Prophet's era · 630
Battle of Hunayn
An ambush in a narrow valley scattered the vanguard, but the army regrouped around the Prophet and won. The siege of Ta'if followed.
Key facts
- When
- 630
- Where
- Hunayn valley, east of Makkah
- Sides
- Muslims vs Hawazin and Thaqif
- Commanders
- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) vs Malik ibn Awf
- Result
- Muslim victory
- Type
- Prophet's era
- Chapter
- 1. The Rightly Guided Caliphs
The wider picture: The Prophet's state in Madinah
In the ten years after the Hijrah, Madinah grew from one town into a state that held most of Arabia. When the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) died in June 632, the two great powers next door, Byzantium and Sasanian Persia, were worn out after decades of war with each other.
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