Batn Gharran was a location in Saudi Arabia during the Islamic Prophet Muhammad's era. Muhammad ordered the
Invasion of Banu Lahyan
The Invasion of Banu Lahyan took place in September, 627 AD in Rabi' al-awwal or Jumada Al-Awwal, 6 AH of the Islamic calendar .Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation availablhere/ref>
Background
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which took place here. Muhammad set out in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal or Jumada Al-Ula in the year six Hijri (July 627 A.D) with 200 Muslim fighters and made a
feint
Feint is a French term that entered English via the discipline of swordsmanship and fencing. Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or e ...
of heading for Syria, then soon changed route towards Batn Gharran, the scene of where 10 Muslims were killed in the
Expedition of Al Raji
The Expedition of al Raji, occurred directly after the Battle of Uhud in the year AH 4 of the Islamic calendar.
Background
Immediately after the Uhud battle, a group of men from Adal and al-Qarah came to Muhammad; requested him to send with them ...
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See also
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List of battles of Muhammad
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The list of expeditions of Muhammad includes the expeditions undertaken by the Muslim community during the lifetime of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
Some sources use the word ''ghazwa'' and a related plural ''maghazi'' in a narrow techn ...
References
Populated places in Mecca Province
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