Patrol of Buwat

Patrol of Buwat
Date 2 AH / October 623 CE Location Buwat Result No military engagement as the caravan took another unknown route [1] [2]
Belligerents
Muslims of Medina	Quraysh of Mecca
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad	Umayyah ibn Khalaf
Strength
200	100 (1,500–2,500 Camels)
Casualties and losses
0	0

The Patrol of Buwat ^[3] took place in October 623 or 2 A.H. of the Islamic calendar, in Rabi' al-Awwal. Muhammad went with a force of 200 men in order to raid parties of the Quraysh. ^[3] Muhammad stayed at Buwat for some time and left without engaging in combat. ^[3]

Background and raid

Approximately a month after the patrol of Wadden, Muhammad personally led two hundred men including Muhajirs and Ansars to Bawat, a place on the caravan route of the Quraysh raiders led by Umayyah ibn Khalaf. ^{[3] [4] [5]} Ibn Khalaf was believed to have tortured a Muslim named Bilal Ibn Rabah and had strongly opposed Islam. ^[6] However, no battle took place. ^[3] According to Haykal, Umayyah ibn Khalaf took another route. ^[5] Muhammad then went up to Dhat al-Saq in the desert of al-Khabar. He prayed there and a mosque was built at the spot.^{[ citation needed ]}

See also

• List of expeditions of Muhammad
• Muhammad as a general
• Muslim–Quraysh War

References

1. Mubarakpuri, Saifur Rahman Al (2005), The sealed nectar: biography of the Noble Prophet, Darussalam Publications, p. 244, ISBN   978-9960899558
2. Haykal, Husayn (1976), The Life of Muhammad, Islamic Book Trust, pp. 217–218, ISBN   9789839154177
3. Afzalur Rahman (1993), Muhammad As a Military Leader, Kazi Publications, p. 119, ISBN   9781567441468
4. Safiurahman Al-Mubaraki (1996), The Sealed Nectar, Dar-us-Salam, p. 203, ISBN   9781484974858
5. Muhammad Husayn Haykal (May 1994), The Life of Muhammad, Islamic Book Trust, p. 217, ISBN   978-983-9154-17-7
6. Muhammad Mohar Ali (1997), The Biography of the Prophet and the Orientalists, King Fahd Complex for the Printing of the Holy Qur'an, p. 547, ISBN   9960-770-68-0

Preceded by Patrol of Waddan

Expeditions of Muhammad

Succeeded by Patrol of Zul Al-Ushairah