Military career of Muhammad

Military career of Muhammad (c. 570 – 8 June 632), Islam lasted from 622 to 632, the last ten years of his life. He and his followers were expelled from the holy city of Mecca, controlled by the powerful Quraysh tribe. He began to block the caravans of Mecca. After the first battle of Badr in 624, his power gradually increased and he began to influence other tribes through diplomacy or conquest.

 List of expeditions of Muhammad 
NameNameLeaderLocationC.E. dateOutcomeNotes1Seef ul-Bahr expeditionHamza ibn 'Abdul-Muttalibal-'IsMarch 623No combat2Batn Rabigh expedition'Ubaydah ibn al-HarithRabighApril 623No combat3al-Kharrar expeditionMay 623No combat4(1)Waddan patrolMuhammadal-Abwa'August 623No combatAlliance with Banu Damrah established5(2)Buwat patrolBuwatSeptember 623No combat6(3)Safwan patrol (1st Badr)BadrSeptember 623
(Rabi' I 2 AH)No combat7(4)Patrol of Dhu al-'UshairahDecember 623No combatAlliance with Banu Mudlij established81st Nakhlah Raid'Abdullah ibn Jahsh al-AsadiNakhlahJanuary 624SuccessFirst successful raid9(5)Badr al-Kubra' (2nd Badr)MuhammadBadr13 March 624
(17 Ramadan 2 AH)VictoryFirst victory10(6)Invasion of Banu QaynuqaMuhammadMedinaApril 624VictoryBanu Qaynuqa' sent into exile11(7)Sawiq patrolMay/June 624InconclusiveAbu Sufyan ibn Harb burns 'Urayd farms; kills two Muslims12(8)Al Kudr InvasionAl KudrMay 624Victory13Killing of Ka'b ibn al-AshrafAugust/September 624SuccessKa'b ibn al-Ashraf killed14(9)Dhu 'Amar raidMuhammadSeptember 624Success15(10)Buhran patrolBuhranOctober/November 624No combat16al-Qarada raidal-Qarada
(in Najd)November 624Success17(11)Battle of UhudMuhammadMount Uhud 
(near Medina)23 March 625StalemateTactical defeat; second major battle against the Meccans18(12)Battle of Hamra' al-AsadHamra' al-Asad
(near Medina)March 625Victory19Qatan expeditionAbu Salama 'Abdullah ibn 'Abd al-AsadQatanJune 625No combat20Killing of Sufyan ibn KhaledAbdullah ibn UnaisJune 625SuccessSufyan ibn Khaled, chief of the Banu Lahyan, is killed21al-Raji expeditional-RajiJuly 625Banu Lahyan kill Muslim missionaries to avenge the killing of Sufyan ibn Khaled22Bi'r Ma'ona expeditionBi'r Ma'onaJuly 625Banu Amir kill Muslim missionaries23(13)Invasion of Banu NadirMuhammadMedinaAugust 625VictoryBanu Nadir sent into exile24(14)Badr al-Maw'id expeditionBadrApril 626Victory25(15)Dhat al-Riqa' expeditionDhat al-Riqa'June 626No combat26(16)1st Daumat al-Jandal expeditionDaumat al-JandalAugust/September 626No combat27al-Muraysi' expeditionJanuary 627Victory28(17)Battle of the TrenchMuhammadMedinaApril 627Victory29(18)Invasion of Banu QurayzaMay 627VictoryMen of the Banu Qurayza' executed; women and children enslaved30Dir'iyah raidMuhammad ibn MaslamahDir'iyahJune 627Victory31(19)Invasion of Banu LahyanMuhammadBatn GharranJuly 627No combat32Dhu Qarad expeditionDhu QaradAugust 627Partial success332nd Banu Asad raidUkasha ibn al-MihsanGhamrahAugust/September 627341st Banu Tha'labah raidAugust/September 627352nd Banu Tha'labah raidAugust/September 62736al-Jumum expeditionZayd ibn HarithahAl JumumSeptember 62737al-'Is expeditionSeptember/October 627383rd Banu Tha'labah