seasonal trade business. After Muhammad received intelligence about the Caravan's route, Muhammad ordered Zayd ibn Haritha to go after the Caravan, and they successfully raided it and captured 100,000 dirhams worth of booty.[2][5]

  1. ^ The reported month, Jumada al-Thani ran from November 18 to December 17; September would corresbond to Rabi al-Awwal or Rabi al-Thani
  2. ^ a b c Mubarakpuri, The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet , p. 290.
  3. ^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. p. 340.
  4. ^ J. M. B. Jones (1957). "The Chronology of the "Mag̱ẖāzī"-- A Textual Survey". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (2): 248. doi:10.1017/S0041977X0013304X. JSTOR 610242.
  5. ^ Hawarey, Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-07-11.Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here