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Sawiq is a type of flour common in 7th century Arabia during the Islamic Prophet Muhammads era. During the Invasion of Sawiq, the Muslims collected some of the provisions thrown away by the Quraysh men and brought back some Sawiq, for this reason the military expeditions was named after this food. It was a food of the common people during that age, according to Sonia Uvezian "Sawiq, a food of the common people, was a kind of dried barley meal mixed with water, butter, or aliva". It has been described as a "poor mans food".