Tabuk expedition
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The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Expedition of Tabuk | 1 |
| Ghazwat Tabuk | 1 |
| Tabuk expedition canonical | 1 |
| غزوة تبوك | 1 |
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Target entity: Tabuk expedition Context triple: [Surah At-Tawbah, associatedEvent, Tabuk expedition]
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Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
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Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
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Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
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Battle of Uhud
The Battle of Uhud was a major early military engagement between the nascent Muslim community of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca in 625 CE, notable for its initial Muslim success followed by a reversal that offered key lessons in leadership and obedience.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tabuk expedition Target entity description: The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
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A.
Conquest of Mecca
The Conquest of Mecca was the pivotal 630 CE event in which the Prophet Muhammad and his followers peacefully took control of Mecca, leading to the city's transformation into the spiritual center of Islam.
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B.
Al-Anfal campaign
The Al-Anfal campaign was a late-1980s genocidal military operation by Saddam Hussein’s regime that targeted and massacred Kurdish civilians in northern Iraq.
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C.
Battle of the Trench
The Battle of the Trench was a pivotal 627 CE conflict near Medina in which early Muslims, under Muhammad’s leadership, successfully defended the city against a large Meccan coalition by using an innovative trench fortification.
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D.
Ramadan War
The Ramadan War, more widely known as the Yom Kippur War, was the 1973 conflict in which Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel during a major religious holiday, leading to a pivotal Arab-Israeli war.
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E.
Battle of Uhud
The Battle of Uhud was a major early military engagement between the nascent Muslim community of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca in 625 CE, notable for its initial Muslim success followed by a reversal that offered key lessons in leadership and obedience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
campaign of Muhammad
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military expedition ⓘ |
| aftermath | no Byzantine counterattack on Medina after the expedition ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tabuk expedition
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat Tabuk
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| arabicNickname | Jaysh al-‘Usrah ⓘ |
| armySizeApprox | around 30,000 men ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
condemnation of hypocrites who stayed behind
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praise of those who contributed and participated despite hardship ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Qur’anic verses in Surah At-Tawbah ⓘ |
| cause |
desire to deter Byzantine threat
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reports of Byzantine military preparations in the north ⓘ to secure northern frontier of the emerging Muslim state ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Muhammad as supreme commander ⓘ |
| direction | north of Medina ⓘ |
| durationApprox | around 20 days at Tabuk plus travel time ⓘ |
| financing | significant contributions from wealthy Companions ⓘ |
| financingContributor |
Abdur-Rahman ibn Awf
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surface form:
Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq ⓘ
surface form:
Abu Bakr
Umar ibn al-Khattab ⓘ Caliph Uthman ibn Affan ⓘ
surface form:
Uthman ibn Affan
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| garrisonLeftInMedina |
Ali ibn Abi Talib
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surface form:
Ali ibn Abi Talib (according to many reports)
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| gregorianYearApprox | 630 CE ⓘ |
| hijriYear | 9 AH ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
last major expedition personally led by Muhammad
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marked the northern limit of Muhammad’s personally led campaigns ⓘ |
| internalEffect | test of faith and commitment of the Muslims of Medina ⓘ |
| leader | Muhammad ⓘ |
| location | Tabuk ⓘ |
| nickname | Army of Difficulty ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ending without actual combat
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extreme heat ⓘ logistical difficulty ⓘ long distance from Medina ⓘ scarcity of water and provisions ⓘ |
| opponent | Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| opponentType | Byzantine forces and Arab Christian allies (anticipated) ⓘ |
| politicalEffect |
assertion of Muslim authority in northern Hijaz and southern Levant borderlands
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demonstration of Muslim military readiness against Byzantium ⓘ |
| region | northern Arabia ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Islam ⓘ |
| result |
Byzantines did not engage
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Muslim strategic show of force ⓘ extension of Muslim influence in northern Arabia ⓘ no major battle fought ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Medina ⓘ |
| treaty |
agreement with the people of Aylah (Eilat)
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agreement with the people of Jarba and Adhruh ⓘ treaties with local Christian Arab chiefs ⓘ |
| tribute | jizyah from some northern tribes and towns ⓘ |
| typeOfArmy | volunteer force from Medina and surrounding tribes ⓘ |
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Subject: Tabuk expedition Description of subject: The Tabuk expedition was a late 9th-year AH military campaign led by the Prophet Muhammad toward the northern frontier of Arabia, notable for its logistical difficulty and for ending without actual combat.
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