Ghazwah of Banu Lihyan – Jamadi’ul-Ula 6 A.H.(September 627) — Seal of the Prophets Vol. 3

Introduction

In this discourse from The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3), Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra) details the historical events and scholarly insights surrounding Ghazwah of Banu Lihyan – Jamadi’ul-Ula 6 A.H.(September 627).

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: I – Commencement of the Second Era of Life in Madinah
Pages: Book pp. 20–22 (PDF pp. 38–40)
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Historical Account

reprimand them, at least so that the Muslims would be safe from any further mischief. With this thought, the Holy Prophetsa left Madīnah in the month of Jamādi’ul-Ūlā in 6 A.H. with a party of 200 companions. In the beginning, with the thought that the purpose of this journey remain secret, lest the Banū Liḥyān receive news and become alerted, the Holy Prophetsa travelled north and after covering some ground he re-routed to the south. However, despite this caution, somehow the enemy had received news and were pre-alerted. Before the Holy Prophetsa could reach the Valley of Ghurān the people of the Banū Liḥyān had dispersed, disappearing into the mountains.

([As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 663, Ghazwatu Banī Liḥyān, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 112, Dhikrul-Aḥdāthillati Fī Sanati Sittim-Minal-Hijrah/Ghazwatu Banī Liḥyān, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) (Publishers) Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 289, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhisa Banī Liḥyān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) Note: Ibni Sa‘d has stated that the date of this Battle was Rabī‘ul-Awwal, And Allāh knows best.])

([Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 289, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhisa Banī Liḥyān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) *As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 663, Ghazwatu Banī Liḥyān, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)])

([As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 663, Ghazwatu Banī Liḥyān, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)])

Upon reaching his destination, the Holy Prophetsa stayed there for some time. It is narrated that during this journey when the Holy Prophetsa reached the place where his companions were martyred, a deeply emotional state overcame him and the Holy Prophetsa wept and prayed for these martyrs. Then the Holy Prophetsa moved forward to ‘Usfān at a distance of five to six miles towards Makkah and sent various parties in different directions. Ḥaḍrat Abū Bakrra was also the leader of one of these parties, which was sent in the direction of Makkah. However, none of these parties were faced with the need to fight and following an absence of a few days, the Holy Prophetsa returned to Madīnah.

([Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 289, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhisa Banī Liḥyān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)])

([As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, p. 663, Ghazwatu Banī Liḥyān, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 289, Ghazwatu Rasūlillāhisa Banī Liḥyān, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996) Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 112, Dhikrul-Aḥdāthillati Fī Sanati Sittim-Minal-Hijrah/Ghazwatu Banī Liḥyān, Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) (Publishers)])

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 3)
Section: I – Commencement of the Second Era of Life in Madinah | Navigation: « Previous: [Praise of the Holy Prophet (sa) with Regards to Abul-‘Asra] | Next: [Prayer Upon Returning from a Journey] »