raidOctober/November 62739Hisma expeditionZayd ibn HarithahOctober/November 62740Wadi al-Qurra' expeditionWadi al-Qurra'November/December 627412nd Daumat al-Jandal expedition'Abd al-Rahman ibn 'AwfDaumat al-JandalDecember 627/January 628421st Fidak expeditionFidakDecember 627/January 628432nd Wadi al-Qurra' expeditionZayd ibn HarithahWadi al-Qurra'62844Banu 'Uraynah raidKurz ibn Jabir al-FihriJanuary/February 62845Expedition of Abdullah ibn Rawaha'Abdullah ibn RawahaFebruary/March 62846(20)Treaty of HudaybiyyahMuhammadMarch 62810-year truce signed47(21)Conquest of Fidak'Ali ibn Abu TalibFidakMay 628Victory48(22)Battle of KhaybarMuhammadKhaybarMay/June 628Victory49(23)3rd Wadi al-Qurra' expeditionWadi al-Qurra'May 62850Turbah expedition'Umar ibn al-KhattabTurbahDecember 62851Najd expeditionAbu Bakr as-SiddiqNajdDecember 62852Fidak expeditionBashir ibn Sa'ad al-AnsariFidakDecember 62853Mayfah expeditionGhalib ibn 'Abdullah al-LaythiJanuary 62954Yemen expeditionBashir ibn Sa'ad al-AnsariYemenFebruary 62955Banu Sulaym expeditionIbn Abi al-Awja' al-SulamiApril 629562nd Fidak expeditionGhalib ibn 'Abdullah al-LaythiFidakMay 62957al-Kadid expeditionJune 62958al-Siyii expeditionShuja' ibn Wahb al-AsadiJune 62959Dhat 'Atlah expeditionKa'b ibn 'Umair al-GhirfariJuly 62960Battle of Mu'tahZayd ibn HarithahMu'tahSeptember 629DisputedThree major Muslim generals killed61Dhat as-Salasil expedition'Amr ibn al-'AsOctober 62962al-Khabt expeditionAbu 'Ubaidah ibn al-JarrahOctober 62963al-Ghaba expeditionAbu Hadrad al-Aslami62964Khadirah expeditionAbu Qatadah ibn Rab'i al-AnsariDecember 62965Batn 'Edam expeditionDecember 62966(24)Conquest of MeccaMuhammadMeccaJanuary 630Victory67Nakhlah expeditionNakhlahJanuary 63068Ruhat raidRuhat 
(near Mecca)January 630Victory69al-Mashallal raidal-Mashallal 
(near Mecca)January 63070Banu Jadhimah raidKhalid ibn al-WalidJanuary 63071(25)Battle of HunaynMuhammadHunayn (near Mecca)January 630Victory72Dhu al-Kaffain expeditionTufayl ibn 'Amr ad-DausiJanuary 630Victory73(26)Battle of AutasMuhammadAutas630Victory741st Autas expeditionAbu Amir al-Ash'ariJanuary 630752nd Autas expeditionAbu Musa al-Ash'ariJanuary 63076(27)Siege of Ta'ifMuhammadFebruary 630Inconclusive77Expedition of Uyainah bin HisnApril/May 63078Expedition of Qutbah ibn AmirMay/June 63079Expedition of Dahhak al-KilabiJune/July 63080Expedition of Alqammah bin MujazzizJuly/August 63081al-Fuls expedition'Ali ibn Abu TalibJuly/August 63082'Udhrah and Baliyy expeditionUkasha ibn al-Mihsan63083(28)Tabuk expeditionMuhammadOctober/December 630Inconclusive843rd Daumat al-Jandal expeditionKhalid ibn al-WalidDaumat al-JandalOctober 630985Expedition of Abu Sufyan ibn HarbAbu Sufyan ibn Harb630986Demolition of Masjid al-DirarMedina630Victory872nd Daumat al-Jandal expeditionKhalid ibn al-WalidDaumat al-JandalApril 631988Expedition of Surad ibn AbdullahSurad ibn 'AbdullahApril 631989Najran expeditionKhalid ibn al-WalidNajranJune/July 6311080Mudhij expedition'Ali ibn Abu TalibDecember 6311091Hamdan expedition6321092Demolition of Dhu al-KhalasaApril 6321093Balqa' expeditionUsama ibn ZaydBalqa'May 63210

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