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- The Prophetic Era
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- Arabia
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Summary
In Rabi' al-Awwal 2 AH (September 623 CE) Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri raided the pasture-herds of Medina and plundered the Muslims' livestock. The Prophet went out in pursuit of him with seventy of his Companions. This expedition is also called the first Badr. 1
The pursuit and the banner
The Prophet left his freedman Zayd ibn Haritha in charge of Medina. The banner was white and was carried by Ali ibn Abi Talib. 1 2
The Prophet pursued Kurz as far as the valley of Safwan on the side of Badr, but Kurz had got away from them. The Prophet and his companions returned to Medina without fighting. 1 3
In The Sealed Nectar (pp.197–200)
In Rabi' al-Awwal of the second year Kurz ibn Jabir raided the pastures of Medina. The Prophet went out with seventy men in pursuit, as far as Safwan on the side of Badr, but did not overtake him. He left Zayd ibn Haritha (may God be pleased with him) in charge of Medina, and the banner was with Ali ibn Abi Talib (may God be pleased with him). 1.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Safwan
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Zayd ibn Haritha· Ali ibn Abi Talib· Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri· The Muhajirun
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Has part
- The expedition of Safwan
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· Expedition of al-Kudr· The three years of the secret call· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The Hijra· The Conquest of Khaybar· The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· Expedition of al-Abwa (Waddan)
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 , 1/599
- Asma al-Matalib fi Sirat Ali ibn Abi Talib, vol. 1 — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
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islam.museum contributors. “Expedition of Safwan (First Badr)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/expedition-of-safwan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.