Battle of Tabuk: Difference between revisions

After the Prophet (s) revealed his intentions to fight Romans, some of the [[Sahaba]] (his companions), specially the [[Munfiqun]] (the hypocrites) refused to join the army or tried to weaken the morale of other soldiers.<ref>ʿUrwat b. Zubayr, ''Maghāzī Rasūl Allāh'', p. 220; Waqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 3, p. 995-996.</ref> It can be assumed that the great emphasis on going to this military expedition had been more a tactic of the Prophet (s) to expose some of Munafiqun and the reality behind their activities in Medina, than a response to a Roman threat. There are historical indications that may support this view, such as: the extensive efforts of Munafiqun to weaken the morale of Muslim soldiers, embattling of [['Abd Allah b. Ubay]] forces against the Muslim Army<ref>Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-umam wa l-mulūk'', vol. 3, p. 103.</ref> and based on one account, an attempt on the Prophet's life on his way back from Tabuk by some of Munafiqun.<ref>ʿUrwat b. Zubayr, ''Maghāzī Rasūl Allāh'', p. 221; Ṭabrisī, ''Iʿlām al-warā'', vol. 1, p. 245-247.</ref>