At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
The Prophet's words
Some people were throwing dust on the army and shouting "O runners". The Prophet replied: "They are not runners, but they are those who return to the attack, God willing." 1
Salama ibn Hisham stayed in his house, fearing disgrace. 1
Connections
- Part of
- The Battle of Mu'tah
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Khalid ibn al-Walid
People and things also explored
The Battle of Uhud· The delegation and mission to Hamdan· The expedition of Usama ibn Zayd· Khalid ibn al-Walid's mission to Banu al-Harith ibn Ka'b, their conversion and their delegation· Dispatch of the Mu'tah army· The Prophet's grief over Ja'far and his instruction to feed his family· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Muhammad
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Return of the Mu'tah army to Medina and the Prophet's reception”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/mutah-return-to-medina/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.