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==Location and Time== | ==Location and Time== | ||
The raid of Qardah occurred in the month of Jamadi al-Thani in the year 3 A.H. in the region of Qardah (also known as Qirada and Dhāt ʿIrq), | The raid of Qardah occurred in the month of Jamadi al-Thani in the year 3 A.H. in the region of Qardah (also known as Qirada and Dhāt ʿIrq), <ref>Muhammad bin Umar al-Waqidi, al-Maghazi Volume 1 Page 196</ref> which is located on the route to Iraq from Nejd, between Rabadha and Ghumra. <ref name=":0">Ibn Sad, Tabaqat al-Kubra, Volume 2, Page 24</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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One day, Safwan ibn Umayyah, a member of the tribe of Quraysh, said the following to his followers, <blockquote>“What has happened to us, that we are handicapped in our own city – we have been forced to eat into our own wealth and savings and cannot earn freely? Previously for trade, we travelled to Syria in the summer and Abyssinia in the winter, but now that Muhammad and his companions have effectively closed our route to Syria, we do not know what direction to take, as all the inhabitants along the way have allied with him.” </blockquote> | One day, Safwan ibn Umayyah, a member of the tribe of Quraysh, said the following to his followers, <blockquote>“What has happened to us, that we are handicapped in our own city – we have been forced to eat into our own wealth and savings and cannot earn freely? Previously for trade, we travelled to Syria in the summer and Abyssinia in the winter, but now that Muhammad and his companions have effectively closed our route to Syria, we do not know what direction to take, as all the inhabitants along the way have allied with him.” </blockquote> | ||
Aswad ibn Mutallib replied, <blockquote> “Stop taking the route along the coast and go via Iraq instead.” </blockquote> | Aswad ibn Mutallib replied, <blockquote> “Stop taking the route along the coast and go via Iraq instead.” </blockquote> | ||
<blockquote> “I don’t know that route,” | <blockquote> “I don’t know that route,” </blockquote> Safwan replied. | ||
Aswad said, <blockquote> “I will introduce you to the best of guides that can traverse that route even with his eyes closed! His name is Furat ibn Hayyan.” </blockquote> | Aswad said, <blockquote> “I will introduce you to the best of guides that can traverse that route even with his eyes closed! His name is Furat ibn Hayyan.” </blockquote> | ||
Safwan agreed and sent somebody to tell Furat that, <blockquote> “I want to go to Syria, but seeing as Muhammad and his allies have closed the coastal routes to me, I wish to go via Iraq.” </blockquote> | Safwan agreed and sent somebody to tell Furat that, <blockquote> “I want to go to Syria, but seeing as Muhammad and his allies have closed the coastal routes to me, I wish to go via Iraq.” </blockquote> | ||