Banu Tha'labah was a tribe during the Islamic prophet Muhammad 's era. They were involved in many military conflicts with Muhammad.
23-561: The Banu Tha'labah, who were Ghatafanis , were adherents of Christianity who fought Muhammad. They were descended from Tha'labah ibn Dhubyān ibn Baghīd ibn Rayth ibn Ghaṭafān ibn Saʾd ibn Qays (ibn?) ʿAylān ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan. This tribe belonged to the Adnanite Arabs (who came from Adnan), who in turn belonged to the Tha'labah tribal group, whose (the latter's) members are called "Thalabis". They come (as does
46-614: A prayer. And when you journey in the earth, there is no blame on you if you shorten the prayer, if you fear that those who disbelieve will cause you distress, surely the unbelievers are your open enemy. While Muhammad was resting under a shade tree at Dhat al-Riqa, a polytheist man came to him with the intention of killing him. The man was playing with Muhammad's sword and pointed it to Muhammad; asking him: "Do you fear me?" Muhammad replied: "Not at all." The man asked: "Who would save you?" Muhammad said: " Allah would save me." The would-be assassin then sheathed
69-674: A suspicious purpose. This was followed by the Invasion of Dumatul Jandal . Muhammad ordered his men to invade Duma, because Muhammad received intelligence that some tribes there were involved in highway robbery and preparing to attack Medina itself This happened in July 626. Then Expedition of Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari (Khadirah) in November or Dec 629 the Expedition of Abu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-Ansari (Khadirah) took place. With
92-538: A treaty with the tribe. When prayer time came, the Muslims worried that the Ghatafan men might descend from their mountain hideout and attack them while they were praying. Apprehending this fear, Muhammad introduced the ‘service of prayer of danger'. In this system, parties of faithful take turns standing guard while the other party prays. According to Muslim sources, God revealed verses 4:101 regarding shortening of
115-697: Is a difference in opinion as to which expedition took place after that against the Banu al-Nadir , according to Ibn Humayd - Salamah - Ibn Ishaq: The Messenger of God remained in Medina after the expedition against the Banu al-Nadir for the two months of Rabi' and part of the month of Jumada (from August 11 to late October, 625 [in the intercalated calendar (which was in use at the time) the corresponding dates are 14 May to late July - see section "Discrepancy in dates" below]). Then he went on an expedition into Najd directed against
138-471: Is given this honor. The Muslim fighters penetrated deep into their land until they reached Nakhlah where they came across bedouins of Ghatfan. This is called the expedition of Dhat al-Riqa (the patchwork of mountains). Muhammad conducted a surprise raid to disperse them. The Ghatafan fled to the mountains, leaving their women behind. No fighting took place, but Muhammad attacked their habitations and captured their women. Other sources report Muhammad signed
161-590: Is too long (the average is seven intercalations in nineteen years rather than seven in 21), which means that his dates become progressively more and more late moving back from the reform of the calendar in AD 632. Since the day of the week in the Muslim calendar advances by one or two days per month the discrepancy is resolved by pushing Caussin de Perceval's calculated dates back a month. The Sunni Hadith collection Sahih Muslim also says about this event: We went forward with
184-635: The Banu Muharib and the Banu Tha'labah, part of Ghatafan. [Foundations of the Community, by Tabari, p. 161] This event is mentioned in Ibn Hisham 's biography of Muhammad. The Muslim jurist Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya mentions the event in his biography of Muhammad, Zad al-Ma'ad . Among the modern secondary sources that mention this is The Sealed Nectar . It is well documented that
207-581: The Battle of Badr was fought on Friday, 17 Ramadan AH 2. In his book Essai sur l'histoire des arabes avant l'islamisme, pendant l'epoque de Mahomet Armand-Pierre Caussin de Perceval equates Ramadan with the Muslim month ending in January AD 624 and notes (correctly) that the seventeenth of that month was a Saturday (14 January). Again, it is well documented that the battle of Uhud was fought on Saturday, 7 Shawwal AH 3. Caussin de Perceval equates Shawwal with
230-784: The Ghatafan were the tribes of Banu Abs , Banu Dhubyan and Ashja'. They were one of the Arab tribes that interacted with Muhammad . They are notable for allying themselves with the Quraysh in the Battle of the Trench . The Ghatafan were a Bedouin tribal grouping that inhabited the Wadi al-Rumma area of Najd between the Hejaz mountains and Jabal Shammar . According to Arab genealogical tradition,
253-619: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) and when we reached Dhat ar-Riqa', we came to a shady tree which -we left for him One of the polytheists came there and, seeing the sword of the Messenger (may peace be upon him) hanging by a tree, took it up, drew it from the scabbard and said to the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him): Are you afraid of Me? He (the Holy Prophet) said: No. He again said: Who would protect you from me? He said: Allah will protect me from you. The Companions of
