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- Migrations · 3
- Travels · 11
- Pilgrim roads · 11
- Trade routes · 2
- Campaigns and expeditions · 22
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The expedition to al-Abwa (Waddan), the first of the Prophet's campaigns · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Waddan
From Aden to Zeila by sea on Ibn Battuta's journey · Travels · 2 stations
- Aden
- Zaila
The expedition against Banu Sulaym at al-Kudr · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- al-Kudr
From Aydhab to Jeddah on the pilgrimage road · Pilgrim roads · 2 stations
- Aydhab
- Jeddah
The Medina army's march to Badr · Campaigns and expeditions · 7 stations
- Medina
- Bir al-Rawha
- Rahqan
- al-Safra
- Dhi Afran
- al-Dabba
- Badr
From Badr to Medina on Ibn Jubayr's road · Pilgrim roads · 3 stations
- Badr
- al-Rawha
- Medina
From Baghdad north, then west to Damascus, on Ibn Jubayr's road · Travels · 9 stations
- Baghdad
- Mosul
- Nasibin
- Ra's al-Ayn
- Manbij
- Aleppo
- Hama
- Hims
- Damascus
From Baghdad to Medina on the Iraqi pilgrim road · Pilgrim roads · 3 stations
- Baghdad
- Kufa
- Medina
From Basra to Persia and back to Baghdad by Ibn Battuta's road · Travels · 11 stations
- Basra
- al-Ubulla
- Abbadan
- Tustar
- Ayadhaj
- Isfahan
- Shiraz
- Kazarun
- Kufa
- Baghdad
- Tabriz
The expedition to Buhran · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Buhran
The expedition to Buwat · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Buwat
Cairo to Aydhab by the Upper Egypt road · Pilgrim roads · 2 stations
- Cairo
- Aydhab
Cairo to Qus up the Nile, on Ibn Jubayr's road · Travels · 6 stations
- Cairo
- Manfalut
- Asyut
- Akhmim
- Qina
- Qus
Darb Zubayda — the pilgrim road from Kufa to Mecca · Pilgrim roads · 4 stations
- Baghdad
- Kufa
- al-Qadisiyya
- Mecca
The expedition of Dhu al-Ushayra · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Dhu al-Ushayra
The expedition to Dhu Amarr · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Dhu Amarr
The Prophet's march to Dumat al-Jandal in 5 AH · Campaigns and expeditions · 3 stations
- Medina
- Dumat al-Jandal
- Medina
Sending Khalid to Dumat al-Jandal · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Dumat al-Jandal
- Tabuk
The Farewell Pilgrimage route · Pilgrim roads · 4 stations
- Medina
- Dhu al-Hulayfa
- Dhu Tuwa
- Mecca
The march of the Conquest of Mecca · Campaigns and expeditions · 5 stations
- Medina
- al-Kudayd
- Marr al-Zahran
- Dhu Tuwa
- Mecca
The first migration to Abyssinia · Migrations · 2 stations
- Mecca
- Abyssinia
From Granada to Cairo on Ibn Jubayr's pilgrimage road · Pilgrim roads · 3 stations
- Granada
- Alexandria
- Cairo
Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyib's visit to Indonesia (2016) · Travels · 5 stations
- Cairo
- Jakarta
- Malang
- Jakarta
- Cairo
The pursuit of Quraysh to Hamra al-Asad · Campaigns and expeditions · 3 stations
- Medina
- Hamra al-Asad
- Medina
The expedition of Hamza to Sayf al-Bahr · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- al-Is
The Hijra route · Migrations · 8 stations
- Mecca
- Ghar Thawr
- Qudaid
- Laqf
- Dhi Kashr
- al-Arj
- Quba
- Medina
The march to al-Hudaybiyya · Pilgrim roads · 3 stations
- Medina
- Usfan
- Hudaybiyya
From Mecca to Hunayn, Ta'if and back · Campaigns and expeditions · 6 stations
- Mecca
- Wadi Hunayn
- Awtas
- Ta'if
- al-Ji'rana
- Medina
The Isra route · Travels · 2 stations
- Mecca
- Jerusalem
