Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri was a companion of Muhammad but used to be an enemy. During the Invasion of Safwan he rustled some grazing cattle belonging to the Muslim community. Muhammad sent seventy Muslims after him, who chased him to Safwan, at the outskirts of Badr. But Kurz ibn Jabir al-Fihri managed to escape.Note: Book contains a list of battles of Muhammad in Arabic, English translation available here
He later converted to Islam and fought on the Muslim side, and Muhammad made him commander of an operation known as the expedition of Kurz bin Jabir Al-Fihri which took place in February 628 AD, the 10th month of the year 6 AH of the Islamic calendar.List of Battles of Muhammad The attack was directed at eight robbers who killed a Muslim. The Muslims captured the robbers and crucified them (according to the Islamic sources). (online) The Quran verse about the punishment of those who spread mischief in the land, was revealed in this event.Muhammad Saed Abdul-Rahman, The Meaning and Explanation of the Glorious Qur'an (Vol 2) 2nd Edition, p. 392, MSA Publication Limited (2009),
See also List of expeditions of Muhammad
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