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#1732773225970276-507: The Muslim month ending in February 625 and says that the seventh of that month was Tuesday. The new moon of that month fell on a Monday morning so would have become visible that evening. Thus the first would have been Tuesday and the seventh Monday. The reason why the dates do not agree is that Caussin de Perceval assumes an intercalation every three years (thus in AH 1, AH 4 and AH 7). This period
299-537: The battle. Abu Hurairah embraced Islam only some days before Khaibar, and Abu Musa Al-Ash‘ari came back from Abyssinia ( Ethiopia ) and joined Muhammad at Khaibar. The rules relating to the prayer of fear that Muhammad observed at Dhat Ar-Riqa‘ campaign, were revealed at the Asfan Invasion. Scholars say that this took place after Al-Khandaq (the Battle of the Trench ). The Quran verse 4:101 was reportedly revealed in this event, regarding shortening of prayers, as
322-822: The goal of attacking the Ghatafan tribe because he heard that they were amassing troops and were still outside the "domain of Islam" Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa The expedition of Dhat al-Riqa took place in July AD 625 (or April 626, Muharram AH 5 of the Islamic calendar according to al-Waqidi), or after the Battle of Khaybar in AD 628, i.e. AH 7 of the Islamic calendar. Two Quran verses, 5:11 and 4:101, are related to this event. Muhammad learned that certain tribes of Banu Ghatafan were assembling at Dhat al-Riqa . He proceeded towards Nejd leading 400-700 men after he had mandated Abu Dhar to manage Madinah during his absence. In another version, Uthman ibn Affan ,
345-502: The name "Tha'labah") from their traditional eponymous ancestor ultimately, Tha'labah , the ancestor of a clan of Ismailites from whom Adnan descended. This Banu Tha'labah should not be confused with another tribe of the same name but whose members were Muhajirun . They descended from Tha'labah ibn Yarbu ibn Hanzala ibn Malik ibn Zayd Manat ibn Tamim ibn Murr ibn 'Id ibn Tabikhah (Amr) ibn Ilyas ibn Mudar ibn Nizar ibn Ma'ad ibn Adnan . The first conflict they were involved in
368-450: The progenitor of the tribe was Ghaṭafān ibn Saʾd ibn Qays ʿAylān, making it a part of the larger Qays tribe. The etymology or meaning of Ghatafan is not known. The main branches of the Ghatafan were the following: They were involved in several military conflicts with Muhammad. The first was the Invasion of Dhi Amr occurred directly after the Invasion of Sawiq in the year 3 A.H of the Islamic calendar, September 624. The expedition
391-662: The same month he ordered the Second Raid on Banu Thalabah . He ordered his men to attack the Banu Thalabah tribe, as revenge for the 1st failed raid on them in which 9 Muslims died. The Last military campaign he ordered against them was the Third Raid on Banu Thalabah , in which he told his men to raid Banu Thalabah and capture their camels as booty . After the Ridda Wars against Muslim apostates and after
414-702: The sword and returned it to Muhammad. Verse 5:11 was then revealed, proclaiming Allah's protection for Muhammad. After fifteen days Muhammad returned to Medina. However, he was not at peace; he apprehended that the Banu Ghatafan might attack to reclaim their women. Some scholars claim that the expedition took place in Nejd (a large tableland in the Arabian Peninsula) in Rabi‘ Ath-Thani or Jumada Al-Ula, A.H. 4 (or beginning of AH 5). They claim that it
437-575: The tribes converted back to Islam (Tabari describes it as entering "once again the gate by which they had gone out") the Banu Tha'labah came to settle in Medina and asked Abu Bakr "why have we been kept camping from our country" and he replied "you lie, it is no land of yours". However he provided the Banu Tha'labah with the al-Rabadhah land for pasturing purposes. Ghatafan The Ghaṭafān ( Arabic : غطفان ) were an Arab tribal confederation originally based northeast of Medina . The main branches of
460-412: Was ordered by Muhammad after he received intelligence that the Banu Muharib and Banu Talabah tribes, were planning to raid the outskirts of Medina . Therefore, Muhammad launched a preemptive strike with 450 men. Another conflict they were involved in was the Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa where Muhammad ordered an attack on the tribe because he received news that they were assembling at Dhat al-Riqa with
483-533: Was strategically necessary to carry out this campaign in order to quell the rebellious Bedouins to prepare for the encounter with the polytheists, i.e. minor Badr Battle in Sha‘ban A.H. 4. However, Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri claimed that Dhat Ar-Riqa‘ campaign took place after the fall of Khaibar (and not as part of the Invasion of Nejd). This is supported by the fact that Abu Hurairah and Abu Musa Ashaari witnessed
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#1732773225970506-620: Was the Invasion of Thi Amr . Muhammad ordered a military raid against the Banu Muharib and Banu Talabah tribes after he received intelligence that they were allegedly going to raid the outskirts of Medina . This was followed by the First Raid on Banu Thalabah in August 627. Muhammad ordered an attack on the Banu Thalabah tribe, because he suspected they would be tempted to steal his camels, during this raid 9 Muslims were killed. In
529-421: Was verse 5:11, regarding a man who was sent to kill Muhammad or threaten him which states: O ye who believe! Call in remembrance the favour of Allah unto you when certain men formed the design to stretch out their hands against you, but (Allah) held back their hands from you: so fear Allah. And on Allah let believers put (all) their trust. The event is mentioned by the Muslim jurist Tabari as follows: There
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