Tag: QURAYSH

Expedition Of Muhammad Ibn Maslamah To Banu Bakr

The Expedition (Sariyyah) of Muhammed Ibn Maslamah took place in the year 627 AD (6 Hijri). Prophet Muhammed sent a  team of thirty companions under the leadership of Muhammed Ibn Maslamah on a mission to confront Banu Bakr (Banu Bakr bin Wa’il). The companions led a surprise attack on the enemy and they all fled…. Read More ›

Invasion Of Hamra al-Asad?

After the defeat of the Muslims at the battle of Uhud, the Quraysh retreating, some of the enemy talked among themselves to attack the Muslims again, since they were weak and wounded. The enemy talking with each other, one group prevailed over other and agreed that they will go back and slaughter more Muslims. News… Read More ›

Scholars On The ‘Invasion’ of Sawiq

Scholars on the ‘invasion’ of Sawiq. Shaykh Allamah Shibli Nomani: “Abu Sufyan was now the chief of the Quraish, and as such his first duty was to be revenged for Badr. On the return of the Quraish from Badr, he took a vow never to dress his hair with oil and never to take an… Read More ›

Were They Sent To Batn Rabigh For A Caravan Raid?

No! The Prophet (p) sent an expedition under the leadership of Ubaydah Ibn al-Harith to Batn Rabigh, to confront Abu Sufyan Ibn Harb who was an arch enemy of the Muslims. Reports Al-Waqidi: “THE EXPEDITION (SARIYYA) OF UBAYDA B. AL-HARITH TO RABIGH The Prophet gave the flag to Ubayda b. al-Harith, in shawal, the eighth… Read More ›

Prophet’s First Expedition – Invasion Of Waddan?

The Prophet (p) set out to Waddan to confront the Quraysh. Ibn Ishaq: (THE RAID ON WADDAN WHICH WAS HIS FIRST RAID) Until he reached Waddan, which is the raid of al-Abwa, making for Quraysh and B. Damra b. Bakr b. Abdu Manat b. Kinana. The B. Damra there made peace with him through their… Read More ›

Invasion of Buwat?

The Prophet (p) led an expedition to Buwat area in search of the Quraysh: Ibn Ishaq: “Then the apostle went raiding in the month of Rabi’u’l-Awwal making for Quraysh, until he reached Buwat in the neighbourhood of Radwa. Then he returned to Medina without fighting, and remained there for the rest of Rabi’u’l-Akhir and part… Read More ›

Invasion of Bahran (Buhran Or Bahrain)

Some of have claimed that the invasion of Bahran was carried out for no reason. If we were to read historical evidences for this incident, it becomes quite clear that the enemy Banu Sulaym were assembling an army to launch an attack against the Muslims. This in turn made the Muslims prepare and engage the… Read More ›

Review Of The Battle Of Badr

Shaykh Allamah Shibli Nomani Having given a bare description of events, we now proceed to a critical examination of the question whether the battle of Badr was a defensive measure against the Quraish or, as generally stated by historians, a high-way robbery directed against a trade-caravan. I know there is a difference between history and… Read More ›

Invasion Of Badr (Third Badr)?

Some scholars’ say this is the second Badr, which happened in the year 4 Hijri. But there are enough evidences to say that this is the third Badr. After the battle of Uhud, Abu Sufyan told the Muslims that they will come to Badr the following year and fight them. So when time passed, and was… Read More ›

Did Quraysh Persecute Muslims When They Fled To Madinah?

Kaleef K. Karim & Aliyu Musa Misau Introduction: Missionaries and other critics often repeat the baseless ‘claim’ of ‘atrocities’ committed by Muhammad (p) against Quraysh, glossing over the fact that these incidents they injudiciously referred to as “atrocities” were nothing but just responses to the attacks initiated by the Quraysh, and continued even when the… Read More ›

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