Expedition of Umar ibn al-Khatab

Expedition of Umar ibn al-Khatab to Turbah took place in July 628 AD,3rd Month 7AH, of the Islamic Calendar.

The expedition was led by Umar, at the order of Muhammad.

Expedition to Turbah

After returning to Medina from the Campaign of Wadi al-Qura, Muhammad sent Umar ibn al-Khattab with 30 men, against a branch of the tribes of Banu Hawazin at Turbah, a distance of 4 nights march from Medina. Turbah was on the way to Sana and Najjran. Umar’s troop travelled by night and hid by day. By the time the Muslim army arrived at the habitation, Banu Hawazin already got news of the impending Muslim attack and they fled for their lives, according to the Muslim scholar "Saifur Rahman al Mubarakpuri".

See also

• Muhammad as a general

Notes

1. ^ "Umar bin Al-Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group", Witness-Pioneer.com
2. ^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014. 
3. ^ "Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah". Retrieved 17 December 2014. 
4. ^ List of Battles of Muhammad
5. ^ "Umar bin Al-Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group", Witness-Pioneer.com
6. ^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014. 
7. ^ The life of Mahomet and history of Islam, Volume 4, By Sir William Muir, Pg 83 See bottom of page, notes section
8. ^ "Umar bin Al-Khattab, at the head of a 30-soldier group", Witness-Pioneer.com
9. ^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014. 
10. ^ "Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah". Retrieved 17 December 2014.