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Buwat

بواط

A mountain in Juhayna's country, on the side of the Syria road, about four barids from Medina. The Prophet went out to it in Rabi' al-Awwal of year 2 AH to intercept a Quraysh caravan. It and Radwa are two branch mountains (al-Raheeq, p. 199 and footnote).

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Buwat: a mountain of the mountains of Juhayna, on the side of the road to al-Sham, about four postal stages from Medina. The Prophet went out to it to intercept a caravan of Quraysh in Rabi al-Awwal in the year 2 AH. It is one of two branch mountains, together with Radwa. 1

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Expedition of Buwat

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The Muhajirun· Quraysh· The expedition to Buwat· The Prophetic Era· Muhammad· Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas· Sa'd ibn Mu'adh· Umayya ibn Khalaf

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.199
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islam.museum contributors. “Buwat”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/buwat/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The Muhajirun

'The Emigrants' — the Muslims who left Mecca for Abyssinia and then Medina, giving up home and property for the faith; the community's founding layer in the Prophet's city.