Prophet's era · 625
Battle of Uhud
Archers left their post on the hill too early, and Khalid ibn al-Walid, then fighting for Makkah, turned the battle. Hamza, the Prophet's uncle, was martyred.
Key facts
- When
- 625
- Where
- Mount Uhud, Madinah
- Sides
- Muslims vs Quraysh
- Commanders
- Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) vs Abu Sufyan
- Result
- Makkan tactical 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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