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|Date= [[Safar]], [[2]]/623
|Date= [[Safar]], [[2]]/[[August]], [[623 CE|623]]
|Location= [[Al-Abwa']]
|Location= [[Al-Abwa']]
|Coordination =
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|Cause = to defeat the threat of Quraysh and Banu Damra
|Territory =
|Territory = [[Al-Abwa']] and Waddan
|Result =  A peace treaty was signed
|Result =  A peace treaty between Prophet (s) and Banu Damra
|combatant1= Army of [[Islam]]
|combatant1= Army of [[Islam]]
|combatant2= The Damra Tribe
|combatant2= Banu Damra
|commander1= [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]
|commander1= [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]]
|commander2= Mukhashshi b. 'Amr al-Damri
|commander2= Mukhashshi b. 'Amr al-Damri
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'''Battle of al-Abwāʾ''' (Arabic: {{ia|غزوة الأبواء}}) or '''Battle of Waddān''' (Arabic: {{ia|غزوة وَدّان}}) was the first [[ghazwa]] (battle) of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] which occurred in [[Safar]] of [[2]]/623. The battle was launched in order to overcome the threats of the Damra tribe. When the Damra tribe learned about the Prophet's (s) presence in the area, they asked for a peace treaty. On his way in the [[al-Abwa']] station, the Prophet (s) made a peace treaty with them.
'''Battle of al-Abwāʾ''' (Arabic: {{ia|غزوة الأبواء}}) or '''Battle of Waddān''' (Arabic: {{ia|غزوة وَدّان}}) was the first battle ([[ghazwa]]) of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] which occurred in [[Safar]], [[2]]/August, [[623 CE|623]]. The battle was launched in order to overcome the threats of Banu Damra (Arabic: {{ia|بنو ضمرة}}). When the Damra tribe learned about the Prophet's (s) presence in the area, they asked for a peace treaty. On his way, the Prophet (s) made a peace treaty with them in [[al-Abwa']].


==Al-Abwa'==
==Al-Abwa'==
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{{main|Al-Abwa'}}
"Al-Abwa'" is a big village near Waddan between [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]]. [[Amina bt. Wahb]], the Prophet's (s) mother, was buried in al-Abwa'.
"Al-Abwa'" is a village near Waddan between [[Mecca]] and [[Medina]]. [[Amina bt. Wahb]], the Prophet's (s) mother, was buried in al-Abwa'.


==Date of the Battle==
==Date of the Battle==
The battle, which is also known as Waddan, was the first battle between the Prophet (s) and [[polytheist]]s which occurred in [[2]]/623. Some people believe that the battle occurred in Safar of 2/623, and others hold that it occurred after 12 months of the Prophet's (s) stay in Medina.
The battle, which is also known as Waddan, was the first battle between the Prophet (s) and [[polytheist]]s which occurred in [[2]]/[[623 CE|623]]. Some people believe that the battle occurred in [[Safar]], [[2]]/[[August]], [[623 CE|623]], and others hold that it occurred after 12 months of the Prophet's (s) stay in Medina (about rabi' I, 2/September, 623).


The Prophet (s) appointed [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]] as his successor in Medina and then left the city together with 60 cavalries of [[Muhajirun]] in order to attack the caravan of the [[Quraysh]] and tribes residing in the area, such as Banu Damra b. Kinana. No person from [[Ansar]] attended the battle. The flag of the Islamic army in this battle was held by [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]].
The Prophet (s) appointed [[Sa'd b. 'Ubada]] as his successor in Medina and then left the city together with 60 cavalries of [[Muhajirun]]. No person from [[Ansar]] attended the battle. The flag of the Islamic army in this battle was held by [[Hamza b. 'Abd al-Muttalib]].


When the Prophet (s) arrived in al-Abwa', there was no one from the Quraysh there. However, Banu Damra had arrived in the area in order to make a peace treaty with the Prophet (s). Mukhashshi b. 'Amr al-Damri, the head of the tribe at the time, signed a peace treaty with [[Muslim]]s.
When the Prophet (s) arrived in al-Abwa', there was no one from the Quraysh there. However, Banu Damra had arrived in the area in order to make a peace treaty with the Prophet (s). Mukhashshi b. 'Amr al-Damri (Arabic: {{ia|مخشي بن عمرو الضمري}}), the head of the tribe at the time, signed a peace treaty with [[Muslim]]s.


==Contents of the Peace Treaty==
==Contents of the Peace Treaty==
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* They should not gather armies against each other.
* They should not gather armies against each other.
 
* They should not help each other's enemies.
* They should help each other's enemies.


Finally, after 15 nights from his travel, the Prophet (s) returned to Medina.
Finally, after 15 nights from his travel, the Prophet (s) returned to Medina.
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