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] During the era of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, a successful military operation was carried out here, known as the "Nakhla Raid".

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.

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