Nakhla (Saudi Arabia)

Wādī Nakhlah (Arabic: وَادِي نَخْلَة) is an area in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia between the cities of Mecca and Ta'if, which serves as a Miqat (Boundary) for the Islamic Ḥaram of Mecca.^[1]

Nakhlah نَخْلَة Wādī Nakhlah[1] وَادِي نَخْلَة
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Coordinates: 22°29′51.8″N 39°53′50.9″E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Region	Makkah Region
Government
• Mayor	Osama al-Bar
• Provincial Governor	Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

History

During the era of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, a successful military operation was carried out here, known as the "Nakhla Raid".^{[2][3]: 218} The Nakhla Raid was the seventh caravan raid, and the first successful raid against the Meccans. It took place in Rajab 2 A.H. (January 624 C.E.). The commander was 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh al-Asadi,^{[3]: 218 [4]} whom Muhammad dispatched to Nakhlah as the head of 12 Emigrants with six camels.^{[5]: 126, 129 [6][7][a]}

See also

• Saudi Arabia portal

• List of expeditions of Muhammad
• Arabian Peninsula
  • Sarat Mountains
    • Hijaz Mountains
• Wadi

Notes

1. This book^[8] contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).