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Safar, the second month of the Hijri calendar, may be seem slightly lackluster in comparison to blessed months like Ramadan or Dhul-Hijjah, but a number of events took place during Safar that were also significant to the Muslims of their time.

A few poignant events in Islamic history coincided with this month; some events were triumphant, others were extremely sad and painful. Reliving the pain should not cause apathy or immobilization but it should motivate us all to work harder to be like those great people in the history of Islam.

The first battle ever led by Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) in person was not the Battle of Badr; it was a smaller military campaign, called Al-Abwa’ or Waddan. It took place in Safar, one year after the Prophet’s migration to Madinah, as mentioned in ‘The Sealed Nectar’ by Al-Mubarakpuri. A white banner was carried by Hamzah bin Abd Al-Muttalib, the Prophet’s uncle. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) set out with 70 men to intercept a caravan of Quraysh, but no fighting ensued. During this campaign, the Muslims succeeded in signing a peace treaty with the leader of Bani Dumrah, a tribe located in Waddan, a place between Makkah and Madinah.

In Safar of the 3rd year after the Migration, some people from outside of Madinah came to the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) asking him to send with them knowledgeable men to teach their tribes about Islam and the Qur’an. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) trusted them and sent six men with them, according to Ibn Ishaaq but according to …continue reading at saudigazette.com.sa