expedition of Nakhla
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The expedition of Nakhla was a pivotal early Muslim raid against a Quraysh caravan near Mecca that intensified tensions and helped precipitate larger battles in the early Islamic period.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| expedition of Nakhla canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military expedition
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raid ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Quraysh of Mecca
NERFINISHED
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early Muslims of Medina ⓘ |
| broaderConflict | Muslim–Quraysh wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | early Medinan period of Muhammad’s prophethood ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Meccan Quraysh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muslim community of Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | ghazwa/sariyya (early Muslim raid) ⓘ |
| era | 7th century CE ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped precipitate larger battles in the early Islamic period
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intensified tensions between Muslims and Quraysh ⓘ |
| location |
Nakhla valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Mecca ⓘ |
| partOf | early Muslim–Quraysh conflict ⓘ |
| presentDayLocation | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | polytheist Quraysh leadership of Mecca ⓘ |
| region | Hejaz ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Battle of Badr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Muslim military campaigns ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| result | Muslim raid on Quraysh caravan ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | economic pressure on Quraysh through caravan raiding ⓘ |
| target | Quraysh caravan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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