Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Dumatul Jandal)

Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Dumatul Jandal)
DateOctober 630 AD[1]
Location
Result
  • Ukaydir b. 'Abd al-Malik al-Kindi agrees to pay Jizyah
  • 2,000 camels, 800 slaves, 400 coats of mail, and 400 lances,[1] of ransom paid.[2]
Commanders and leaders
Khalid ibn al-Walid Ukaydir ibn Abd al-Malik al-Kindi
Strength
420 horsemen[1][3] Unknown
Casualties and losses
0 1[3][4]
Ukaydir captured

Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid,[5] to Dumat Al-Jandal, to attack the Christian Prince of Duma, took place in March 631 AD, 9AH, 11th month of the Islamic Calendar,[3][5][6][7] or October 630 AD according to William Montgomery Watt.[8]

  1. ^ a b c Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-19-577307-1. Finally, about October 630(vii/9), Khalid b. al-Walid was sent from Tabuk to Dumat al-Jandal with 420 horsemen. By capturing the 'king', Ukaydir b. 'Abd al-Malik al- Kindi, he secured the surrender of the stronghold. Apparently an immediate payment was to be made of 2,000 camels, 800 slaves, 400 coats of mail, and 400 lances, while for the future there was to be an annual jizyah or poll-tax. (free online)
  2. ^ Muir, William (10 August 2003). Life of Mahomet. Kessinger Publishing Co. p. 459. ISBN 978-0-7661-7741-3.
  3. ^ a b c Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Saifur (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 277, ISBN 9798694145923
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Muir 458 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b Abu Khalil, Shawqi (1 March 2004). Atlas of the Prophet's biography: places, nations, landmarks. Dar-us-Salam. p. 239. ISBN 978-9960-897-71-4.
  6. ^ Abū Khalīl, Shawqī (2003). Atlas of the Quran. Dar-us-Salam. p. 244. ISBN 978-9960-897-54-7.
  7. ^ Muir, William (10 August 2003). Life of Mahomet. Kessinger Publishing Co. p. 458. ISBN 978-0-7661-7741-3. A full online version of it is available here[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford University Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-19-577307-1. Finally, about October 630(vii/9), Khalid b. al-Walid was sent from Tabuk to Dumat al-Jandal with 420 horsemen. By capturing the 'king', Ukaydir b. 'Abd al-Malik al- Kindi, he secured the surrender of the stronghold. Apparently an immediate payment was to be made of 2,000 camels, 800 slaves, 400 coats of mail, and 400 lances, while for the future there was to be an annual jizyah or poll-tax. (free online)

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