624
Battle of Badr
About 313 Muslims defeated a Makkan force roughly three times larger. Abu Jahl was killed, and Madinah became a power the tribes of Arabia had to take seriously.
Battles · Prophet's era
Battles of the Prophet's Era
8 battles and sieges from 624 to 630. Each links to its own page with the sides, the commanders, the result and a map.
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.
627
Battle of the Trench (Khandaq)
On Salman al-Farsi's advice the Muslims dug a trench across the open northern side of Madinah. After weeks of siege, cold winds and broken alliances, the Confederates went home.
628
Battle of Khaybar
The fortified oasis surrendered after a siege and agreed to hand over half its harvest each year. It removed the last strong rival north of Madinah.
629
Battle of Mu'tah
The first clash with Byzantium. All three appointed commanders were martyred one after another, and Khalid ibn al-Walid took command and brought the army home.
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.
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.
630
Tabuk Expedition
About 30,000 men marched north in the summer heat. The Byzantine army never appeared, and the tribes of the borderlands made treaties with Madinah.
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