Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (2nd Dumatul Jandal)
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Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid to Dumatul Jandal, to demolish the pagan idol Wadd, took place in April 631 AD.
This was the 2nd time Khalid was sent on a military campaign to Dumatul Jandal. He was also sent to Dumatul Jandal in March 631
to attack the Christian prince who controlled the area.
, was the Minaean
moon god. Snakes were believed to be sacred to Wadd. He is mentioned in the Qur'ān
(71:23) as a deity of the time of the Muslim Prophet
, Noah
.
The shrine dedicated to him was located at Dumatul Jandal.
, an idol worshipped by the Banu Kalb tribe.
When Khalid went to Dumatul Jandal to destroy it, he was met with resistance from the Banu Abd-Wadd and the Banu Amir al Ajdar tribes. Khalid defeated and slew them, Ibn Kalbi also mentions that among those killed was Qatan ibn-Shurayb, whose mother wept at his death and fell over to his body and started sobbing until she died. Khalid demolished the idol and destroyed the entire shrine.
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This was the 2nd time Khalid was sent on a military campaign to Dumatul Jandal. He was also sent to Dumatul Jandal in March 631
Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Dumatul Jandal)
Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid, to Dumat Al-Jandal, to attack the Christian Prince of Duma, took place in March 631 AD, 9AH,11th month of the Islamic Calendar, or October 630AD according to William Montgomery Watt.-Attack on Duma Castle:...
to attack the Christian prince who controlled the area.
Wadd
Wadd"Love, Friendship", known variously as Ilumquh, ʻAmm and SīnSin (mythology)
Sin or Nanna was the god of the moon in Mesopotamian mythology. Nanna is a Sumerian deity, the son of Enlil and Ninlil, and became identified with Semitic Sin. The two chief seats of Nanna's/Sin's worship were Ur in the south of Mesopotamia and Harran in the north.- Name :The original meaning of...
, was the Minaean
Minaeans
The Minaeans from Arabic or were an ancient Arab group in Yemen during the 1st millennium BC. Their Minaean Kingdom was one of important kingdoms in ancient Yemen and Southwestern Arabia...
moon god. Snakes were believed to be sacred to Wadd. He is mentioned in the Qur'ān
Qur'an
The Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
(71:23) as a deity of the time of the Muslim Prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
, Noah
Noah
Noah was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the tenth and last of the antediluvian Patriarchs. The biblical story of Noah is contained in chapters 6–9 of the book of Genesis, where he saves his family and representatives of all animals from the flood by constructing an ark...
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And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa'Suwa'Suwa is mentioned in the Qur'ān as a deity of the time of the Prophet Noah.And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa'; nor Yaghuth, and Ya'uq and Nasr....
; nor YaghuthYaghuthYaghūth is an idol referred to in the Qur'an as a god of the era of the Prophet Noah:And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa'; nor Yaghuth, and Ya'uq and Nasr....
, and Ya'uqYa'uqAccording to the Qur'an, Ya'uq was a deity worshipped in the days of Noah. Cults worshipping this idol existed in Muhammad's day as well....
and NasrNasr (idol)Nasr is mentioned in the Qur'ān as a deity of the time of the Prophet Noah.And they say: By no means leave your gods, nor leave Wadd, nor Suwa'; nor Yaghuth, and Ya'uq and Nasr....
. (Qur'anQur'anThe Quran , also transliterated Qur'an, Koran, Alcoran, Qur’ān, Coran, Kuran, and al-Qur’ān, is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God . It is regarded widely as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language...
71:23)
The shrine dedicated to him was located at Dumatul Jandal.
Expedition
Muhammad sent Khalid ibn Walid the demolish Wadd after the battle of Tabuk, an idol worshipped by the Banu Kalb tribe.
When Khalid went to Dumatul Jandal to destroy it, he was met with resistance from the Banu Abd-Wadd and the Banu Amir al Ajdar tribes. Khalid defeated and slew them, Ibn Kalbi also mentions that among those killed was Qatan ibn-Shurayb, whose mother wept at his death and fell over to his body and started sobbing until she died. Khalid demolished the idol and destroyed the entire shrine.
Islamic primary sources
The Muslim historian Hisham Ibn Al-KalbiHisham Ibn Al-Kalbi
Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi , also known as Ibn al-Kalbi was an Arab historian. His full name Abu al-Mundhir Hisham bin Muhammed bin al-Sa'ib bin Bishr al-Kalbi. Born in Kufa, he spent much of his life in Baghdad. Like his father, he collected information about the genealogies and history of the ancient...
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