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==Time and Place of this Expedition== | ==Time and Place of this Expedition== | ||
This expedition occurred in the month of Muharram in the year 4 A.H. <ref name=":0">Muhammad bin Umar al-Waqidi, al-Maghazi Volume 1 Page 340-342</ref> | This expedition occurred in the month of Muharram in the year 4 A.H. <ref name=":0">Muhammad bin Umar al-Waqidi, al-Maghazi Volume 1 Page 340-342</ref> | ||
(With regards to the fact that Muharram is one of the sacred months and as such, wars and fighting of an offensive nature are forbidden, it must be noted that defensive war and preventative measures are permitted.) | (With regards to the fact that Muharram is one of the sacred months and as such, wars and fighting of an offensive nature are forbidden, it must be noted that defensive war and preventative measures are permitted.) | ||
This expedition took place in the mountainous region of Qatan belonging to the Bani Asad. <ref name=":1">al-Ṭabaqat al-Kubra, Ibn Sa’d Volume 2 Page 38</ref> | This expedition took place in the mountainous region of Qatan belonging to the Bani Asad. <ref name=":1">al-Ṭabaqat al-Kubra, Ibn Sa’d Volume 2 Page 38</ref> | ||
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===The plot of the Bani Asad against the Prophet=== | ===The plot of the Bani Asad against the Prophet=== | ||
A man by the name of Walid ibn Zuhayr entered Medina and went to his son-in-law’s home – a man who was a companion of the Prophet of Allah, and said to him, “Salamah and Tulayhah have left the sons of Khuwaylid and are preparing their tribe for war with the Prophet of Allah and they have said, ‘We will move towards Muhammad in Medina, then we will loot the cattle that is on the outskirts of the city and while still mounted on our animals, we will return back so if they figure out what happened, they will not be able to catch us, and if we are caught by them we will still be victorious because we have taken up arms and provisions to fight against them. Also, we are mounted on steeds and they are on foot and after their defeat at the hands of the Quraysh, they do not have the necessary readiness for war.’” | A man by the name of Walid ibn Zuhayr entered Medina and went to his son-in-law’s home – a man who was a companion of the Prophet of Allah, and said to him, “Salamah and Tulayhah have left the sons of Khuwaylid and are preparing their tribe for war with the Prophet of Allah and they have said, ‘We will move towards Muhammad in Medina, then we will loot the cattle that is on the outskirts of the city and while still mounted on our animals, we will return back so if they figure out what happened, they will not be able to catch us, and if we are caught by them we will still be victorious because we have taken up arms and provisions to fight against them. Also, we are mounted on steeds and they are on foot and after their defeat at the hands of the Quraysh, they do not have the necessary readiness for war.’” | ||
They took this man to the Prophet and informed the Prophet of Allah of this news. <ref name=":2">Muhammad bin Umar al-Waqidi, al-Maghazi Volume 1 Page 340-342</ref> | They took this man to the Prophet and informed the Prophet of Allah of this news. <ref name=":2">Muhammad bin Umar al-Waqidi, al-Maghazi Volume 1 Page 340-342</ref> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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