The Expedition of Dhu Qarad (Ghazwat al-Ghaba)
غزوة ذي قرد (غزوة الغابة)
c. May 628 CE · Muharram 7 AH
Shortly before Khaybar in 7 AH, Uyayna ibn Hisn raided the Prophet's milch camels at al-Ghaba; Salama ibn al-Akwa' pursued them alone on foot with stones and arrows, holding off the raiders until the cavalry arrived, recovering the camels.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
BattlesSkirmishes, raids and expeditions
Sides
Connections
- Had participant
- Salama ibn al-Akwa'MuhammadUyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari
- Occurred at
- Medina
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
Uyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu TamimThe Conquest of KhaybarThe Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)The Battle of UhudExpedition of al-SawiqThe Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'The expedition to TabukSiege of Banu Qaynuqa
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih Muslim
- Sahih al-Bukhari
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Expedition of Dhu Qarad (Ghazwat al-Ghaba)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/expedition-of-dhu-qarad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.