Battle of Ushairah

The Ghazwah of Ushairah took place in Jamadi-ul-Ula [fifth month of the Islamic calendar], in the second year after Hijra. Other than being referred to as the Battle of Ushairah, this battle has also been named as Ghazwah Dhul Ushairah, Zat-ul-Ushairah and Usairah in the books of history. Ushairah is the name of a fortress, situated in the Hijaz, between Yanb and Dhul Marwah.

Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad Sahib (ra) has presented the details of this incident as follows:

“After this, in Jamadi-ul-Ula in 2 AH, upon receiving news of the Quraish of Mecca once again, the Holy Prophet (sa) set out from Medina with a company of the Muhajireen and appointed his foster brother, Abu Salamah (ra) bin Abdil Asad as the Amir in his absence. In this Ghazwah, after making numerous rounds, the Holy Prophet (sa) finally reached Ushairah, which was situated close to the coast and the region of Yanbu. Although a battle with the Quraish did not take place, nevertheless the Holy Prophet (sa) settled a treaty with the Banu Mudlij on terms as were agreed upon with the Banu Damrah, and subsequently returned.”

(Sirat Khatamun-Nabiyyin, Hazrat Mirza Bashir Ahmad (ra), p. 329) (Lughat al-Hadith, Vol. 3, pp. 110-111) (Ali bin Burhan al-Din al-Halabi, Al-Sirah al-Halabiyyah, Vol. 2, Bab Dhikr Maghaziyah [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 2002], 175) (Dala‘il al-Nubuwwah, Vol. 5, p. 460, Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, Beirut, 1988)