Prophet's era · 630

Conquest of Makkah

After the Quraysh broke the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, about 10,000 Muslims marched on Makkah. A general amnesty was declared and the idols of the Kaaba were removed.

The site of the battle on the 632 map. Shaded: Islamic state at the Prophet's death, 632.

Key facts

When: 630
Where: Makkah, Saudi Arabia
Sides: Muslims vs Quraysh
Commanders: Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) vs Abu Sufyan, who accepted Islam
Result: City taken almost without fighting
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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