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... decades later when she was brought as a prisoner after the Battle of Hunayn and whom he honored with his cloak and interceded...
...tic biography lies in what they produced rather than in the battles themselves. The willingness of Arabs to violate the sacred...
...ophet ﷺ alone. Mut'im was a polytheist and died before the Battle of Badr, never having accepted Islam. At Badr, when the Pro...
... Ramadan of Badr. The Muslim force that fought the defining battle of the early Islamic period on the seventeenth of Ramadan w...
...nd had made the Hijra to Medina. He died of illness, not in battle — the first death of the Medinan community before the era o...
The Battle of Badr — fought on the seventeenth of Ramadan, 2 AH (March...
...ound caused by a rooster. In 2 AH — around the time of the Battle of Badr — Ruqayyah fell gravely ill. The Prophet ﷺ instruct...
The Battle of Uhud was fought on the seventh of Shawwal 3 AH on the sl...
..., the greatest warrior of early Islam — was martyred at the Battle of Uhud in 3 AH by a javelin thrown by Wahshi ibn Harb. Wah...
The day after the Battle of Uhud — with seventy companions dead, many wounded, and t...
...aybar, where they would continue their opposition until the Battle of Khaybar in 7 AH. Their property — orchards, houses, sto...
... of life the Muslim community sustained outside of a formal battle. Abu Bara' Amir ibn Malik, a prominent chief of the Banu Am...
...es was Juwayriyah bint al-Harith, the chief's daughter. The battle itself was brief. But three subsequent events on the expedi...
The Battle of the Trench (al-Khandaq) in Shawwal 5 AH was the most dan...
..., broke their covenant with the Muslim community during the Battle of the Trench (5 AH) by negotiating with the 10,000-strong ...
... the Ansar — died in 5 AH from a wound sustained during the Battle of the Trench: an arrow struck his brachial artery while he...
... to stand with him and not flee, even in the expectation of battle to the death. When it was time for Uthman's own pledge, the...
...t its attention further: toward the Byzantine frontier (the Battle of Mutah followed within a year), toward Mecca (the Conques...
...hile the Muslim community in Arabia fought its foundational battles at Badr, Uhud, and the Trench. The principal return of th...
...n its implications than that of Khalid ibn al-Walid. At the Battle of Uhud, it was Khalid's tactical reading of the exposed pa...
The Battle of Mutah — fought in Jumada al-Ula 8 AH at the Syrian front...
The Battle of Hunayn in Shawwal 8 AH — just weeks after the Conquest o...
After the Battle of Hunayn routed the Hawazin-Thaqif confederacy, the Thaqif...
The Battle of Hunayn yielded an enormous haul: approximately 24,000 ca...
...uslim community's presence to the Syrian frontier without a battle — a strategic outcome of lasting consequence. The moral re...
...ibute, or accept Islam. After the Conquest of Mecca and the Battle of Hunayn had removed the last major military obstacles to ...
...the last major holdouts after the Conquest of Mecca and the Battle of Hunayn. They had withstood the Muslim siege of Taif in S...
...through her illness at the Prophet's ﷺ command, missing the Battle of Badr. The Prophet ﷺ assured Uthman he would receive Badr...
...embrance of Allah. Dawud's rise to prominence began on the battlefield when, as a young man among the Israelite forces, he st...
...esting the digging of the Khandaq — the trench — before the Battle of the Trench (Ghazwat al-Khandaq) in 5 AH. This military s...
The Battle of Buzakha was the first decisive engagement of the Riddah ...
The Battle of Yamama was the bloodiest engagement of the Riddah Wars, ...
The Battle of Ullais was fought on the banks of the Euphrates as part ...
The Battle of al-Walaja was a significant engagement in southern Iraq ...
The Battle of Ajnadayn was one of the first major Muslim victories in ...
The Battle of the Bridge was a rare Muslim defeat during the Iraqi cam...
The Battle of al-Buwayb was the Muslim answer to the defeat at the Bri...
The Battle of Yarmouk was one of the most consequential battles in wor...
The Battle of al-Qadisiyyah was the decisive engagement that broke Sas...
The Battle of Jalula took place shortly after Qadisiyyah, as Sasanid f...
The Battle of Heliopolis was the decisive engagement in the Muslim con...
The Battle of Nihawand, called by Muslim historians 'the Victory of Vi...
The Battle of the Masts was the first great Muslim naval battle and on...
The Battle of the Camel was the first armed conflict between Muslim fa...
The Battle of Siffin was fought between Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah...
The Battle of Nahrawan was Ali ibn Abi Talib's decisive campaign again...
The Battle of Karbala, fought on the tenth of Muharram 61 AH, stands a...
... (the Yaman alliance) at a conference in Jabiya, Golan. The Battle of Marj Rahit, fought near Damascus in 65 AH, was the decis...
...m Sicily and Constantinople were defeated at the subsequent Battle of Utica. The conquest was not without difficulty. The indi...
