Nakhla (Saudi Arabia)

Nakhlah
نَخْلَة

Wādī Nakhlah^[1]
وَادِي نَخْلَة
Nakhlah ; نَخْلَة Wādī Nakhlah ; وَادِي نَخْلَة
	Nakhlah ; نَخْلَة Location of Nakhlah Nakhlah ; نَخْلَة Nakhlah ; نَخْلَة (Middle East) Nakhlah ; نَخْلَة Nakhlah ; نَخْلَة (Asia)
	Coordinates: 22°29′51.8″N 39°53′50.9″E / 22.497722°N 39.897472°E
Country	Saudi Arabia
Region	Makkah Region
Government
• Mayor	Osama al-Bar
• Provincial Governor	Khalid bin Faisal Al Saud
Time zone	UTC+3 (AST)

Wādī Nakhlah (Arabic: وَادِي نَخْلَة) is an area in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia between the cities of Mecca and Ta'if, which serves as a Miqat (Boundary) for the Islamic Ḥaram of Mecca.^[1]

History

During the era of the Islamic Prophet Muhammad, a successful military operation was carried out here, known as the "Nakhla Raid".^[2]^[3]^: 218 The Nakhla Raid was the seventh Caravan Raid, and the first successful raid against the Meccans. It took place in Rajab 2 A.H. (January 624 C.E.). The commander was 'Abdullah ibn Jahsh al-Asadi,^[3]^: 218^[4] whom Muhammad dispatched to Nakhlah as the head of 12 Emigrants with six camels.^[5]^{: 126, 129}^[6]^[7]^[a]

^ This book^[8] contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-06-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).