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'''Sarīyya''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سريَّة}}) is the kind of battles in which the [[Prophet (s)]], sent a group led by one of the [[Companion]]s but he (s) did not participate in them. Such battles are also called as ''' | '''Sarīyya''' (Arabic: {{iarabic|سريَّة}}) is the kind of battles in which the [[Prophet (s)]], sent a group led by one of the [[Companion]]s but he (s) did not participate in them. Such battles are also called as '''Baʿth'''. | ||
== Meaning of the Word == | == Meaning of the Word == | ||
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* Those soldiers dispatched secretly. | * Those soldiers dispatched secretly. | ||
It is said that the second meaning is not true since the word Sirr (Arabic: {{iarabic|سِرّ}}, secret) is different from Sary (Arabic: {{iarabic|سَري}}, the root form of Sariyya | It is said that the second meaning is not true since the word Sirr (Arabic: {{iarabic|سِرّ}}, secret) is different from Sary (Arabic: {{iarabic|سَري}}, the root form of Sariyya. In any case, Sariyya usually was a title for militia and minor attacks and operations.<ref>Ibn Athir, ''al-Nihaya'', vol.2 p.159</ref> | ||
== Number == | == Number == | ||
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* Khashkhash: groups of soldiers more than 800 and less than 1000 | * Khashkhash: groups of soldiers more than 800 and less than 1000 | ||
* Jaysh Azlam: an army, the number of whose soldiers reaches 1000 | * Jaysh Azlam: an army, the number of whose soldiers reaches 1000 | ||
* Jaysh | * Jaysh Jahfal: an army, the number of whose soldiers reaches 4000 | ||
* Jaysh Jarrar: an army, the number of whose soldiers reaches 12,000 | * Jaysh Jarrar: an army, the number of whose soldiers reaches 12,000 | ||
* When Sariyyas or Sawarib go out for war and divide in smaller groups, a group less than 40 is called Jara'id, a group of more than 40 and less the 300 were called Maqanib and a group more than 300 and less than 500 was Jamarat. And if they sent 40, they called them 'Usaba. | * When Sariyyas or Sawarib go out for war and divide in smaller groups, a group less than 40 is called Jara'id, a group of more than 40 and less the 300 were called Maqanib and a group more than 300 and less than 500 was Jamarat. And if they sent 40, they called them 'Usaba. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
{{References}} | {{References}} | ||
* The material for this article is mainly taken from [http://fa.wikishia.net/view/سریه سریه] in Farsi WikiShia. | |||
* Ayati, Muhammad Ibrahim. ''Tarikh-i payambar-i Islam''. Tehran: Tehran Universiy, 1378 | * Ayati, Muhammad Ibrahim. ''Tarikh-i payambar-i Islam''. Tehran: Tehran Universiy, 1378 | ||
* Halabi, 'Ali b. Ibrahim al-. ''Al-Sira al-halabiyya''. | * Halabi, 'Ali b. Ibrahim al-. ''Al-Sira al-halabiyya''. | ||
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* Tabrisi, al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-. ''I'lam al-wara bi a'lam al-huda''. Beirut: Dar al-Ma'rifa, 1399 | * Tabrisi, al-Fadl b. al-Hasan al-. ''I'lam al-wara bi a'lam al-huda''. Beirut: Dar al-Ma'rifa, 1399 | ||
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[[fa:سریه]] | [[fa:سریه]] | ||