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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Skirmishes, raids and expeditionsDesertions, defections and withdrawals
Summary
The expedition of Tabuk, in which the Prophet marched to Tabuk in Rajab of year nine in a time of hardship and heat; no fighting took place, in Ibn Ishaq's account — the one expedition whose destination the Prophet declared openly, contrary to his custom. 1
Preparation
- The order to make ready for raiding the Romans. 1
- Al-Jadd ibn Qays asking leave, and the saying "do not march out in the heat". 2
- Uthman's spending on the Army of Hardship and the Weepers. 3
- The burning of Suwaylim's house, in a report Ibn Hisham transmits. 4
Staying behind
Departure and the road
- The departure and the deputies over Medina, and Ali left in charge of the family. 6
- Abu Khaythama catching up. 7
- The halt at al-Hijr and the rain after the Prophet's prayer. 8
- The straying she-camel and Ibn al-Lusayt's remark. 9
- Abu Dharr falling behind and his death at al-Rabadha. 10
- A band of hypocrites mocking the army and their excuse. 11
At Tabuk
- The peace with the master of Ayla and the people of Jarba' and Adhruh, including the letter of safe-conduct. 12
- Khalid's mission to Ukaydir and the peace with him. 13
- The stay and the return. 14
On the way back
The water of Wadi al-Mushaqqaq, the burial of Dhu al-Bijadayn, and Abu Ruhm's report on the stragglers. 15
The geographic track is at the Prophet's march to Tabuk and return.
Masjid al-Dirar
After the return: the mosque's people asking the Prophet to pray in it before the march, then the demolition of the mosque at Dhi Awan; its people are in their group. 16
Between Medina and Tabuk Ibn Ishaq also mentions the Prophet's known mosques. 17
The three left behind
After the return: the story of the three who were left behind (Ka'b, Marara and Hilal), the fifty-night boycott, then the acceptance of repentance. 18
Notes
Connections
- Had participant
- Wathila ibn al-Asqa'MuhammadAbu Bakr al-Siddiq
- Has part
- The demolition of Masjid al-DirarThe Prophet orders the people to prepare to fight the Byzantinesal-Jadd ibn Qays asks leave to stay behindSome say: do not march in the heatUthman funds the army of hardshipThe Prophet leaves Medina and appoints a deputyBurning of Suwaylim's houseThe Weepers: seven who asked to be carriedThe Bedouin excuse-makersFour believers lag behind without doubtIbn Ubayy's separate camp and his staying behindAli is left in charge of the Prophet's familyAbu Khaythama catches up with the ProphetThe army camps at al-Hijr and the Prophet bans its waterRain falls after the Prophet's prayer at al-HijrThe Prophet's she-camel strays and Zayd ibn al-Lusayt's remarkAbu Dharr lags behind and follows on footThe death of Abu Dharr at al-RabadhaA group of hypocrites mock the army, then excuse themselvesThe treaty with Yuhanna ibn Ru'ba, lord of AylaKhalid's mission to Ukaydir of Dumat al-JandalThe treaty with UkaydirThe stay at Tabuk and the return to MedinaThe water of Wadi al-MushaqqaqThe burial of Dhu al-Bijadayn at TabukAbu Ruhm and the stragglers of Ghifar and AslamThe builders of the mosque ask the Prophet to pray in itThe Prophet's prayer places between Medina and TabukThe three who were left behind after TabukThe hypocrites' ambush at the pass on the return from TabukThe march to Tabuk and back
- Occurred at
- MedinaTabuk
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
MuhammadMedinaTabukThe burial of the ProphetThe death of the ProphetThe HijraThe Incident of the Slander (Hadith al-Ifk)Abdullah ibn Mas'ud
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/159
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/159-160
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/161
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/160
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/162
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/162-163
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/163-164
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/164-166
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/166-167
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/167-168
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/168-169
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/169
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/169-170
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/170
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/171-173
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/173-174
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/174-175
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/175-181
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/159-173
- Ibn Ishaq / Guillaume, The Life of Muhammad (1955)
- Watt, Muhammad at Medina (1956)
- Lings, Muhammad (1983)
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
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islam.museum contributors. “The expedition to Tabuk”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/expedition-to-tabuk/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.