Nakhla (Saudi Arabia)

Nakhla is an area in Saudi Arabia. During the Islamic prophet Muhammads era a military operation was carried out here. It was the first successful Muslim military operation known as the Nakhla Raid[1][2]

The Nakhla Raid was the seventh Caravan Raid and the first successful raid against the Meccans. Abdullah ibn Jahsh was the Commander .[2] [3]

It took place in Rajab 2 A.H., i.e. January 624 A.H. Muhammad despatched ‘Abdullah bin Jahsh Asadi to Nakhlah at the head of 12 Emigrants with six camels.[4][5][6][7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Al-Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman (2002), When the Moon Split, DarusSalam, p. 148, ISBN 9789960897288
  2. 1 2 Haykal, Husayn (1976), The Life of Muhammad, Islamic Book Trust, p. 218, ISBN 978-983-9154-17-7
  3. ↑ Nakhla Raid, 2008
  4. ↑ Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar (Free Version), p. 126
  5. ↑ Nakhla Raid Quran Verse, 2008
  6. ↑ Hawarey, Dr. Mosab (2010), The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic), Islamic Book Trust, ISBN 9781453537855Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here
  7. ↑ Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005), The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, Darussalam Publications, p. 245, ISBN 978-9960-899-55-8

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/6/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.