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Dhu al-Ushayra

ذو العشيرة

A place in the district of Yanbu'. In Jumada al-Ula of year 2 AH the Prophet ﷺ reached it, seeking to intercept the Quraysh caravan returning from Syria, but the caravan had escaped him by some days.

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A place in the district of Yanbu. The Prophet reached it in Jumada al-Ula in the year 2 AH to intercept the caravan of Quraysh returning from al-Sham, but it had passed him by some days, according to al-Mubarakfuri. 1

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Expedition of Dhu al-Ushayra

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The Muhajirun· The expedition of Dhu al-Ushayra· The Prophetic Era· Abu Salama (Abdullah ibn Abd al-Asad)· Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Muhammad· Expedition of Dhu al-Ushayra

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  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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'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.