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Sariyya of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib — the first banner the Prophet raised

سرية حمزة بن عبد المطلب — أول لواء عقده رسول الله

The first sariyya the Prophet ﷺ sent after settling in Medina, with the banner raised for Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib (may God be pleased with him) — his uncle and later his challenger at Badr — thirty riders split half-and-half between Emigrants and Helpers.

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«أول لواء عقده رسول الله بعد أن قدم المدينة لحمزة بن عبد المطلب، بعثه في ثلاثين راكبا شطرين، خمسة عشر من المهاجرين وخمسة عشر من الأنصار»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

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Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Muhammad· Banu Hashim

People and things also explored

Battle of Badr — its cause and the call to Banu Hashim· Battle of Uhud — the martyrdom of Hamza and Safiyya bint Abd al-Muttalib· Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Mecca· Banu Hashim· The day of Badr: the lines, the duels and the victory· The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud

Sources

  • Kitab al-Maghazi by al-Waqidi — al-Maktaba al-Shamila digital text of the Marsden Jones edition (Oxford 1966)
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islam.museum contributors. “Sariyya of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib — the first banner the Prophet raised”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/waqidi-maghazi-hamza-first-sariyya/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-11.

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Battle of Badr — its cause and the call to Banu Hashim

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