The road to al-Ta'if · Travels · 4 stations
- Mecca
- Ta'if
- Wādī Nakhla
- Mecca
Mecca to Iraq by way of Medina with the Iraqi caravan · Pilgrim roads · 4 stations
- Mecca
- Badr
- Medina
- al-Qadisiyya
Medina to Mecca on the Syrian pilgrimage road · Pilgrim roads · 4 stations
- Medina
- al-Ruha
- Badr
- Mecca
The raid on Banu al-Mustaliq · Campaigns and expeditions · 3 stations
- Medina
- Qudayd
- Medina
The army's march to Mu'tah · Campaigns and expeditions · 3 stations
- Medina
- Ma'an
- Mu'tah
The expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh to Nakhla · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Nakhla al-Yamaniya
Qus to Aydhab across the desert, on Ibn Jubayr's road · Pilgrim roads · 2 stations
- Qus
- Aydhab
The emigrants' return from Abyssinia to Khaybar · Migrations · 2 stations
- Aksum
- Khaybar
The road to Khaybar · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Khaybar
The expedition of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas to al-Kharrar · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- al-Kharrar
The expedition of Safwan · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Safwan
From Sanaa to Aden on Ibn Battuta's journey · Travels · 2 stations
- Sana'a
- Aden
From Sicily to Granada on Ibn Jubayr's return road · Travels · 2 stations
- Palermo
- Granada
Khadija's trade journey to al-Sham with Maysara · Trade routes · 2 stations
- Mecca
- al-Sham
Abu Talib's journey with the youth to Busra · Trade routes · 2 stations
- Mecca
- Busra
From Tabriz to Mosul and Diyar Bakr, then back to Baghdad · Travels · 8 stations
- Tabriz
- Baghdad
- Samarra
- Tikrit
- Mosul
- Nasibin
- Mosul
- Baghdad
The march to Tabuk and back · Campaigns and expeditions · 6 stations
- Medina
- Thaniyyat al-Wada
- al-Jurf
- al-Hijr
- Tabuk
- Wadi al-Mushaqqaq
From Tlemcen to Cairo on Ibn Battuta's road from the Maghreb · Travels · 5 stations
- Tlemcen
- Tripoli
- Alexandria
- Damietta
- Cairo
The expedition of Ubayda ibn al-Harith to Batn Rabigh · Campaigns and expeditions · 2 stations
- Medina
- Rabigh
The march from Medina to Uhud · Campaigns and expeditions · 4 stations
- Medina
- Thaniyyat al-Wada
- al-Shaykhan
- Mount Uhud
Journeys by kind
Migrations
Travels
- From Aden to Zeila by sea on Ibn Battuta's journey
- From Baghdad north, then west to Damascus, on Ibn Jubayr's road
- From Basra to Persia and back to Baghdad by Ibn Battuta's road
- Cairo to Qus up the Nile, on Ibn Jubayr's road
- Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyib's visit to Indonesia (2016)
- The Isra route
- The road to al-Ta'if
- From Sanaa to Aden on Ibn Battuta's journey
- From Sicily to Granada on Ibn Jubayr's return road
- From Tabriz to Mosul and Diyar Bakr, then back to Baghdad
- From Tlemcen to Cairo on Ibn Battuta's road from the Maghreb
Pilgrim roads
- From Aydhab to Jeddah on the pilgrimage road
- From Badr to Medina on Ibn Jubayr's road
- From Baghdad to Medina on the Iraqi pilgrim road
- Cairo to Aydhab by the Upper Egypt road
- Darb Zubayda — the pilgrim road from Kufa to Mecca
- The Farewell Pilgrimage route
- From Granada to Cairo on Ibn Jubayr's pilgrimage road
- The march to al-Hudaybiyya
- Mecca to Iraq by way of Medina with the Iraqi caravan
- Medina to Mecca on the Syrian pilgrimage road
- Qus to Aydhab across the desert, on Ibn Jubayr's road
Trade routes
Campaigns and expeditions
- The expedition to al-Abwa (Waddan), the first of the Prophet's campaigns
- The expedition against Banu Sulaym at al-Kudr
