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Expedition of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq

Expedition of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq

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The expedition of Abu Bakr As-Siddiq[3] to Nejd is supposed to have taken place in July 628 AD, third month 7AH, of the Islamic calendar.[3]

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Abu Bakr led a large platoon in Nejd on the order of Muhammad. Many[vague] were killed and taken as prisoner.[citation needed] The Sunni Hadith collection, Sunan Abu Dawud mentions the event, where Abu Bakr was the leader of the expedition:

The Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) appointed AbuBakr our commander and we fought with some people who were polytheists, and we attacked them at night, killing them. Our war-cry that night was "put to death; put to death." Salamah said: I killed that night with my hand polytheists belonging to seven houses.

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  1. The life of Mahomet and history of Islam, Volume 4, By Sir William Muir, Pg 83: See bottom of page, notes section
  2. Muir, Sir William (1861). "The Life of Mahomet and History of Islam to the Era of the Hegira". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah. 2004. ISBN 9789960897714. Retrieved 17 December 2014.


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