| Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari (Khadirah) | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15 | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 0 | Some killed, some captured (unknown numbers) [3] [4] | ||||||
Expedition of Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari, [5] to Khadirah (also spelt Khadrah), and also known as the Campaign of Khadrah [6] [7] took place in November 629 AD, 8AH, 8th month, of the Islamic Calendar [8]
In Sha‘ban month 8 A.H., news reached Muhammad of amassing troops by Bani Ghatafan, still outside the domain of Islam. He urgently summoned Abu Qatadah and sent him at the head of 18 men to discipline the tribe.
It took 15 days to reach them. Some were killed, others captured and all their property confiscated. [9] [10]
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