Conflict: | Expedition of Zayd ibn Harithah (Wadi al-Qura) |
Date: | November 627AD, 7th month 6AH |
Place: | Wadi al-Qura |
Result: | Ambush, 9 Muslims killed[1] |
Commander1: | Zayd ibn Harithah |
Commander2: | Unknown |
Strength1: | 12 |
Strength2: | Unknown |
Casualties1: | 9 killed |
Casualties2: | Unknown |
Expedition of Zayd ibn Harithah to Wadi al-Qura took place in November, 627AD, 7th month of 6AH of the Islamic calendar.[2] [3]
Wadi al-Qura was an oasis, about 7 miles from Medina. Zayd ibn Harithah set out with 12 men to survey this area and to monitor the movements of enemies of Muhammad.[1]
However, the inhabitants in this area were unfriendly to Zayd. The people there attacked the Muslims, killed 9 of them, while the rest including Zaid bin Haritha managed to escape.[1]