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Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan

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Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan
Part of the Military campaigns of Muhammad
DateAugust, 627 AD in 3rd month, 6 AH
LocationGhamrah, Jazan, Arabia
Result
  • As follows:
  • Tribe members flee
  • 200 camels captured as booty
Commanders and leaders
Ukasha ibn al-Mihsan Unknown
Strength
30 Unknown
Casualties and losses
None 200 camels captured
Campaigns of Muhammad
Further information: Military career of Muhammad

The Expedition of Ukasha bin Al-Mihsan 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.

At the order of Muhammad, a platoon of 30 Muslim fighters led by Ukasha ibn 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.

The 1st Raid on the Banu Asad bin Khuzaymah tribe took place 3 years earlier.

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Tabari, Al (25 Sep 1990), The last years of the Prophet (translated by Isma'il Qurban Husayn), State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0-88706-691-7
  2. ^ Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 205, ISBN 979-8-6941-4592-3
  3. Hawarey, Mosab (2010). The Journey of Prophecy; Days of Peace and War (Arabic). Islamic Book Trust. ISBN 978-9957-05-164-8.Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here
  4. Muhammad Zafrulla Khan (October 2, 1980), Muhammad, seal of the prophets, Routledge & Kegan Paul Books, p. 153, ISBN 978-0-7100-0610-3
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