What is Medina?

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Medina, formerly Yathrib, was the city of the Hijra and the first state of Islam. It holds the Mosque of the Prophet and his grave. It was the capital of the caliphs until 'Ali, and the knowledge of the Companions and the Successors remained there. ¹

Disputing the count of raids and sariyas

The maghazi arithmetic disputes: Ibn Ishaq's twenty-six raids versus the twenty-seven that split Wadi'l-Qura from Khaybar; nine pitched battles common to both lists with al-Waqidi adding Wadi'l-Qura and al-Ghaba for eleven; and the sariya counts ranging from thirty-five to al-Waqidi's forty-eight (in al-Tabari's chain) to sixty-six.

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Disputing the count of raids and sariyas