Battle of Dhu al-Qassah
| Part of | Ridda Wars  |
|---|---|
| Point for tym insyd | July 632 |
De Battle of Dhu al-Qassah take place insyd de area of Dhu al-Qassah, wey dey locate approximately 36 kilometres (22 mi) east of Medina, insyd de Medina Province, insyd de central-western part of Saudi Arabia, from 25 to 30 July 632. E pit de forces of de Rashidun Caliphate wey de Caliph Abu Bakr lead against de rebel apostates wey General Hibal ibn Khuwailid lead.[1]
Dis battle, wey dey comprise four engagements[2][3] result in a victory give de Rashidun Caliphate, wey dey mark de beginning of de Wars of Apostasy,[4] de withdrawal of de apostate rebels to de Abraq area[5] den a consolidation of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq ein legitimacy insyd ein new role as caliph.[4]
Background
[edit | edit source]Situation dey follow de death of Muhammad
[edit | edit source]After de death of de Islamic prophet Muhammad, on June 8, 632,[6][7] dem appoint Abu Bakr as ein successor to lead de newly emerging state.[6] However, de tribes of de Arabian Peninsula, wich dem mostly submit den cam be Muslim under Muhammad from 631 abandon Islam after ein death, expel de Zakat collectors, den trigger widespread apostasy wey dey affect all de tribes of Arabia plus de notable exception of de inhabitants of Mecca, Medina, den de Banu Thaqif of Ta'if. Sam clans entirely renounce de faith, while odas be divided between those wey abandon de belief den those wey remain loyal.[8][9]
Two self-proclaimed prophets, Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid den Musaylima ibn Habib, as well as a false prophetess, Sajah bint Al-Harith, fuel dis apostasy.[8] Musaylima long be known as an impostor, while Tulayha begin dey proclaim einself a prophet during Muhammad ein illness.[10]
De main threat to Medina cam from Tulayha ibn Khuwaylid den de tribes of central, western, den northern Arabia wey follow am.
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ A. I. Akram. Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Sword Of Allah.pdf (PDF).
- ↑ Biography of Khalifa Abu Bakr Siddiq.
- ↑ A. I. Akram. Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Sword Of Allah.pdf (PDF).
- 1 2 Biography of Khalifa Abu Bakr Siddiq.
- ↑ Biography of Khalifa Abu Bakr Siddiq.
- 1 2 Bamborough, Philip (1976). Treasures of Islam. Internet Archive. Poole : Blandford Press. ISBN 978-0-7137-8503-6.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link) - ↑ Hodgkin, E. C. (1966). The Arabs. Internet Archive. London Oxford University Press.
- 1 2 A. I. Akram. Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Sword Of Allah.pdf (PDF).
- ↑ "The History of al-Tabari Volume 10: The Conquest of Arabia |" (in English). Retrieved 2026-03-13.
- ↑ les-derniers-jours-de-muhammad-hela-ouardi (in French).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Parizi, Ebrahim Khorasani (2011). Ansar's Role in the Suppression of Apostates in the Era of Caliphate of Abu Bakr (PDF) (in English). Iran: Department of History, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Baft Branch, Islamic Azad University, Baft. p. 10. ISSN 2090-4304. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-05-22. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
- Publisher, Supremeseerah (2023). Biography of Khalifa Abu Bakr Siddiq (PDF) (in English). p. 180.
- Kennedy, Hugh (2008). The Great Arab Conquests: How the Spread of Islam Changed the World We Live In (in English). Da Capo Press. p. 421. ISBN 978-0306817403., ISBN 0306817403