Battle of Khandaq: Difference between revisions

The majority of historians believe the date of its occurrence is the [[5|fifth]] year of Hijra.<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 3, p. 224; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 2, p. 564.</ref> There are different views about the exact month. Some sources believe it was [[Shawwal]],<ref>Ibn Hishām, ''al-Sīra al-nabawīyya'', vol. 3, p. 224; Ṭabarī, ''Tārīkh al-Ṭabarī'', vol. 2, p. 564.</ref> and some others refer to [[Dhu l-Qa'da]].<ref>Wāqidī, ''al-Maghāzī'', vol. 2, p. 440; Balādhurī, ''Ansāb al-ashrāf'', vol. 1, p. 409.</ref> In a hadith, it has been said that the Prophet (s) set off for the war on Thursday, [[Shawwal 10|10th of Shawwal]]/[[March 7]], and ended it on Saturday, [[Dhu l-Qa'da 1|first of Dhu l-Qa'da]]/[[March 27]], 627.<ref>Ibn Ḥabīb, ''al-Muḥabbar'', p. 113.</ref>