- The Medina army's march to Badr
- The expedition to Buhran
- The expedition to Buwat
- The expedition of Dhu al-Ushayra
- The expedition to Dhu Amarr
- The Prophet's march to Dumat al-Jandal in 5 AH
- Sending Khalid to Dumat al-Jandal
- The march of the Conquest of Mecca
- The pursuit of Quraysh to Hamra al-Asad
- The expedition of Hamza to Sayf al-Bahr
- From Mecca to Hunayn, Ta'if and back
- The raid on Banu al-Mustaliq
- The army's march to Mu'tah
- The expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh to Nakhla
- The road to Khaybar
- The expedition of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas to al-Kharrar
- The expedition of Safwan
- The march to Tabuk and back
- The expedition of Ubayda ibn al-Harith to Batn Rabigh
- The march from Medina to Uhud
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Migrations · 3
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The first migration to AbyssiniaDraft
Mecca → Abyssinia (Aksum) The first group of Muslims left Mecca in Rajab of the fifth year of prophethood, twelve men and four women, slipping to the port of Shu'ayba, where two trading ships carried them… -
The Hijra routeDraft
Mecca → Ghar Thawr (Cave of Thawr) → Qudaid → … → Quba → Medina The Prophet's route from his house in Mecca to Quba and Medina via the cave of Thawr and the little-used Red Sea coastal track, guided by Abdullah ibn Urayqit; the waypoints… -
The emigrants' return from Abyssinia to KhaybarDraft
Aksum → Khaybar The emigrants' voyage from Abyssinia to the Prophet at Khaybar in the two ships the Negus provided, with Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri, after al-Hudaybiyya. Ibn Ishaq names neither the…
Travels · 11
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From Aden to Zeila by sea on Ibn Battuta's journeyDraft
Aden → Zaila A sea stage of Ibn Battuta's journey. After he stayed in Aden and became acquainted with its judges and scholars, he sailed from it by sea for four days until he reached Zeila, a… -
From Baghdad north, then west to Damascus, on Ibn Jubayr's roadDraft
Baghdad → Mosul → Nasibin (Nisibis) → … → Hims (Emesa) → Damascus A stage of Ibn Jubayr's journey in 580. He set out from Baghdad for Mosul in Safar, then travelled on to Nasibin, Dunaysir and Ras al-Ayn, and from there westward across the… -
From Basra to Persia and back to Baghdad by Ibn Battuta's roadDraft
Basra → al-Ubulla → Abbadan → … → Baghdad → Tabriz Ibn Battuta's road from Basra to al-Ubulla and Abadan, then by sea to Majul, and from there overland through Ramiz, Tustar and Idhaj to Isfahan, then Shiraz, then Kazarun,… -
Cairo to Qus up the Nile, on Ibn Jubayr's roadDraft
Cairo → Manfalut → Asyut → Akhmim → Qina → Qus A stage of Ibn Jubayr's pilgrimage journey. He sailed up the Nile from Cairo to Qus, passing Jabal al-Muqla, Manfalut, Asyut, Akhmim and Qina, then reached Qus and stayed there… -
Grand Imam Ahmad al-Tayyib's visit to Indonesia (2016)Draft
Official visit by the Grand Imam to Indonesia from 20 to 27 February 2016: meeting President Widodo in Jakarta (22 Feb), a global address at Sharif Hidayatullah State Islamic… -
The Isra routeDraft
Mecca → Jerusalem The earthly leg of the Isra: the Prophet's night journey on the Buraq from al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca to al-Masjid al-Aqsa in Jerusalem, as al-Raheeq narrates it. The text gives… -
The road to al-Ta'ifDraft
