Battle o Badr

Battle o Badr
	Pairt o the Muslim-Quraish Wars
Date	13 March 624 CE/17 Ramadan, 2 AH
Location	At the wells o Badr, 80 mi (130 km) soothwast o Medina
Result	Decisive Muslim victory
Belligerents
Muslims o Medina	Quraish o Mecca
Commanders an leaders
Muhammad; Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib; Ali ibn Abi Talib	Abu Jahl †; Utba ibn Rabi'ah †; Umayyah ibn Khalaf †; Hind al-Hunnud
Strenth
313 Infantry & Cavalry: 2 Horse an 70 camels	950 Infantry & Cavalry: 100 Horse an 170 Camels
Casualties an losses
14 killed	70 killed ; (37 killed bi Ali); ; 70 captured

The Battle o Badr (Arabic: غزوة بدر‎), foucht on Setturday, 13 Mairch 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz region o wastren Arabie (present-day Saudi Arabie), wis a key battle in the early days o Islam an a turnin point in Muhammad's struggle wi his opponents amang the Quraish^[2] in Mecca.

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See:
- Ashraf 2005, p. 36
- Merrick 2005, p. 247
↑ Quraish refers tae the tribe in control o Mecca. The plural an adjective are Quraishi. The terms "Quraishi" an "Meccan" are uised interchyngeably atween the Hijra in 622 an the Muslim Conquest o Mecca in 630.

Coordinates: 23°44′N 38°46′E / 23.733°N 38.767°E / 23.733; 38.767

[1] See:
Ashraf 2005, p. 36

Merrick 2005, p. 247

[2] Ashraf 2005, p. 36

[3] Merrick 2005, p. 247

[2] Quraish refers tae the tribe in control o Mecca. The plural an adjective are Quraishi. The terms "Quraishi" an "Meccan" are uised interchyngeably atween the Hijra in 622 an the Muslim Conquest o Mecca in 630.

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