(from the article `ghanmah`) ...early Islmic community (7th century ), booty taken in battle in the form of weapons, horses, prisoners, and movable goods. In pre-Islmic Bedouin ... ...according to both Sunni and Sh`ite sources. The Quraysh sought to destroy the community in Medina in a series of attacks that are known in Islamic ... ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/17
Raz'zi·a (rä'ze*ä) noun [ French, from Arabic ghāzīa (pron. razia in Algeria).] A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/R/16