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Raid of Amr ibn al-As

Raid of Amr ibn al-As

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The raid of Amr ibn al-As,[3] to Ruhat, took place in January 630 AD, 8AH, 9th month, of the Islamic Calendar.[4][5][6]

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Raid to demolish Suwa

In the same month the idol Al-Uzza was demolished by Khalid ibn al-Walid, ‘Amr bin Al-‘As was sent on an errand to destroy another idol, worshipped by Banu Hudhail, called Suwa‘. It used to stand at a distance of three kilometres[citation needed] from Makkah.

On a question posed by the door-keeper, ‘Amr said he had been ordered by Muhammad to knock down the idol. The man warned ‘Amr that he would not be able to do it. ‘Amr approached the idol and destroyed it, then he broke the casket beside it but found nothing. The man immediately embraced Islam.[7]

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  1. Atlas Al-sīrah Al-Nabawīyah. Darussalam. 6 September 2023. ISBN 9789960897714. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  2. Abu Khalil, Shawqi (1 March 2004). Atlas of the Prophet's biography: places, nations, landmarks. Dar-us-Salam. p. 226. ISBN 978-9960-897-71-4.
  3. Mubarakpuri, Safiur Rahman (6 October 2020). The Sealed Nectar. Independently Published. ISBN 9798694145923. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  4. Mubarakpuri, Safiur Rahman (6 October 2020). The Sealed Nectar. Independently Published. ISBN 9798694145923. Retrieved 17 December 2014.


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