Raid on Nakhla

Raid on Nakhla
سرِيَّة نَخْلَة
Date29 or 30 Rajab AH 2 (c. 26 or 27 January AD 624
Location
Nakhla, Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula
22°29′51.8″N 39°53′50.9″E / 22.497722°N 39.897472°E / 22.497722; 39.897472
Result Successful raid[1][2]
Belligerents
Muslims of Medina Quraysh of Mecca
Commanders and leaders
Abdullah ibn Jahsh Amr al-Hadrami
Strength
8-12 4
Casualties and losses
0 1 killed (2 captured)[3]

The Raid on Nakhla[1][2]: 218  (Arabic: سرِيَّة نَخْلَة) was a raid that was initially unplanned by the companions of Muhammad, but is considered to be the first successful raid against the Meccans, since it was carried out during an espionage event, this raid took place at Nakhla, in the Hejazi region of what is now Saudi Arabia. It took place in Rajab A.H. 2 (January AD 624).[4] The commander was 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh al-Asadi,[2]: 218  whom Muhammad dispatched to Nakhla as the head of 12 Emigrants with six camels.[3]: 126, 129 [5][a]

The Muslims obtained rich plunder from the raid and brought it before Muhammad in Medina.[7] However, he was met with outrage in the city as the raid took place during the holy month, when bloodshed was forbidden according to Pagan convention. He claimed that his followers had misunderstood his orders, and he refused to collect his one-fifth share of the loot until a verse was eventually revealed, justifying the raid.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

  1. ^ a b Al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur Rahman (2002). When the Moon Split. Darussalam. p. 148. ISBN 978-9-9608-9728-8.
  2. ^ a b c Haykal, Muhammad Husayn (1976). The Life of Muhammad. Islamic Book Trust. pp. 218–227. ISBN 978-983-9154-17-7.
  3. ^ a b Al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur Rahman (6 October 2020). The Sealed Nectar (Free Version). Independently Published. pp. 126–130. ISBN 9798694145923.
  4. ^ Hamidullah, Muhammad (February 1969). "The Nasiʾ, the Hijrah calendar and the need of preparing a new concordance for the Hijrah and Gregorian eras" (PDF). Islamic Review. 57 (2). London: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-02-15. Retrieved 2020-02-06.
  5. ^ Al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur Rahman (2005). The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet. Darussalam Publications. pp. 245–246. ISBN 978-9960-899-55-8.
  6. ^ Hawarey, Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 978-1-4535-3785-5.
  7. ^ Buhl & Welch 1993, p. 369.
  8. ^ Karsh 2013, p. 14.
  9. ^ Rodgers 2017, p. 85-86.
  10. ^ Gabriel 2014, p. 83.
  11. ^ Rodinson 2021, p. 163.
  12. ^ Peterson 2007, p. 101.
  13. ^ Watt 1956, p. 5.


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