Expedition of al-Kharrar

Expedition of al-Kharrar
Date623 CE (1 AH)
Location
Al Kharrar near Mecca modern day Saudi Arabia
Result Quraysh Caravan escapes
Belligerents
Quraysh Muslims
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Sa'd ibn Abi al-Waqqas
Casualties and losses
None None

The Expedition of al-Kharrar was one of the earliest sarriya which are, Raids that the prophet Muhammad hadn't personally participated in, as it was sent after the migration to Madina. It formed part of a strategy to monitor and intercept Qurayshi trade Caravans along the meccan route.[1][2]

The Expedition

Sa'd Ibn Abi al-Waqqas was dispatched to intercept the location of the Qurayshi trade Caravan, which was between Mecca and Madina.[3][4]

The Force had attempted to intercept The Caravan, but it had arrived after it had Passed so no engagement had taken place and the Expeditionist group had gone back to Madina without fighting.[5][6]

Aftermath

Although the Expedition had failed to intercept the Caravan, it demonstrated the Ability of the Muslim Forces to operate between key trade routes and formed part of the developing Economic strategy against Quraysh.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Jones, J. M. B. (1957). "The Chronology of the Maghāzī—A Trxtual Survey". Bulletin of SOAS. 19 (2): 245–280. doi:10.1017/S0041977X0013304X. ISSN 1474-0699.
  2. 1 2 "The Chronology of the Maghāzī–A Textual Survey". Taylor & Francis. 2022-04-19. doi:10.4324/9781315238678-11/chronology-magh%C4%81z%C4%AB%E2%80%93a-textual-survey-jones. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29.
  3. ↑ al-Ṭabarī, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr (1987-08-01). The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 7: The Foundation of the Community: Muḥammad At Al-Madina A.D. 622-626/Hijrah-4 A.H. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-345-9.
  4. ↑ Siddiqi, Aslam (1963). "Jihād, an Instrument of Islamic Revolution". Islamic Studies. 2 (3): 383–398. ISSN 0578-8072.
  5. ↑ Ibn-Hišām, ʿAbd-al-Malik 767-834 (2006). The life of Muhammad (12. impres. ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-636033-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ↑ al-Ṭabarī, Abū Jaʿfar Muḥammad ibn Jarīr (1987-08-01). The History of al-Ṭabarī Vol. 7: The Foundation of the Community: Muḥammad At Al-Madina A.D. 622-626/Hijrah-4 A.H. SUNY Press. ISBN 978-0-88706-345-9.
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