tabuk

• what year did this take place

  630 (9AH)
• what were the byzantines wary of

  the growing muslim power
• what did they want to do

  defeat them before they become too big or powerful to conquer
• who bought the news to madina of a big and powerful army

  THE NABATEANS
• who was preparing the army

  HERACLIUS
• what decision did the prophet make

  to go to war and meet byzantines on their border
• who gave a lot of their wealth for the campaign

  uthman
• who gave half his wealth

  UMAR
• who was left behind to look over the family's etc

  Ali
• what did Abu Bakr give

  ALL HIS MONEY
• muslims marched to tabuk with how many men

  30,000 men
• they faced many hardships on the way and had

  little water
• once they arrived at tabuk they stayed for some days but


  the byzantine army didn't arrive
• prophet made


  treaties with some of the tribes on the border
• on return to madina the muslims reputation


  as a powerful force reached far and wide
• many delegations (representatives) came

  to visit him after this event (some became muslim)
• what was islam declared as

  the religion of the whole of arabia
• Umar brought half of his money, and when the Prophet PBUH saw this money, he asked,


  "O Umar, what have you left for your family?
• Umar ibn al-Khattab said

  I have left a similar amount (HALF)
• Then Abu Bakr RA came and he also had a bag of money; the Prophet PBUH asked him, "What have you left for your family?"

  Abu Bakr al-Siddiq said, "I have left them Allah and His Messenger,"