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
Nakhla raid 4
Nakhla expedition 1
expedition of Nakhla canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military expedition
raid
associatedWith Muhammad
belligerent Quraysh of Mecca
linked to: Quraysh

early Muslims of Medina
broaderConflict Muslim–Quraysh wars
chronologicalContext early Medinan period of Muhammad’s prophethood
conflictSide Meccan Quraysh
linked to: Quraysh

Muslim community of Medina
conflictType ghazwa/sariyya (early Muslim raid)
era 7th century CE
historicalSignificance helped precipitate larger battles in the early Islamic period
intensified tensions between Muslims and Quraysh
location Nakhla valley
linked to: Nakhla

near Mecca
partOf early Muslim–Quraysh conflict
presentDayLocation Saudi Arabia
primaryOpponents polytheist Quraysh leadership of Mecca
region Hejaz
relatedTo Battle of Badr
early Muslim military campaigns
religiousContext Islam
result Muslim raid on Quraysh caravan
strategicObjective economic pressure on Quraysh through caravan raiding
target Quraysh caravan

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Referenced by (6)

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early Muslim–Quraysh wars hasPart expedition of Nakhla
Expedition of al-Ushayra followedBy Nakhla raid
subject linked to: expedition of al-Ushayra
linked to: expedition of Nakhla
Abdullah ibn Jahsh led Nakhla expedition
linked to: expedition of Nakhla
Abdullah ibn Jahsh participatedIn Nakhla raid
linked to: expedition of Nakhla
Muhammad’s military campaigns component Nakhla raid
linked to: expedition of Nakhla
Expedition of Al-Qarada relatedEvent Nakhla raid
linked to: expedition of Nakhla