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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Military Management in the Battles of the Prophet (s) Department Of Supplies And Reinforcements This department was responsible for matters pertaining to reinforcements, supplies, means of transport, food for the soldiers, the type of clothes and shelter of the forces, dividing the spoils of war, medical issues and all related concerns.

A) Department Of Supplies And Reinforcements The responsibility of this department was to secure the material resources and assistance to the armed forces in general. This included personal accessories and other necessities like water, tents, clothes and moving the residents away from areas where military operations were taking place[^1]. The Rear This comprised of groups whose work was to prepare and supply material provisions, military equipment and other needed supplies to the troops[^2].

The most important groups that were present in the rear were the guards, those responsible for munitions and supplies, the camp of the commander, and the non-combatants (i.e. womenfolk). They carried some amount of supplies and munitions[^3] with them and each one of these groups would be supervised by a commander who would oversee their work[^4]. The Prophet (S) would emphasize on keeping the supplies and military equipment well hidden.

He (S) would only specify where the rear of the army began[^5] and would not give importance to where it ended. The limits of the rear of the army during encampment was defined as the last lines of the army[^6], and while marching also, it was the last group[^7].

The main missions of this department was to secure the facilities and material resources needed by the army, carry out medical treatment, assist the injured and handicapped and carry them away from the battlefield, burying the martyrs and gathering the spoils of war[^8].

1.Types of supplies and support: Madina was known as the main center for supplies and munitions, and reinforcement and support during battle would rarely take place from there[^9]; because the backing and rear of the army would usually take the necessary supplies with them, and from the very beginning whatever wa needed by the army would be put at their disposal. They would go to the battle and whenever their mission was complete, they would return to their own lands[^10].

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