| Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan | |||||||
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The Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan[2] was the 2nd raid on the Banu Assad bin Qhuzayma tribe, which took place in August, 627AD in 3rd month of, 6AH of the Islamic calendar.[2][3]
At the order of Muhammad, a platoon of 30 Muslim fighters led by ‘Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan was despatched to a place called Al-Ghamir inhabited by Bani Asad in the year six Hijri. The enemy immediately fled leaving behind them 200 camels which were taken to Madinah.[1] [4]
The 1st Raid on the Banu Asad bin Khuzaymah tribe took place 3 years earlier.[5][6]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "A platoon led by ‘Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan was despatched ", Witness-Pioneer.com
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tabari, Al (25 Sep 1990). "The last years of the Prophet (translated by Isma’il Qurban Husayn)". State University of New York Press. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=XxG8BsHNw-MC&pg=PA119.
- ↑ Hawarey, Dr. Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. http://www.islamic-book.net/ar/Rihlat-Alnobowwah.htm.Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here
- ↑ Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005). "The Sealed Nectar". Darussalam Publications. p. 205. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=-ppPqzawIrIC&printsec=frontcover.
- ↑ Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005). "The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet". Darussalam Publications. p. 349. ISBN 978-9960-899-55-8. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=r_80rJHIaOMC&pg=PA244.
- ↑ "Muhammad, seal of the prophets". Routledge & Kegan Paul Books. October 2, 1980. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7100-0610-3. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=baw9AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA153.
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