Mecca → Ta'if → Wādī Nakhla → Mecca The Prophet's journey on foot from Mecca to al-Ta'if in Shawwal of the tenth year of prophethood, with Zayd ibn Harithah; then his stay in al-Ta'if for ten days; and his return by… -
From Sanaa to Aden on Ibn Battuta's journeyDraft
Sana'a → Aden A stage of Ibn Battuta's journey in Yemen. After staying in Sanaa and visiting its great mosque, he travelled from there to Aden, a harbour on the sea coast ringed by mountains,… -
From Sicily to Granada on Ibn Jubayr's return road
Palermo → Granada A stage of Ibn Jubayr's journey home from the Hajj: by boat from Messina in Sicily to Cefalu, then by land to Palermo, the seat of Sicily, and from there to Trapani. He waited in… -
From Tabriz to Mosul and Diyar Bakr, then back to BaghdadDraft
Tabriz → Baghdad → Samarra → … → Mosul → Baghdad Ibn Battuta's road after reaching Tabriz: the return to Baghdad, then Samarra, Tikrit and Mosul, then Nasibin, then Sinjar, Dara and Mardin on his way to Diyar Bakr, then back to… -
From Tlemcen to Cairo on Ibn Battuta's road from the MaghrebDraft
Tlemcen → Tripoli (Libya) → Alexandria → Damietta → Cairo Ibn Battuta's route from the Maghreb to Cairo at the start of his journey: from Tlemcen through Algiers, Bejaia, Constantine and Bona to Tunis, then Sousse, Sfax, Gabes and…
Pilgrim roads · 11
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From Aydhab to Jeddah on the pilgrimage roadDraft
Aydhab → Jeddah A stage of Ibn Jubayr's pilgrimage journey. He stayed in Aydhab for about twenty-three days, then boarded a jalba vessel to cross to Jeddah, having reached Aydhab from Qus by the… -
From Badr to Medina on Ibn Jubayr's roadDraft
Badr → al-Rawha → Medina An excerpt from Ibn Jubayr's journey: from Badr to al-Safra, then al-Rawha, and then Medina on Monday, the third of Muharram 580, after about three days of travel. The journey… -
From Baghdad to Medina on the Iraqi pilgrim roadDraft
Baghdad → Kufa → Medina An excerpt from Ibn Jubayr's journey: from Baghdad to al-Hilla and then al-Kufa, and then with the Iraqi pilgrims along the desert road through the stations and reservoirs to… -
Cairo to Aydhab by the Upper Egypt roadDraft
Cairo → Aydhab Ibn Battuta's road from Cairo to Aydhab on the Red Sea, on his journey to the Hijaz, through Upper Egypt: Bush, Minyat al-Qa'id, Manlawi, Manfalut, Akhmim, Luxor, Armant, Asna and… -
Darb Zubayda — the pilgrim road from Kufa to MeccaDraft
The pilgrim road from Kufa to Mecca as registered by Qudama ibn Ja'far in the barid chapter — its relay stations, mileages and each halt's cisterns, wells and minbars: from… -
The Farewell Pilgrimage routeDraft
Medina → Dhu al-Hulayfa → Dhu Tuwa → Mecca The Prophet's journey from Medina to Dhu al-Hulayfa, Dhu Tuwa and Mecca in 10 AH, the rites around Mecca that the book describes, and the return to Medina; the book names the… -
From Granada to Cairo on Ibn Jubayr's pilgrimage roadDraft
Granada → Alexandria → Cairo A stage of Ibn Jubayr's pilgrimage journey. He left Granada in Shawwal 578 by land to the island of Tarifa, then took ship and reached Alexandria after a storm and a return to… -
The march to al-HudaybiyyaDraft
Medina → Usfan → Hudaybiyya The Prophet's march from Medina to al-Hudaybiyya in Dhu al-Qa'da of year 6 AH, on pilgrimage with those who followed him: past Dhu al-Hulayfa, near Usfan, then by a rough track… -
Mecca to Iraq by way of Medina with the Iraqi caravanDraft
Mecca → Badr → Medina → al-Qadisiyya Ibn Battuta's road from Mecca to Iraq after the pilgrimage, with the Iraqi caravan: he left Mecca after the farewell circumambulation for Batn Marr, then 'Usfan, Khulays, Badr and… -
