The expedition to Dhu Amarr

غزوة ذي أمر

The Prophet set out in Muharram of year 3 AH with about four hundred and fifty fighters and reached the water called Dhu Amarr, where Banu Tha'laba and Muharib had gathered; they dispersed, and he returned to Medina.

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In Muharram of the 3rd year AH, the Prophet set out with about four hundred and fifty fighters. He reached the water called Dhu Amarr, where Banu Tha'laba and Muharib had gathered and then dispersed 1.

He stayed there for about the month of Safar, then returned to Medina 1.

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.241
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