Approximately one month after the Sariyyah of Ḥismā, the Holy Prophet(sa) once again sent Zaid bin Ḥārithah(ra) to Wādi’ul-Qurā.1 When the squadron of Zaid bin Ḥārithah(ra) reached Wādi’ul-Qurā, the people of the Banū Fuzārah were ready for combat.2 As such, numerous Muslims were martyred in this expedition, and even Zaid(ra) himself was badly wounded, but God saved him by His grace.3 Wādi’ul-Qurā, which has been mentioned with relevance to this Sariyyah, is an inhabited valley situated on the Syrian route north of Madīnah, wherein many settlements resided. This is why it became known as Wādi’ul-Qurā, i.e., the Valley of Settlements. Later, we shall come to see that various Jewish tribes also resided in this valley which were conquered by the Holy Prophet(sa) after Khaibar.
1 Aṭ-Ṭabaqātul-Kubrā, By Muḥammad bin Sa‘d, Volume 2, p. 294, Sariyyatu Zaid-ibni Ḥārithata Ilā Wādil-Qurā, Dāru Iḥyā’it-Turāthil-‘Arabī, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)
2 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 133, Sariyyatuhū Zaidin Ilā Wādil-Qurā, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)
3 Sharḥul-‘Allāmatiz-Zarqānī ‘Alal-Mawāhibil-Ladunniyyah, By Allāmah Shihābuddīn Al-Qusṭalānī, Volume 3, p. 133, Sariyyatuhū Zaidin Ilā Wādil-Qurā, Dārul-Kutubil-‘Ilmiyyah, Beirut, Lebanon, First Edition (1996)