Our topic of discussion today is some of the events between the battles of Badr and Uhud. The entire ten years of Medina’s life were filled with war and conflict. The entire ten years of Medina’s life were filled with war and conflict. Some campaigns were intended to disrupt the enemy’s movements by attacking in advance. The purpose of any operation was to neutralize the enemy. Meanwhile, the Meccan campaign was to protect Mecca from the infidels. Each war had different requirements according to the needs of the time. The Battle of Badr took place in the second year of the Hijri and the Battle of Uhud took place in the third year of the Hijri. We will discuss which wars went well in a year.
We will divide today’s discussion into three parts. The first part is called the Battle of Banu Qainuka. This battle was quite important. Next we will discuss the military and justice. The people against whom this campaign was conducted were not very powerful politically. However, all these small Sharias played a much greater role in the establishment of Islam.
Let’s start with the Battle of Banu Qainuka. This battle took place in the month of Shawwal. In the last episode, we discussed how Jews gradually became enemies of Muslims. Then an incident occurred that forced the Banu Qaynoq to wage war. We have already discussed the hostility of Jews towards Muslims, but this hostility of Jews creates a major conflict.
A woman went to the Jewish market to sell her jewelry. She went to a Jewish store to buy gold or jewelry. After she got there, the other people there asked her to remove her Nakeup, but she refused. Meanwhile, the Jewish shop owner secretly tied the woman’s clothes to a nail on the desk, so when the woman stood up after work, the tension tore her clothes and her veil fell off.
Then the woman screamed loudly and upon hearing this, a young Muslim man in the market came forward and killed the Jewish shopkeeper, and then the Jewish thugs killed the Muslim boy. This incident led to a fight between Jews and Muslims. When this incident reached the Prophet (peace be upon him), he immediately prepared to launch a coordinated military campaign involving the Muhajirin and Ansar. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) captured their fortress and informed them that the treaty with them had been annulled for their misdeeds. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) besieged the people of Banu Qayyim in the fort. Seeing no other option, those Jews surrendered.
Abdullah ibn Ubayy, the leader of the hypocrites, was very sad to see this scene. He went to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and pleaded with him to release the Jews. The Prophet (peace be upon him) got angry with him and asked him to let go of those Jews.
They left Medina and set out for Syria. Before leaving, the loot was taken from them and distributed among the Muslims.
Allah Almighty says in this regard in the Quran:
O you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another. And whoever is an ally to them among you – then indeed, he is [one] of them. Indeed, Allah guides not the wrongdoing people. So you see those in whose hearts is disease hastening into [association with] them, saying, “We are afraid a misfortune may strike us.” But perhaps Allah will bring conquest or a decision from Him, and they will become, over what they have been concealing within themselves, regretful.
And those who believe will say, “Are these the ones who swore by Allah their strongest oaths that indeed they were with you?” Their deeds have become worthless, and they have become losers. O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion – Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him [who are] humble toward the believers, powerful against the disbelievers; they strive in the cause of Allah and do not fear the blame of a critic. That is the favor of Allah; He bestows it upon whom He wills. And Allah is all-Encompassing and Knowing.
(Quran 5:51-54)
This incident ended the story of Banu Qainur. They were forced to leave behind their weapons and wealth.
Now we will discuss some of the military campaigns between Badr and Uhud. Muslims have been fighting continuously since the establishment of the Islamic state of Medina. On average, one raid took place every two months. This state had a long-term plan so they had to conduct continuous military operations. This state was truly an independent Muslim state. The head of this state was the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him).
All those who came later were legitimate caliphs of the Muslims. But none of them were righteous and some were unjust, so they are not called the Rashidun Caliphs. We will discuss six campaigns in this episode.
The first expedition was the expedition of Ghazowar Udar or Kudar. This battle took place just seven days after the Battle of Badr. This shows how keen the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) was about the security of Medina. The Prophet’s spies learned that the people of the Banu Salem tribe were plotting against the Muslims. So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) led 200 Mujahideen and attacked them first. No one was injured in this operation.
The second expedition was to Ghazoua As-Sab. After the humiliating episode at the Battle of Badr, the Puraisa decided that something had to be done against the Muslims. For this reason, the Quraysh leader Abu Sufyan approached Banu Nazira, a Jewish tribe of Medina. He went to the house of the chief of the Banu Nazir tribe, Salam, and became a guest. There is a detailed discussion about how to attack. Abu Sufyan decided to disperse the Muslims by launching a surprise attack. He did not intend to launch a major attack on Medina. Because he didn’t have that ability then. He wanted to attack and harm Muslims as much as possible. For this purpose, he attacked a place called Ura’ Eid in Medina with 200 soldiers. Then he set fire to a date palm grove and fled. Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) heard this news and chased them with 200 men. But Abu Sufyan fled with all the soldiers. There was no military battle between the Muslims and the Quraysh in this campaign.
Then the third campaign is the Gaza Strip. The intelligence forces of the Prophet (peace be upon him) received such news that the two tribes of Salwar and Nohari were trying to attack Medina. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) set out with 450 soldiers and met an enemy man on the way. When the man converted to Islam and heard the greeting coming from the other side, the people of both tribes fled to different places in the mountains. Even then, the Prophet Muhammad stayed there for a month.
Fourth Operation Sharia Al Qadr. We have already mentioned that the Quraysh had two trade routes, one leading to Syria and the other to Yemen. After the war with the Muslims, the route from Mecca to Syria became unsafe for the Quraysh. Because the city of Medina was near that route, the Quraysh used to conduct trade through other routes. Upon hearing that they were embarking on a new route, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent Zayd ibn Haritha to lead the expedition and attack the caravan.
When the Muslims attacked the caravan, all the Quraysh fled, leaving behind their wealth.
Fifth expedition Gajrul Baharan, This campaign was conducted against the Bonu Salem tribe, but this time they also fled. The Muslims stayed there for ten days. What was the purpose of these military campaigns? First, jihad must be done regularly, just like worship. Secondly, the companions could stay close to the Prophet (peace be upon him) while these expeditions were being conducted. Thirdly, these campaigns teach Muslims to be united. These fourth campaigns made it possible to prevent the enemies from attacking Medina.
We are ending our episode today here. In the next episode, God willing, we will discuss the Battle of Uhud.
