Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Nakhla)

The expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Arabic: سرية خالد بن الوليد) to Nakhla took place in January 630 AD, 8AH, in the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar.

Khalid ibn al-Walid was sent to destroy the image of the Goddess al-Uzza which was worshipped by polytheists; he did this successfully.

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