Army of Difficulty
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The "Army of Difficulty" refers to the Muslim force that accompanied the Prophet Muhammad on the arduous Tabuk expedition, noted for its severe hardship and scarcity of resources.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic historical concept
ⓘ
military expedition force ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Expedition of Tabuk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq NERFINISHED ⓘ Umar ibn al-Khattab NERFINISHED ⓘ Uthman ibn Affan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
long distance march in extreme heat
ⓘ
shortage of food and water ⓘ shortage of mounts ⓘ voluntary financial contributions by companions ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | symbol of perseverance under hardship in Islamic tradition ⓘ |
| composedOf |
Ansar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muhajirun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | those who stayed behind from the Tabuk expedition ⓘ |
| etymologyNote | name derives from the extreme ‘usrah (difficulty) faced by the army ⓘ |
| formedBy | Muslim community of Medina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDesignation | Army of Hardship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | threat of Byzantine (Roman) forces near the northern frontier ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalRole | encouraging charity and support for military campaigns in early Islam ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | well-known episode of the Prophet’s later Medinan period ⓘ |
| hasNameInArabic | Jaysh al-‘Usrah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuranicAllusion | verses about hardship and spending in the way of God related to Tabuk ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Arabic ⓘ |
| ledBy | Prophet Muhammad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationRegion |
Tabuk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical sira literature ⓘ |
| moralSignificance |
example of sacrifice in the path of God
ⓘ
test of sincerity of believers ⓘ |
| notedFor |
scarcity of resources
ⓘ
severe hardship ⓘ testing of faith of participants ⓘ |
| notedIn | Islamic historical sources ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
demonstration of Muslim readiness against Byzantine threat
ⓘ
strengthening of Muslim position in northern Arabia ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 9 AH ⓘ |
| timePeriodGregorianApprox | 630 CE ⓘ |
| typeOfHardship |
climatic hardship
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economic hardship ⓘ logistical hardship ⓘ |
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