Sariyyah of Zaid bin Harithah (ra) Towards Qaradah – Jamadiyul-Akhirah 3 A.H. — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 2
Introduction
In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding Sariyyah of Zaid bin Harithah (ra) Towards Qaradah – Jamadiyul-Akhirah 3 A.H..
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: VII – Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Hadrat Fatimah and Hafsah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents
Pages: Book pp. 296–297 (PDF pp. 320–321)
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Historical Account
at night, or perform any other act of mischief. Then, in order to weaken the Quraish and push them so that they may be inclined to seek reconciliation, it was necessary to intercept their caravans on this route as well. Hence, as soon as the Holy Prophetsa received word, he dispatched a detachment of his Companions under the leadership of his freed slave, Zaid bin Ḥārithahra.
Chieftains such as Abū Sufyān bin Ḥarb and Ṣafwān bin Umayyah also accompanied this trade caravan of the Quraish. Zaidra performed his duty with remarkable speed and intelligence, and subdued these enemies of Islām at a place known as Qaradah, situated in Najd. Flustered by this sudden attack, the people of the Quraish fled, leaving the goods and valuables of the caravan behind. Zaid bin Ḥārithahra and his companions returned to Madīnah with success and triumph, with a large value of spoils. Some historians have written that the guide of this caravan of the Quraish was a man named Furāt, who was taken captive at the hands of the Muslims, and then set free upon his acceptance of Islām. However, it is ascertained from other narrations that he was an idolator commissioned to spy upon the Muslims. However, later on, after becoming a Muslim, he migrated to Madīnah.
[Al-Iṣābah Fī Tamīziṣ-Ṣaḥābah, By Aḥmad bin ‘Alī bin Ḥajar Al-‘Asqalānī, Volume 5, pp. 272-273, Furāt bin Ḥayyān, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2005) * Al-Istī‘ābu Fī Ma‘rifatil-Aṣḥāb, By Abū ‘Umar Yūsuf bin ‘Abdillāh bin Muḥammad, Volume 3, p. 324, Furāt bin Ḥayyān Al-‘Ijliyyi, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon (2002)]
Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2)
Section: VII – Commencement of War with the Tribes of Najd and the Jews, the Marriage of Hadrat Fatimah and Hafsah, and a Few Miscellaneous Incidents | Navigation: « Previous: [Ghazwah of Buhran – Rabi‘ul-Awwal 3 A.H.] | Next: [Execution of Ka‘b bin Ashraf – Jamadiyul-Akhirah 3 A.H.] »