Al Kudr Invasion

Date

623, 2 AH

Location

Al Kudr

Result

Muslim victory:

Banu Salim tribe members all flee
500 camels of the Banu Salim, taken by Muhammad as war booty

Belligerents

Muslims

Banu Salim tribe

Commanders and leaders

Muhammad

None

Strength

Unknown

Muslim victory:

The expedition against the Banu Salim tribe, also known as the Al Kudr Invasion occurred directly after the Battle of Badr in the year 2 A.H of the Islamic calendar. The expedition was ordered by Muhammad after he received intelligence that the Banu Salim were planning to invade Madina.

This was Muhammad's first interaction with the people of Bahrain. He had gotten news that some tribes were amassing an army on march from Bahrain.

So Muhammad responded by launching a pre-emptive strike against their base in Al Kudr, which was a watering place at the time. When the tribe heard of this, they fled. Muhammad captured 500 of their camels from the raid, and distributed it between his fighters. He also kept a fifth of the spoils.

This event is mentioned in Ibn Hisham's biography of Muhammad and other historical books. Modern secondary sources which mention this include the award-winning book Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar).

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