Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa

Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa
DateJuly 625 AD or AD 628 in 3rd month of AH 7 (Islamic calendar)
Location
Result
  • Enemy escapes (some sources claim treaty was signed)[1][2]
Belligerents
Muslims of Medina Banu Ghatafan
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Unknown
Strength
400 or 800[2][3] Unknown

The expedition of Dhat al-Riqa took place in July AD 625 (or April 626, Muharram AH 5 of the Islamic calendar according to al-Waqidi),[4] or after the Battle of Khaybar in AD 628, i.e. AH 7 of the Islamic calendar.[5] Two Quran verses, 5:11 and 4:101, are related to this event.[6][7][8]

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  2. ^ a b Muir, William (August 1878) [1861], The life of Mahomet, Smith, Elder & Co, p. 223.
  3. ^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford University Press. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-19-577307-1. (free online)
  4. ^ Michael V McDonald (trans.), William Montgomery Watt (annot.) (2008). The history of al-Tabari Volume 7: The foundation of the community: Muhammad at al-Madina (PDF). Albany, New York. p. 161. ISBN 978-0-88706-344-2.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link).
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  6. ^ Hawarey, Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 9789957051648. Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here
  7. ^ Muḥammad Ibn ʻAbd al-Wahhāb, Mukhtaṣar zād al-maʻād, p. 345.
  8. ^ Haykal, Husayn (1976), The Life of Muhammad, Islamic Book Trust, p. 327, ISBN 978-983-9154-17-7.

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