Medina to Mecca on the Syrian pilgrimage roadDraft
Medina → al-Ruha (Edessa) → Badr → Mecca Ibn Battuta's road from Medina to Mecca on his first pilgrimage, with the Syrian caravan: he left Medina and stopped near Dhu al-Hulayfa, where he entered the state of ihram for… -
Qus to Aydhab across the desert, on Ibn Jubayr's roadDraft
Qus → Aydhab A stage of Ibn Jubayr's journey to the Hajj. He left Qus on camels with cameleers from al-Mubarraz, on the southern side of the town, and passed desert water points, among them…
Trade routes · 2
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Khadija's trade journey to al-Sham with MaysaraDraft
Mecca → al-Sham (Greater Syria) A trade journey to al-Sham with the property of Khadija bint Khuwaylid, in which the Prophet set out with her servant Maysara. On his return to Mecca, Khadija saw in his… -
Abu Talib's journey with the youth to BusraDraft
Mecca → Busra A trade journey by Abu Talib with the youth Muhammad to al-Sham, as far as Busra, where the monk Bahira recognised the seal of prophethood and advised that he be sent back to…
Campaigns and expeditions · 23
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The expedition to al-Abwa (Waddan), the first of the Prophet's campaignsDraft
The Prophet set out in Safar of year 2 AH with seventy men of the Muhajirun, intending to intercept a Quraysh caravan. He reached Waddan without meeting any opposition, left Sa'd… -
The expedition against Banu Sulaym at al-KudrDraft
Medina → al-Kudr The Prophet set out from Medina with two hundred riders to the dwellings of Banu Sulaym at al-Kudr. They fled and left behind five hundred camels. He then stayed in their… -
The Medina army's march to BadrDraft
Medina → Bir al-Rawha → Rahqan → … → al-Dabba → Badr The Muslim army's route from Medina to Badr in Ramadan 2 AH: out of Medina's pass to Bir al-Rawha, off the Mecca road at al-Naziya to Rahqan and the Safra pass, then Dhi Afran,… -
The army's march to Banu QurayzaDraft
From Medina, after the Muslims returned from the Trench in Dhu al-Qa'dah of year 5 AH, to the well of Anaa, one of the wells of Banu Qurayza, and then to their fortresses,… -
The expedition to BuhranDraft
Medina → Buhran The Prophet led a patrol of three hundred fighters in Rabi' al-Akhir of year 3 AH to Buhran, a mine in the area of al-Fara' in the Hijaz. He stayed there for a month, then… -
The expedition to BuwatDraft
The Prophet set out in Rabi' al-Awwal of year 2 AH with two hundred of his companions, intending to intercept a Quraysh caravan in which were Umayya ibn Khalaf and a hundred men… -
The expedition of Dhu al-UshayraDraft
The Prophet set out in Jumada al-Ula of year 2 AH with a hundred and fifty, or it is said two hundred, of the Muhajirun, intending to intercept the Quraysh caravan returning from… -
The expedition to Dhu AmarrDraft
Medina → Dhu Amarr The Prophet set out in Muharram of year 3 AH with about four hundred and fifty fighters and reached the water called Dhu Amarr, where Banu Tha'laba and Muharib had gathered; they… -
The Prophet's march to Dumat al-Jandal in 5 AHDraft
Medina → Dumat al-Jandal → Medina The Prophet set out from Medina with a thousand of his companions, five nights before the end of Rabi' al-Awwal of year 5 AH, with a guide from Banu Udhra called Madhkur, who… -
Sending Khalid to Dumat al-JandalDraft
