Battle o Badr
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| Battle o Badr | |||||||
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| Pairt o the Muslim-Quraish Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Muslims o Medina | Quraish o Mecca | ||||||
| Commanders an leaders | |||||||
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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)[1] 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.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 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.