Al-Ghaba
الغابة
A place near Medina on the Syrian side where the Prophet ﷺ's milch-camels grazed; the site of the Dhu Qarad raid (the Ghaba raid) and of Rifa'a ibn Qays al-Jushami's camp where Ibn Abi Hadrad killed him.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
Overview
A place in the area of Medina, mentioned by Ibn Ishaq in the raid of Ibn Abi Hadrad on al-Ghaba: Rifa'a ibn Qays al-Jushami stopped there with a large clan of his people, and Ibn Abi Hadrad and his two companions lay in ambush around him and killed him. 1 It is also known by its name in the expedition of Dhu Qarad, in which the Prophet's herd of milch camels was raided. 2
Markers of weakness and doubt
- Its exact site and its coordinates are not stated in the text (needs_source).
Connections
People and things also explored
Muhammad· Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· Medina's society at the Hijra· The utum (tower-fortresses) of Yathrib· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/278
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/289
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Al-Ghaba”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-ghaba/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.