At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
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Summary
The Prophet went out in Rabi' al-Awwal 2 AH (September 623 CE) with two hundred of his Companions to intercept a Quraysh caravan in which was Umayya ibn Khalaf al-Jumahi, with a hundred men of Quraysh and two thousand five hundred camels 1.
The march and the banner
The Prophet left Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in charge of Medina. The banner was white, carried by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas 1 2.
The army reached the mountain of Buwat, on the side of Radwa facing the road to al-Sham. They found that the caravan had already slipped past them, and the Muslims returned to Medina without meeting the enemy 1 3.
In The Sealed Nectar (pp.197-200)
In Rabi' al-Awwal of the second year, the Prophet went out with two hundred of his Companions to intercept a Quraysh caravan in which was Umayya ibn Khalaf. He reached Buwat without meeting any opposition, and he left Sa'd ibn Mu'adh in charge of Medina 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Buwat
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Sa'd ibn Mu'adh· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas· Umayya ibn Khalaf· The Muhajirun· Quraysh
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Has part
- The expedition to Buwat
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· Mecca· The Battle of Uhud· Expedition of al-Sawiq· Expedition of Nakhla· Expedition of Rabigh· The Hijra· Last Quraysh delegation to Abu Talib
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.199
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya , 2/84
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham , 1/598
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Expedition of Buwat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/expedition-of-buwat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-21.