The expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh to Nakhla
سرية عبد الله بن جحش إلى نخلة
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
The Prophet sent Abdullah ibn Jahsh in Rajab of the 2nd year AH with twelve men of the emigrants 1.
The letter
He wrote a letter for him and ordered him not to look into it until he had travelled for two days. When he looked, it said that he should continue until he reached Nakhla, between Mecca and al-Ta'if, to watch for a Quraysh caravan. They were riding one camel, which two of them took turns riding 1.
The text does not give the distance from Medina to Nakhla here.
Connections
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
People and things also explored
Abu Jahl's plan to crush the Prophet's head with a stone· Abu Talib gathers Banu Hashim and Banu al-Muttalib· The Prophet's address to the Ansar at al-Ji'rana· The three years of the secret call· Ali's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'· Ali ibn Abi Talib's expeditions to Yemen (twice)· The Mission of Abu Rafi' (Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq)· After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p.200
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islam.museum contributors. “The expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh to Nakhla”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/journey/nakhla-expedition-ibn-jahsh/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.