Awtas
أوطاس
A valley in the territory of Hawazin where Malik ibn Awf mustered the tribal confederation before Hunayn, and where the defeated remnants of Hawazin rallied under Durayd ibn al-Simma before being pursued by Abu Amir al-Ash'ari.
At a glance
- Region
- Arabia
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In space
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Summary
A valley in Hawazin's territory between Mecca and Ta'if; Malik ibn Awf encamped there with the tribes' hosts and wealth before the battle of Hunayn, Hawazin's fugitives rallied there with Durayd ibn al-Simma after the rout, and there the Awtas detachment took place 1.
In Ibn Hisham's Sira
For young visitors
A mountain valley suited to cavalry movement where Hawazin's tribes camped with their wealth — and where the second battle after Hunayn turned.
Connections
- Site of
- The expedition to Awtas
- Located in
- Ta'if
People and things also explored
The Battle of HunaynThaqifAbu Amir al-Ash'ariDurayd ibn al-SimmaRabi'a ibn Rufay' (Ibn al-Dughunna)The demolition of al-LatThe expedition to AwtasThe Prophet's journey to al-Ta'if
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/80-81, 97-99
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/81
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/93-98
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islam.museum contributors. “Awtas”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/awtas/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-12.