Expedition of Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi (Mayfah)

Expedition of Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi (Mayfah)
DateJanuary 629 AD,9th Month 7AH
LocationMayfah
Result
  • Successful operation, captured a lot of camels and cattle as booty
  • Many polytheists killed[1][2][3]
Commanders and leaders
Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi Unknown
Strength
130 Entire tribe (unknown population)
Casualties and losses
0 Many Killed (unknown number) [4][5][6]

Expedition of Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi[7] to Mayfah took place in January 629 AD,9th Month 7AH, of the Islamic Calendar.[8][9]

Expedition

Muhammad sent Ghalib ibn Abdullah al-Laithi as the commander of 130 men to Mayfah on the confines of Nejd, and was sent to launch an attack against Banu ‘Awâl and Banu Thalabah in Ramadan 7 A.H. The settlement was surprised and the Muslims put many to death, and drove off their camels and flock .[10]

Usama, one of the fighters who went along, killed a man, after he had pronounced the testimony of God's Oneness at the last moment just before killing him (see Shahadah) to which incident Muhammad commented addressing his Companions: "Would you rip open his heart to discern whether he is truthful or a liar?"[11][12]

This was the 4th surprise raid against the Banu Thalabah.

Primary source

This event is mentioned in the following primary sources:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Ghalib bin ‘Abdullah Al-Laithi at the head of a platoon of 130", Witness-Pioneer.com
  2. ↑ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ↑ The life of Mahomet and history of Islam, Volume 4, By Sir William Muir, Pg 84 See bottom of page, notes section
  4. ↑ "Ghalib bin ‘Abdullah Al-Laithi at the head of a platoon of 130", Witness-Pioneer.com
  5. ↑ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  7. ↑ "Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  8. ↑ "Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  9. ↑ List of Battles of Muhammad
  10. ↑ "The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ghalib bin ‘Abdullah Al-Laithi at the head of a platoon of 130", Witness-Pioneer.com
  12. ↑ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  13. ↑ Sa'd, Ibn (1967). Kitab al-tabaqat al-kabir,By Ibn Sa'd,Volume 2. Pakistan Historical Society. p. 149. ASIN B0007JAWMK.
  14. ↑ Al Tabari, Michael Fishbein (translator) (1997), Volume 8, Victory of Islam, State University of New York Press, p. 132, ISBN 9780791431504
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