Category Archives: Maghazi

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Suriya Hazrat Abdullah bin Jahash RA


Another suriya was sent after seventeen months of hijra, in the leadership of Hazrat Abdullah bin Jahash Al Asadi RA. One Day Nabi Kareem (sallal la ho laehe wa aal e he wasallam) called for Hazrat Abdullah, after his Isha prayer. He asked him to arm himself when he comes for the fajar prayer. Nabi Kareem (sallal la ho laehe wa aal e he wasallam) called for Abi Ka’ab RA and ordered him to write a letter. He (sallal la ho laehe wa aal e he wasallam) gave that letter to Hazrat Abdullah and appointed him as the leader of that expedition, after travelling for two nights he could read that letter. He started travelling towards Najadiya. 8 or 12 muhajireen were accompanying him.

After two nights he opened te letter which said,”With Allah‘s name continue your journey till you reach Btn Nakhla, don’t force anyone to come with you,wait there for a coffle of Quraish and tell us of it”

When the participants came to know of it they said that they were all ready to continue the journey. When they reached there, they found the coffle. The quraish got frightened of Muslims, Akasha bin Muhsan, shaved his head off to give a message that they were going for Umra and don’t want war. This consoled the enemy.It as the last day of Rajab which was a month of hurmat. Muslims began to think what should they do as if they will left them they will go back to their city and if they attack on them, they will be spoiling the sanctity of the month. after much reflecting they decided to pounce on them. Hazrat Waqid bin Abdullah RA threw the arrow, which killed Amr bin Hazarmi. A combat begin after that. Muslim made the enemy to run back. Hazrat Abdullah bin Jahsh retured to Madina with two captives and alden camels. (Nabi Kareem (sallal la ho laehe wa aal e he wasallam) had not ordered them to do so)

on the other side the quraish started saying that look Muhammad (sallal la ho laehe wa aal e he wasallam) has destroyed the sanctity of the sacred month. Hazrat Muhammad (sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) refused to take his part from the booty.And said with anger, “I had not asked you to fight in the month of sanctity”.
The anger of Prophet (sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) over the issue and the sarcasm of other Muslims made the participants regret. They fell in  deep grief. It was then when Allah Almighty revealed these lines:

“They ask you about the sacred month – about fighting therein. Say, “Fighting therein is great [sin], but averting [people] from the way of Allah and disbelief in Him and [preventing access to] al-Masjid al-Haram and the expulsion of its people therefrom are greater [evil] in the sight of Allah . And fitnah is greater than killing. And they will continue to fight you until they turn you back from your religion if they are able.”

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Suriya Hazrat Saad bin abi Waqas


After 9 months of Hijrat in the month of ZiQa’d. In the leadership of Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqas, this compaign was sent to Al Kharar. Like that of earlier ones, its was of white cloth. Hazrat Maqdad din Amr Albhrani got the honor to hold it. 20 muhajireen participated in this expedition.

The purpose of this expedition was the same. Nabi Kareem (sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) ordered them not to cross Alkharar and go further.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hazrat Saad Ra tells that they started going to that location on their feet. At the day time they hid themselves and used to travel at night. After five days, in the morning, they reached their destination, whence they were told that the coffle they wanted had laft just a day before. As they were not allowed to go further so they returned to Makkah.

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Suriya Hazrat Ubaida bin Haris RA


After eight months of Hijrat, in the month of Shawal, Nabi Kareem (sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) sent another expedition in the leadrership of Hazrat Ubaida bin Haris RA. The Flag was of white cloth and HAzrat Mast’ah bin Athatha RA was given the honor to hold it. Sixty muhahjireen participated in it.

Abu Sufyan was camping at a place known as Akhya, with 200 people. There was just an exchnage of few arrows when they faced eachother. In that expedition, Hazrat Saad bin Abi Waqas threw the first arrow of Islam. Then they came back to their cities.

