they  were heading for had completely converted into Islam. Such a move clearly demonstrates the great  success that the Islamic Da‘wah (Call) enjoyed after Al-Hudaibiyah Treaty. However, shortly after the  conquest of Makkah, people began to embrace Islam in large hosts.
THE PLATOONS:
In the same way that the believed ones were dispatched to the tribes, we understand that dispatching  some more platoons to all regions of Arabia is a necessity for the prevalence and domination of  security  on all lands of Arabia.
Here is a list of those platoons:
1. ‘Uyaina bin Hisn Al-Fazari’s platoon in Al-Muharram, the ninth year of Al-Hijra to Bani Tamim. It  consisted of fifty horsemen, none of them was an Emigrant or a Helper.
2. This expedition was dispatched due to the fact that Bani Tamim had already urged other tribes  not to pay tribute (Al-Jizya) and eventually stopped them from paying it.
Therefore, ‘Uyaina bin Hisn set out to fight them. All the way long he marched by night and  lurked by day. He went on that way till he overtook them and attacked them in the desert. They  fled back for their lives. Eleven men, twenty-one women and thirty boys were captured then. He  drove them back to Madinah and were housed in Ramlah bint Al-Harith’s residence. Ten of their  leaders, who came to the Prophet’s door, called out unto him saying: “O Muhammad come out  and face us.” When he went out they held him and started talking.
He exchanged talk with them for a while then left them and went to perform the noon-prayer.
After prayer he sat in the mosque-patio. They proclaimed a desire to show boasting and selfpride.
For this purpose they introduced their orator ‘Utarid bin Hajib who delivered his speech.
The Messenger of Allâh (peace be upon him) asked Thabit bin Qais bin Shammas — the Muslim  orator — to respond. He did that. In return, they brought forth their poet Az-Zabraqan bin Badr  who recited some boastful poetry. Hassan bin Thabit, the poet of Islam, promptly replied back.
When talks and poetcame to an end, Al-Aqra‘ bin Habis said: “Their orator is more eloquent than  ours, and their poet is more poetically learned than ours. Their voices and sayings excel ours, as  well.” Eventually they announced their embracing Islam. Consequently, the Messenger of Allâh
(peace be upon him) acknowledged their Islamization, awarded them well, and rendered them  back their women and children.
3. A platoon headed by Qutbah bin ‘Amir to a spot called Khath‘am in Tabalah, a plot of land not far  from Turbah. That was in Safar, 9 A.H. Accompanied by twenty men and only ten camels to  mount alternatively on, Qutbah raided them and fought so fiercely that a great number of both  parties were wounded and some others were killed. The Muslims drove back with them camels,  women and sheep to Madinah.
4. The mission of Dahhak bin Sufyan Al-Kilabi to Bani Kilab in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal in the year 9 A.H. This  mission was sent to Bani Kilab to call them to embrace Islam. Refusing to embrace Islam, they  started to fight against the Muslims, but were defeated and sustained one man killed.
5. The three hundred men expedition of ‘Alqamah bin Mujazziz Al-Mudlaji to Jeddah shores in Rabi‘
Al-Akhir. This expedition was dispatched to fight against some men from (Al-Habasha) Abyssinia
(Ethiopia), who gathered together near the shores of Jeddah and exercised acts of piracy against  the Makkans. Therefore he crossed the sea till he got to an island. But as soon as the pirates had  learned of Muslims’ arrival, they fled.
6. The task of the platoon of ‘Ali bin Abi Talib was to demolish Al-Qullus, which was an idol that  belonged to Tai’ tribe. That was in Rabi‘ Al-Awwal in the year 9 A.H. ‘Ali was dispatched by the
Messenger of Allâh (peace be upon him) with one hundred fifty men. A hundred of them were on  camels. The other fifty were on horseback. He held a black flag and a white banner.
At dawn they raided Mahallat Hatim, demolished the idol and filled their hands with spoils,  camels and sheep booties, whereas ‘Adi fled to Ash-Sham. The sister of ‘Adi bin Hatim was one  of the captives. Inside Al-Qullus safe, Muslims found three swords and three armours. On the  way they distributed the spoils and put aside the best things to the Messenger of Allâh (peace be  upon him) . They did not share the Hatims.
Upon arrival in Madinah, the sister of ‘Adi bin Hatim begged the Messenger of Allâh (peace be  upon him) to have mercy on her and said: “O Messenger of Allâh, my brother is absent and  father is dead, and I am too old to render any service. Be beneficent to me so that Allâh may be  bountiful to you.” He said: “Who is your brother?” She said: “It is ‘Adi bin Hatim.” “Is he not the  one who fled from Allâh and his Messenger?” Said the Prophet (peace be upon him) then went  away from her. Next day she reiterated the same thing as the day before and received the same