Expedition to Hamra al-Asad
غزوة حمراء الأسد
24 March 625 CE · 8 Shawwal 3 AH – 27 March 625 CE · 11 Shawwal 3 AH
On the morning of Sunday 8 Shawwal 3 AH the Prophet called the people to pursue Quraysh and said: only those who fought with us may come. The Muslims answered despite their wounds. They reached Hamra al-Asad, eight miles from Medina, and camped. The Prophet sent Ma'bad ibn Abi Ma'bad al-Khuza'i to Abu Sufyan, and at al-Rawha he waged a propaganda war of nerves on him: 'Muhammad has come out with a gathering I have never seen the like of, burning for you.' The Meccan army's resolve collapsed and they kept withdrawing to Mecca. Abu Sufyan sent riders of Abd al-Qays to threaten the Muslims, which only increased their faith. The Prophet stayed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, then returned and executed Abu Azza al-Jumahi, who had broken his pledge {cite:mubarakpuri-raheeq p.284}.
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- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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- Occurred at
- Hamra al-AsadMedina
- Part of
- The Battle of Uhud
- Had participant
- MuhammadAbu Sufyan ibn HarbAbu Azza al-Jumahi
People and things also explored
The Battle of UhudMuhammadThe Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)Expedition of al-SawiqUhud war council and Muslim mobilizationThe early Muslim communityAbu Sufyan's mission to MedinaAbdullah ibn Ubayy
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Expedition to Hamra al-Asad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/hamra-al-asad/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.