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Suriya Hazrat Hamza RA


The first expedition of Islam was sent after seven months of hijrat in the month of Ramadan ul Kareem. Hazrat Hamza RA was chosen as a commander. THe flag was of a white cloth and Hazrat Abu Marthad Kanaz bin Hassain Ghanwi was holding it. There were 30 participants in it and all of them were Muhajir.
The Quresh were their worst enemies and still they were planning to attack on Muslims. For this purpose they were investing much in their trade so that they could gain enough money to make a strong army for themselves which can fight with the Muslims and destroy them.So these Muslims were sent to prevent the enemy from it.

Nabi Kareem (sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) was given the news that a trading coffle was returning to Makkah under the supervision of Abu Jahal. There were appointed three hundred men for the safety of that coffle. when it reached the place of Saif ul Bahar, the Muslims and the pagans faced each other. The combat was just going to begin when the head of tribe Jaheena, Majdi bin Amr al Jahni, tried to prevent them from war. He had friendly relations with both the parties so he deemed it witful to stop them from fighting against each other. Due to his sincere efforts, both the parties accepted his suggestion not to fight. So Abu Jahal went back to Makkah Mukarma and Muslims came back to Madinah Sharif.

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Maghazi………


The word Maghazi(literally, stories of military expeditions) refers to the

ghazwas and the surayas. It is worth much importance for a Muslim to learn all these. As they have a significant value in the history of Islam and the world itself.
Ibn e Asakar has copied Hazrat Imam Zain ul Abideen Ali bin Hussain bin Ameer ul Momineen Ali RA as saying,
“we were taught the Maghazi as we were taught the chapters of Quran”
Similarly, he has mentioned Ismael bin Muhammad bin Saad bin Abi Waqas RA as saying,

“My father, Muhammad bin Saad taught me about Maghazi and told me while counting the

ghazwat and surayas on his hand and used to say O my son, this is your forefathers’ honour
dont spoil it, your better in this world and the hereafter is in knowing these Maghazi.”
so here you can see that how our elders used to know and learn about them and here are we
who just know about three wars which we have got to learn due to our syllabus and nothing
more. Here I will try to summerize all the Maghazi which I know so that you can learn
something about them.
First of all, we must differentiate between Ghazwa and suraya.
Suriya:In the Arabic language the word sīra (Arabic: سيرة‎) comes from the verb sāra which
means to travel or to be on a journey. In which the Prophet  (Sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) had not taken part.
Ghazwa: Those military expeditions (Arabic: غزوة ‎)in which the Prophet (Sallal la ho alehe wa aal e he wasallam) had Himself taken part. Weather there was a war or it was merely a journey.

There are given almost 27 Ghazwat in the books of Islamic history. Which are as follow
Ghazwa Al Abwa
Ghazwa Buwat
Ghazwa Safwan
Ghazwa Al Usheera
Ghazwa Badr
Ghazwa Bani Sulem
Ghazwa As SAweeq
Ghazwa Ghatfan
Ghazwa Ze Amar
Ghazwa Al Dara’
Ghazwa Bani Qeenqa’
Ghazwa Uhad
Ghazwa Hmra’al Asad
Ghazwa Bani nuzair
Ghazwa Badr ul Akheera
Ghazwa Duma tul Jandal
Ghazwa bani Mustaliq
Ghazwa Khandaq
Ghazwa bani Quraiza
Ghazwa banu Lajban
Ghazwa hudaibiah
Ghazwa Ze Qurd
Ghazwa Khaiber
Ghazwa Zaat ur Raqa’
Ghazwa Umra’ tul Qaza
Ghazwa Fatah Makka
Ghazwa Hunain
Ghazwa At Taif
Ghazwa Tbook

similarly there number of surayas are 35, :

Sarya Hazrat Hamza RA

Sarya Ubaid bin Haris RA

Sarya Saad bin Waqas RA

Sarya Abdullah bin Jahash RA

and others which will be discussed in future posts In Sha Allah.