Shakar
شَكَر
A mountain of the people of Jurash in Yemen where Surad ibn Abdullah al-Azdi (may God be pleased with him) turned on his pursuers and slaughtered them; the people of Jurash called it Kashr, and the Prophet ﷺ told their two envoys it was Shakar, not Kashr, announcing at the hour of the battle that God's sacrificial camels were being slaughtered there.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
Shakar is a mountain belonging to the people of Jarash. At it Surad ibn Abd Allah turned upon those among them who sought him, and killed them severely. 1
Its name
After the afternoon prayer, the Prophet asked the two envoys of Jarash: In which of God's lands is Shukr? They said: In our land there is a mountain called Kashr, and the people of Jarash call it that too. He said: It is not Kashr, but Shukr. He also said that the sacrificial camels (budn) of God were being slaughtered there at that very moment. The two envoys found that their people had been struck on the very day and hour he had mentioned. See The campaign of Surad against Jarash. 1
Connections
People and things also explored
Jurash· Christianity in Arabia before Islam· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· The Second Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· Ali ibn Abi Talib's expeditions to Yemen (twice)· Surad ibn Abdullah al-Azdi comes to the Prophet and embraces Islam· The First Abyssinian Occupation of Yemen· The sending of Mu'adh ibn Jabal to Yemen and the Prophet's charge to him
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936), 4/234
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islam.museum contributors. “Shakar”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/shakar/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-17.