Dumat al-Jandal → Tabuk The Prophet sent Khalid ibn al-Walid from Tabuk to Ukaydir ibn 'Abd al-Malik, ruler of Dumat al-Jandal. Ukaydir was seized as he was going out to hunt cattle on a moonlit night,… -
The march of the Conquest of MeccaDraft
Medina → al-Kudayd → Marr al-Zahran → Dhu Tuwa → Mecca The march of the ten-thousand-strong army of the Conquest from Medina to Mecca in Ramadan 8 AH (January 630 CE): departing Medina on 10 Ramadan, breaking fast at al-Kudayd,… -
The pursuit of Quraysh to Hamra al-AsadDraft
Medina → Hamra al-Asad → Medina From the return from Uhud to Medina, then the Prophet's departure on the morning of Sunday, the eighth of Shawwal of year 3 AH, to Hamra al-Asad, eight miles south of Medina; his… -
The expedition of Hamza to Sayf al-BahrDraft
The Prophet sent Hamza ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib in Ramadan of year 1 AH with thirty men of the Muhajirun to intercept a Quraysh caravan that had come from Syria. They reached Sayf… -
From Mecca to Hunayn, Ta'if and backDraft
Mecca → Wadi Hunayn → Awtas → Ta'if → al-Ji'rana → Medina The march after the conquest of Mecca in Shawwal 8 AH: from Mecca to the valley of Hunayn where the battle took place, the pursuit of the Hawazin and Thaqif remnants to Awtas and… -
The raid on Banu al-MustaliqDraft
Medina → Qudayd → Medina The march of the Prophet from Medina in Sha'ban 6 AH to the watering-place of al-Muraysi' near Qudayd, where the raid took place, and the return to Medina; the book names only… -
The army's march to Mu'tahDraft
Medina → Ma'an → Mu'tah The march of the Muslim army of three thousand from Medina to Mu'tah in Jumada al-Ula of year 8 AH, according to what al-Raheeq mentions: the Prophet's farewell to it at Thaniyat… -
The expedition of Abdullah ibn Jahsh to NakhlaDraft
The Prophet sent Abdullah ibn Jahsh in Rajab of year 2 AH with twelve men of the Muhajirun, and wrote him a letter instructing him not to read it until he had travelled two days.… -
The road to KhaybarDraft
Medina → Khaybar The march of the Prophet's army from Medina to Khaybar in the rest of Muharram, year 7 AH, by the stages al-Raheeq gives from Ibn Ishaq: Jabal 'Asr, al-Sahba, the valley of… -
The expedition of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas to al-KharrarDraft
The Prophet sent Sa'd in Dhu al-Qa'da of the year 1 AH with twenty riders to intercept a Quraysh caravan, and instructed him not to go beyond al-Kharrar. They went on foot by… -
The expedition of SafwanDraft
The Prophet set out in Rabi' al-Awwal of the year 2 AH with seventy men to pursue Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri, who had raided the pastures of Medina. He reached the valley of Safwan… -
The march to Tabuk and backDraft
Medina → Thaniyyat al-Wada → al-Jurf → al-Hijr → Tabuk → Wadi al-Mushaqqaq The Prophet's march from Medina to Tabuk in Rajab of year nine and his return, by the halting-places Ibn Ishaq names: Thaniyyat al-Wada' where he camped, al-Jurf where Ali caught… -
The expedition of Ubayda ibn al-Harith to Batn RabighDraft
The Prophet sent Ubayda ibn al-Harith in Shawwal of the year 1 AH with sixty riders from the Muhajirun. At Batn Rabigh he met Abu Sufyan with two hundred men, and no fighting took… -
The march from Medina to UhudDraft
Medina → Thaniyyat al-Wada → al-Shaykhan → Mount Uhud The Prophet's army leaves Medina by Thaniyyat al-Wada, reviews its men at al-Shaykhan, and marches before dawn to the foot of Uhud, where Ibn Ubayy turns back with a third of the…