Sariyyah of Hamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib (ra) – Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 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 Hamzah bin ‘Abdil-Muṭṭalib (ra) – Rabī‘ul-Awwal 2 A.H..

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2)
Author: Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra)
Section: III – Early Battles, Commencement of Fasting, Alteration of the Qiblah and Initial Discussion on the Battle of Badr
Pages: Book pp. 100–101 (PDF pp. 124–125)
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Historical Account

Ghazwah of Buwāṭ – Rabī‘ul-Ākhir 2 A.H.

[The fourth month of the Islāmic Calendar [Publishers]]

During the last days of this very month or in the beginning of Rabī‘ul- Ākhir, the Holy Prophetsa once again received news of the Quraish. Upon this, the Holy Prophetsa took along a community of Companions and set out himself. He appointed Sā’ib bin ‘Uthmān bin Maẓ‘ūnra as the Amīr of Madīnah in his absence. However, the whereabouts of the Quraish could not be ascertained and upon reaching Buwāṭ, the Holy Prophetsa returned.

([Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 12, Dhikru Mā Kāna Minal-Umūril-Madhkūrati Fī Awwali Sanatim-Minal-Hijrati / Khuṭbatu Rasūlillāhisa Fī Awwali Jumu‘atin….., Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 410-411, Ghazwatu Buwāṭ, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)])

Ghazwah of ‘Ushairah & Sariyyah of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ – Jamādiyul-Ūlā3 2 A.H.

After this, in Jamādiyul-Ūlā, upon receiving news of the Quraish of Makkah once again, the Holy Prophetsa set out from Madīnah with a company of the Companions and appointed his foster brother, Abū Salamah bin ‘AbdilAsadra as the Amīr in his absence. In this Ghazwah, after making numerous rounds, the Holy Prophetsa finally reached ‘Ushairah, which was situated close to the coast and the region of Yanbū‘. Although a battle with the Quraish did not take place, nevertheless the Holy Prophetsa settled a treaty with the Banū Mudlij on terms as were agreed upon with the Banū Ḍamrah, and subsequently returned. It was during this journey that the Holy Prophetsa dispatched a company of eight Muhājirīn in the leadership of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣra towards Kharrār, in order to obtain intelligence on the Quraish.

([As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 411-412, Ghazwatul- ‘Ushīrati / Sariyyatu Sa‘dibni Abī Waqqāṣin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001)])

Attack of Kurz bin Jābir and Ghazwah of Safwān – Jamādiyul-Ākhir 2 A.H.

[The sixth month of the Islamic Calendar [Publishers]]

However, despite such vigilance and various Muslim parties constantly making watchful rounds in the surroundings of Madīnah, the mischief of the

Book Series: The Life & Character of the Seal of the Prophets (Volume 2)
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