Al Kudr Invasion

Al Kudr Invasion
Date 624 AD, AH 2 Location Al Kudr Result Muslim victory Banu Saleem tribe members all flee 500 camels of the Banu Saleem, taken by Muhammad as war booty [1]
Belligerents
Muslims	Banu Sulaym tribe
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad [1]	None
Strength
200	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	None; 500 camels captured

The expedition against the Banu Saleem tribe, also known as the Al Kudr Invasion, ^[2] occurred directly after the Battle of Badr in the year AH 2 of the Islamic calendar. The expedition was ordered by Muhammad after he received intelligence that the Banu Salim were planning to invade Madina. ^[1]

This was Muhammad's first interaction with the people of Bahrain. He had gotten news that some tribes were amassing an army on march from Bahrain. ^{[3] [4]}

Muhammad responded by launching a pre-emptive strike against their base in Al Kudr, which was a watering place at the time. ^[5] When the tribe heard of this, they fled. Muhammad captured 500 of their camels from the raid, and distributed them between his fighters. He also kept a fifth of the spoils as khums. ^{[3] [6] [7] [8]}

This event is mentioned in Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad and other historical books. ^{[2] [9]} Modern secondary sources which mention this include the award-winning book Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar). ^{[2] [10]}

See also

• List of expeditions of Muhammad

Notes

1. Al-Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman (2002), When the Moon Split, DarusSalam, p. 159, ISBN   978-9960-897-28-8 .
2. Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005), The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, Darussalam Publications, p. 280, ISBN   978-9960-899-55-8 .
3. Yahiya Emerick, Critical Lives: Muhammad, p. 185, Penguin, 2002.
4. Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar, p. 147. (online)
5. Mubarakpuri, The Sealed Nectar, p. 204. (online)
6. Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri (2015). "He+stayed+there+for+three+days,+took+their+500+camels+as+booty"&pg=PA107 "ALKUDR INVASION". The Sealed Nectar. Darussalam. p. 107. ISBN   978-5872528906. He stayed there for three days, took their 500 camels as booty and distributed them to the fighters after he had set aside the usual one-fifth
7. Haykal, Husayn (1976), The Life of Muhammad, Islamic Book Trust, p. 267, ISBN   978-983-9154-17-7
8. Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina . Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN   978-0-19-577307-1. (online)
9. "List of Battles of Muhammad". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
10. Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum - The Sealed Nectar Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine . Dar-us-Salam Publications.