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Thaniyyat al-Wada

ثنية الوداع

A mountain pass overlooking Medina trodden by anyone bound for Mecca, in the editors' reckoning; the Prophet pitched his army's camp on it when he set out for Tabuk.

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The Prophet leaves Medina and appoints a deputy

People and things also explored

The expedition to TabukMuhammadMuhammad ibn MaslamaSiba' ibn UrfutaThe Prophet leaves Medina and appoints a deputy

Sources

  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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The expedition to Tabuk

The Prophet led a large expedition north toward the Byzantine frontier as far as Tabuk; no battle took place.