The stay at Tabuk and the return to Medina
الإقامة بتبوك والرجوع إلى المدينة
October 630 CE · Rajab 9 AH
The Prophet stayed at Tabuk a few nights, no more than a dozen, then turned back toward Medina.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 1/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Summary
The Prophet stayed at Tabuk a "bid'" of nights — fewer than twenty — without exceeding them, then turned back homeward to Medina. 1
The account
The Prophet stayed at Tabuk a "bid'" of nights — fewer than twenty — without exceeding them, then turned back homeward to Medina. 1
Markers of weakness and doubt
- "A bid' of nights" is an indefinite count between thirteen and nineteen; it has not been converted to a figure.
Connections
- Part of
- The expedition to Tabuk
- Occurred at
- Tabuk
- Had participant
- Muhammad
People and things also explored
Abu Dharr lags behind and follows on footAbu Khaythama catches up with the ProphetThe burial of Dhu al-Bijadayn at TabukA group of hypocrites mock the army, then excuse themselvesThe Prophet's prayer places between Medina and TabukThe Prophet's she-camel strays and Zayd ibn al-Lusayt's remarkThe treaty with Yuhanna ibn Ru'ba, lord of AylaThe treaty with Ukaydir
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/170
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The stay at Tabuk and the return to Medina”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/tabuk-stay-and-return/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.