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Ramadan in History

Muslims were stricken by the demise of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, and none could pacify them but Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, when he recited to people the Qur’anic verse, {Muhammad is but a messenger, messengers (the like of whom) have passed away before him. Will it be that, when he dieth or is slain, ye will turn back on your heels? He who turneth back doth no hurt to Allah, and Allah will reward the thankful}. (Al `Imran: 144) But some Arab tribes began to reject Islamic Law and refused to pay the due Zakat, while some others made undue claims to prophethood.

After becoming Caliph, as the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, recommended before his death, Abu Bakr  pursued the policy of the Prophet, peace be upon him. So he considered those who refused to pay Zakat as apostates, and said: “By Allah, if they withhold a rope of a camel they used to give its due Zakat to Allah’s Messenger, I will fight them for it.”

Abu Bakr set for preparing the Muslim armies, but, beforehand, he sent envoys to the rebel tribes to call them to return to Islam or face severe punishment.

At the beginning of Rajab, eleven Muslim armies set out to fight  renegade tribes all over the Arab Peninsula. Khalid Ibn Al-Walid led three-thousand army to the tribe of Taiy whole leader Tulaihah Ibn Khwailed Al-Asdi claimed prophethood. War broke out between them in a place called Bozakhah at the beginning of Ramadan, 11 A.H. Then the Muslim fighters managed to win the war and end temptations against Islam, Tulaihah could flee. Later on he repented and pledged allegiance to `Umar and fought in the cause of Allah.