Yawm al-Nakhla | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Himyarite Kingdom | Tribes of Arabia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal al-Himyari | Fihr ibn Malik | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Himyarites soldiers (unknown number) | Arabian tribes of Mudar, Banu Kinana, Banu Asad, Banu Hudhayl, Banu Tamim and the Quraysh |
The event of Yawm al-Nakhla ( Arabic: يوم نخلة) was an armed conflict between the forces of the Himyarite Kingdom and the Tribes of Arabia which happened around the 3rd century CE in Pre-Islamic Mecca.
The Himyarite military general, Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal ibn Muthawwib Dhu Harith al-Himyari (son of 'Abd-Kulal and brother of the future ruler Marthad'ilan Yanuf) set out with a large army to take the stones of the Kaaba and transport them from Mecca to Yemen so that the Arabs would perform the Hajj there instead. [1] [2] [3] [4]
When Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal and his forces arrived, they settled at Wadi Nakhla before raiding nearby tents and blocking off roads leading to Mecca. [1] [2] [3] [4] The news of Hassan's attempted siege reached the Arabian tribes living in Mecca, who went out in numbers to fight against him. [1] [2] [3] The ruler of Mecca at the time, Fihr ibn Malik, led the tribes in the battle against the Himyarites. [1] [2] [3] [4] The battle ended with a victory for the tribal forces and the capture of Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal. [1] [2] [3]
Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal was imprisoned in Mecca for at least three years, before he was able to ransom himself out of prison. He died on his journey home to Yemen. [1] [2] [3]
Some Muslim historians rejected the narrative of this battle; stating that the Banu Khuza'ah were the ones ruling Mecca during the time of Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal, and not the Quraysh. [5] [2] Furthermore, the battle takes place in 280 CE but the father of Hassan would not be in existence until at least the 5th century CE. [6]
Yawm al-Nakhla | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Himyarite Kingdom | Tribes of Arabia | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal al-Himyari | Fihr ibn Malik | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Himyarites soldiers (unknown number) | Arabian tribes of Mudar, Banu Kinana, Banu Asad, Banu Hudhayl, Banu Tamim and the Quraysh |
The event of Yawm al-Nakhla ( Arabic: يوم نخلة) was an armed conflict between the forces of the Himyarite Kingdom and the Tribes of Arabia which happened around the 3rd century CE in Pre-Islamic Mecca.
The Himyarite military general, Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal ibn Muthawwib Dhu Harith al-Himyari (son of 'Abd-Kulal and brother of the future ruler Marthad'ilan Yanuf) set out with a large army to take the stones of the Kaaba and transport them from Mecca to Yemen so that the Arabs would perform the Hajj there instead. [1] [2] [3] [4]
When Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal and his forces arrived, they settled at Wadi Nakhla before raiding nearby tents and blocking off roads leading to Mecca. [1] [2] [3] [4] The news of Hassan's attempted siege reached the Arabian tribes living in Mecca, who went out in numbers to fight against him. [1] [2] [3] The ruler of Mecca at the time, Fihr ibn Malik, led the tribes in the battle against the Himyarites. [1] [2] [3] [4] The battle ended with a victory for the tribal forces and the capture of Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal. [1] [2] [3]
Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal was imprisoned in Mecca for at least three years, before he was able to ransom himself out of prison. He died on his journey home to Yemen. [1] [2] [3]
Some Muslim historians rejected the narrative of this battle; stating that the Banu Khuza'ah were the ones ruling Mecca during the time of Hassan ibn 'Abd-Kulal, and not the Quraysh. [5] [2] Furthermore, the battle takes place in 280 CE but the father of Hassan would not be in existence until at least the 5th century CE. [6]