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The Battle of Tabuk - Al-Shia The Scientific and Cultural Website of Shia belief The Battle of Tabuk 2024-05-27 1559 Views Batle of Tabuk The Battle of Tabuk was the final battle of the Prophet which happened in the month of Rajab in the ninth year in the region of Tabuk. The lofty and strong fort, which had been built by the side of a spring on the road leading from Hijr to Damascus in the border area of the territory of Syria, was called Tabuk.

It was indeed one of the most difficult trials and expeditions for Muslims. Contents Invitation of Warriors People who refused to participate in the Battle Imam Ali Did Not Participate In This Battle The Army of Islam proceeds towards Tabuk References: In those days Rome was the only powerful adversary of Iran and possessed the greatest political and military strength.

It was very proud on account of the victories which it had achieved against Iran and the defeat that it had inflicted on the Iranian army. The Roman army, which consisted of 4000 mounted soldiers and infantrymen and was equipped with the armour of the latest model available in those times, encamped in the frontier strip of Syria. The tribes residing in the border areas (like the tribes of Lakham, ‘Amilah, Ghassan and Jazam) also joined them and the vanguard of the army advanced up to Balqa’ [1] .

News about the encampment of a group of Roman soldiers in the frontier strip of Syria reached the Prophet through the caravans, which were travelling between the Hijaz and Syria in connection with trade.

He found no alternative except to give a reply to the aggressors with a big army and to protect, from the surprise attacks of the enemy, the religion, which had spread at the cost of the lives of the dear ones of Islam, and of his personal sacrifices, and had since taken root, and was about to spread throughout the world.

This unpleasant news reached him at a time when the people of Medina had not yet properly collected their produce, the dates were about to ripen, and Medina and its suburbs were, so to say, in the grip of a sort of famine. However, for godly persons, the spiritual life, the protection of high ideals, and jihad in the path of Allah are preferable to everything else.

Invitation of Warriors The Prophet was aware to some extent of the capability and experience of the enemy and was sure that besides necessitating spiritual capital (viz. faith in Allah and fighting for the sake of Allah), victory in this battle also depended on a big army.