expedition of al-Ushayra

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The expedition of al-Ushayra was an early military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad against the Quraysh, notable as one of the first organized Muslim raids during the formative period of Islamic warfare.

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Expedition of al-Ushayra 1
expedition of al-Ushayra canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ghazwa ⓘ
military expedition ⓘ
associatedWith formative period of Islamic warfare ⓘ
belligerent Muslims of Medina ⓘ
Quraysh of Mecca ⓘ
linked to: Quraysh
category Military expeditions of Muhammad ⓘ
commander Muhammad ⓘ
conflictType raid on caravan ⓘ
countryAtTime Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
dateApproximate 2 AH ⓘ
era early Islamic period ⓘ
followedBy Nakhla raid ⓘ
leader Muhammad ⓘ
location al-Ushayra ⓘ
vicinity of Yanbu ⓘ
notableFor being among the first organized Muslim raids ⓘ
objective economic pressure on Quraysh ⓘ
interception of Meccan trade ⓘ
partOf early Muslim–Quraysh conflict ⓘ
precededBy Expedition of Buwat ⓘ
primarySource Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira ⓘ
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah ⓘ
al-Waqidi’s Kitab al-Maghazi ⓘ
region Hejaz ⓘ
religiousContext Islam ⓘ
religiousLeaderRole Muhammad as Prophet and commander ⓘ
result Quraysh caravan was not intercepted ⓘ
no battle occurred ⓘ
strategicSignificance pressure on Meccan trade routes ⓘ
testing Muslim military mobilization ⓘ
target Quraysh caravan ⓘ

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early Muslim–Quraysh wars → hasPart → expedition of al-Ushayra ⓘ
Muhammad’s military campaigns → component → Expedition of al-Ushayra ⓘ
linked to: expedition of al-Ushayra