What was the expedition of Tabuk?

ما غزوة تبوك؟

Tabuk, Rajab 9 AH / 630 CE, the last of the Prophet ﷺ's expeditions; thirty thousand set out in hardship and heat to meet the Byzantines, but met no one there, and it exposed the hypocrites.

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The Expedition of Tabuk, Rajab 9 AH / 630 CE, was the last campaign of the Prophet. Thirty thousand men set out in hardship and heat to meet the Byzantines, but they met no army, and the expedition exposed the hypocrites. 1

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Abraham and the one who argued with him about his Lord· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· Delivery of the message and the limit of the Prophet's charge· Raising the foundations of the House: who built the Ka'ba· The religious bequest: submission until death· Badr as a sign and a lesson· Belief in the messengers without distinction· The completion of the final message of earlier ones

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