The Fijar war

A war that broke out in the fifteenth year of the life of the Prophet between Quraysh with their allies from Kinana and Qays Aylan. It was called al-Fijar because the sanctities of the Sacred Territory and the Sacred Months were violated in it. ^{1 2 3}. The Prophet attended it, providing arrows for his uncles. After it came the pact of al-Fudul. ¹

The commander of Quraysh and of all of Kinana was Harb ibn Umayya, for his standing among them in age and nobility. ^{1 2 4}. Victory was for Qays over Kinana early in the day. At midday, victory was for Kinana over Qays. ^{1 2}

The war was named al-Fijar because the sanctities of the Sacred Territory and the Sacred Months were violated in it. ^{1 3}

The Prophet attended this war at the age of fifteen, and he would provide arrows for his uncles, that is, prepare the arrows for them to shoot. ^{1 2}

According to al-Mas'udi, the war was between Qays Aylan and Banu Kinana, and they permitted fighting in the sacred months, so it was named al-Fijar. He says there were twenty years between the Year of the Elephant and the year of al-Fijar. Al-Fijar ended in Shawwal. He counts four fijars, the last of which is the Fijar of al-Barradh, in which the fighting took place. ⁵

• The Prophet's age at the time is disputed. The Sealed Nectar gives fifteen years, and al-Mas'udi gives twenty years between the Elephant and al-Fijar. Both reports are recorded without preference.
• The book does not mention the cause of the war or the locations of its days. Their details are in Ibn Hisham.