Muhammad Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== Fulfilled umrah and the Battle of Mu'tah ==== A year after the treaty of Hudaybiyya, Muhammad took some of his followers to perform the ''[[umrah]]'' in Mecca.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=204}} The Quraysh moved out of the city for the nearby mountain and allowed the Muslims to complete the ritual.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=205}} Taking the opportunity of his stay, Muhammad married [[Maymunah bint al-Harith]], a 27-year-old sister of the wife of his uncle [[Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib|al-Abbas]].{{sfn|Rodinson|2021|p=255}} On the fourth day, when his allotted time by the treaty was over, Muhammad offered the Quraysh to join his wedding feast he was planning to hold in the city, but they refused and told him to depart immediately.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=206}} Upon returning to Medina, Muhammad launched four raids on tribes in the vicinity. Two of these ended in defeat, while the remaining two yielded plunder. Muhammad then directed his army to move northwards, towards the frontier of the [[Byzantine Empire]].{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=206}} Although outnumbered, the Muslim army advanced to confront their adversaries, with victory or martyrdom as their aim. The two parties [[Battle of Mu'tah|clashed at Mu'tah]] and it ended in defeat for the Muslims. [[Zayd ibn Haritha al-Kalbi|Zayd ibn Haritha]], Muhammad's adopted son, died as a commander at the battle.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=208}} Khalid ibn Walid, who had now embraced Islam, gathered the surviving Muslims to retreat.{{sfn|Rodgers|2012|p=209}} Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page