The Life & Character of the Seal of Prophets (sa) - Volume II — Page 101
III - Early Battles, Commencement of Fasting, Alteration of the Qiblah and Initial Discussion on the Battle of Badr 101 Ghazwah of Buwāṭ - Rabī‘ul-Ākhir 1 2 A. H. During the last days of this very month or in the beginning of Rabī‘ul- Ākhir , the Holy Prophet sa once again received news of the Quraish. Upon this, the Holy Prophet sa took along a community of Companions and set out himself. He appointed Sā’ib bin ‘Uthmān bin Maẓ‘ūn ra as the Amīr of Madīnah in his absence. However, the whereabouts of the Quraish could not be ascertained and upon reaching Buwāṭ, the Holy Prophet sa returned. 2 Ghazwah of ‘Ushairah & Sariyyah of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ - Jamādiyul-Ūlā 3 2 A. H. After this, in Jamādiyul-Ūlā , upon receiving news of the Quraish of Makkah once again, the Holy Prophet sa set out from Madīnah with a company of the Companions and appointed his foster brother, Abū Salamah bin ‘Abdil- Asad ra as the Amīr in his absence. In this Ghazwah , after making numerous rounds, the Holy Prophet sa finally reached ‘Ushairah, which was situated close to the coast and the region of Yanbū‘. Although a battle with the Quraish did not take place, nevertheless the Holy Prophet sa settled a treaty with the Banū Mudlij on terms as were agreed upon with the Banū Ḍamrah, and subsequently returned. It was during this journey that the Holy Prophet sa dispatched a company of eight Muhājirīn in the leadership of Sa‘d bin Abī Waqqāṣ ra towards Kharrār, in order to obtain intelligence on the Quraish. 4 Attack of Kurz bin Jābir and Ghazwah of Safwān - Jamādiyul-Ākhir 5 2 A. H. However, despite such vigilance and various Muslim parties constantly making watchful rounds in the surroundings of Madīnah, the mischief of the 1 The fourth month of the Islāmic Calendar [Publishers] 2 * Tārīkhur-Rusuli Wal-Mulūk (Tārīkhuṭ-Ṭabarī), By Abū Ja‘far Muḥammad bin Jarīr Aṭ-Ṭabarī, Volume 3, p. 12, Dhikru Mā Kāna Minal-Umūril-Madhkūrati Fī Awwali Sanatim-Minal-Hijrati / Khuṭbatu Rasūlillāhi sa Fī Awwali Jumu‘atin…. . , Dārul-Fikr, Beirut, Lebanon, Second Edition (2002) * As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 410-411, Ghazwatu Buwāṭ, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 3 The fifth month of the Islamic Calendar [Publishers] 4 As-Sīratun-Nabawiyyah, By Abū Muḥammad ‘Abdul-Mālik bin Hishām, pp. 411-412, Ghazwatul- ‘Ushīrati / Sariyyatu Sa‘dibni Abī Waqqāṣin, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (2001) 5 The sixth month of the Islamic Calendar [Publishers]