Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar). Excellent Biography of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ Episode 117

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Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar).

Excellent Biography of Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

Episode 117

THE INVASION OF DOUMAT AL-JANDAL

With the Messenger’s return from Badr, peace and security prevailed the whole area; and the 

Islamic headquarters, Madinah, enjoyed full security. The Prophet (Peace be upon him) then deemed it fit and appropriate to head for the most distant areas of Arabia in order to subdue all hostile elements in order to force undisputed recognition out of friend and enemy alike. 

After a six-month lull of military activities, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) was reported that some tribes, in the vicinity of Doumat Al-Jandal, on the borders of Syria, were involved in highway 

robbery and plundering, and were on their way to muster troops and raid Madinah itself. He 

immediately appointed Siba‘ bin ‘Arfatah Al-Ghifari to dispose the affairs of Madinah during his 

absence, and set out at the head of 1000 Muslims in late Rabi‘ Al-Awwal, 5 A.H. taking with him a 

man, named Madhkur, from Bani ‘Udhrah, as a guide. 

On their way to Doumat Al-Jandal, they used to march by night and hide by day, so that they might 

take the enemy by surprise. When they drew near their destination, the Muslims discovered that the highway men had moved to another place, so they captured their cattle and shepherds. The 

inhabitants of Doumat Al-Jandal had also fled in all directions for their lives and evacuated their 

habitations. The Prophet (Peace be upon h im) stayed there for 5 days during which he despatched 

expeditionary forces to hunt for the enemy personnel but they detected none. He then returned to 

Madinah but en route he entered into a peace treaty with ‘Uyainah bin Hisn. Doumat Al-Jandal is 

located at about a distance of fifteen days march from Madinah and five from Damascus. 

With this decisive and steady progress and wise strict plans, the Prophet (Peace be upon him) 

managed to spread security, control the situation and make peace prevail the whole area. He also 

succeeded in shifting the course of events for the welfare of the Muslims by reducing the incessant 

internal and external troubles. The hypocrites were silenced, a tribe of the Jews evacuated while the 

other continued to fake good neighbourliness and seemingly faithful adherence to the covenants, 

the desert bedouins subdued and finally the archenemy Quraish no longer keen on attacking the 

Muslims. This secure strategic attitude created optimum circumstances for the Muslims to resume 

their logical course in propagating Islam and communicating the Messages of the Lord to all worlds.