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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Predicate Object
instanceOf Ghazwa
military expedition
associatedWith formative period of Islamic warfare
belligerent Muslims of Medina
Quraysh of Mecca NERFINISHED
category Military expeditions of Muhammad
commander Muhammad NERFINISHED
conflictType raid on caravan
countryAtTime Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
dateApproximate 2 AH
era early Islamic period
followedBy Nakhla raid NERFINISHED
leader Muhammad NERFINISHED
location al-Ushayra NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
precededBy Expedition of Buwat NERFINISHED
primarySource Ibn Hisham’s recension of the Sira NERFINISHED
Ibn Ishaq’s Sirat Rasul Allah NERFINISHED
al-Waqidi’s Kitab al-Maghazi NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED

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early Muslim–Quraysh wars hasPart expedition of al-Ushayra