...Roderic (Rodrigo) assembled his forces and met Tariq at the Battle of Guadalete near the Guadalquivir River in 92 AH. The Visi...
The Battle of Guadalete, fought near the Guadalquivir River in souther...
...ard along the Indus. The decisive confrontation came at the Battle of Aror (or Rawor), where Raja Dahir was defeated and kille...
... of the Maghrib, the Khazar victory over Arab forces at the Battle of the Pass (112–114 AH) checked expansion into the Caucasu...
The Battle of Tours and Poitiers — known in Arabic sources as the Batt...
The Battle of the Great Zab River, fought in January 750 CE near the Z...
...l, the Abbasid governor Yusuf al-Fihri, was defeated at the Battle of al-Musara near Cordoba, and Abd al-Rahman entered the ci...
...cal population in ways that alienated potential allies. The Battle of the Defile (112 AH / 730 CE), in which a Khazar force in...
...ib. The last Umayyad caliph, Marwan II, was defeated at the Battle of the Zab and later killed in Egypt, ending Umayyad rule i...
The Battle of Badr was the first major armed engagement between the na...
The Battle of Uhud was fought one year after Badr when the Quraysh, sm...
The Battle of the Trench, also called al-Ahzab (the Confederates), saw...
The Battle of Khaybar was fought against a fortified Jewish settlement...
The Battle of Mu'tah was the first major Muslim engagement against the...
The Battle of Hunayn took place shortly after the Conquest of Mecca wh...
...border chieftains made treaties with the Muslims. Though no battle occurred, Tabuk demonstrated Muslim capacity to project for...
The Battle of Buzakha was one of the major engagements of the Ridda Wa...
The Battle of Yamama was the most costly and significant engagement of...
The Battle of Ullais, sometimes called the 'River of Blood,' was one o...
The Battle of Al-Qadisiyyah was among the most consequential engagemen...
The Battle of Yarmouk was one of the most decisive military engagement...
The Battle of Nahavand, known in Arabic sources as 'Fath al-Futuh' (Co...
...l force, winning a series of engagements culminating in the Battle of Heliopolis in 640 CE. After capturing Babylon Fortress (...
The Battle of the Camel was the first major armed conflict between Mus...
The Battle of Siffin was the largest engagement of the First Fitna, fo...
The Battle of Karbala is one of the most tragic events in Islamic hist...
...cavalry and 6,000 infantry. The decisive engagement was the Battle of Aror (Rohri) in 712 CE, where Raja Dahir was killed. Muh...
...tar with approximately 7,000 Berber and Arab troops. At the Battle of Guadalete (Wadi Laka) in July 711, the Visigothic army o...
The Battle of Poitiers, known in Arabic as Balat al-Shuhada (Plain of ...
The Battle of Talas was a rare direct military clash between the expan...
The Battle of the Great Zab was the decisive engagement that ended Uma...
The Battle of Dorylaeum was an early engagement of the First Crusade i...
The Battle of the Field of Blood was a decisive Muslim victory over th...
The Battle of Hattin was one of the most consequential military engage...
The Battle of Arsuf was fought during the Third Crusade, when Richard ...
The Battle of La Forbie was one of the worst military disasters suffer...
The Battle of the Indus was the final stand of Jalal al-Din Mangburni,...
The Battle of Ain Jalut was a turning point in world history — the fir...
The Battle of Kosovo was the pivotal engagement that established Ottom...
The Battle of Nicopolis decisively defeated the last major multination...
The Battle of Ankara was a catastrophic Ottoman defeat at the hands of...
The Battle of Chaldiran was the decisive confrontation between the Ott...
The Battle of Marj Dabiq was a brief but momentous engagement that end...
The Battle of Vienna in 1683 was the decisive defeat that ended Ottoma...
...he expedition to Hamra al-Asad took place the day after the Battle of Uhud, when the Prophet ﷺ ordered the same wounded compan...
... — supplies they had brought but turned back with. While no battle took place, the encounter was a propaganda victory for the ...
The Battle of Buwayb was a significant Muslim victory in Iraq during t...
The Battle of Ajnadayn was the first major Muslim engagement against a...
The Battle of Heliopolis was the decisive engagement that broke Byzant...
The Battle of Manzikert was one of the most decisive battles of mediev...
The Battle of Montgisard was one of the most famous defeats in Saladin...
The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa, known in Arabic as Ma'rakat al-'Iqa...
... Syria. The engagement near Ain Tab was part of a series of battles in which Baybars methodically dismantled Mongol control of...
The Battle of Plocnik was a significant Serbian victory over an Ottoma...
The Battle of Mohács was one of the most decisive Ottoman victories in...
The Battle of Lepanto was the largest naval engagement of the 16th cen...
The First Battle of Panipat established the Mughal Empire in the Indian subc...
The First Battle of Tarain was a significant defeat for Muhammad of Ghor in ...
The Battle of Dhat al-Salasil (Battle of the Chains) was the opening e...
The Battle of Walaja was fought in 12 AH / 633 CE as part of Khalid ib...
The Battle of Ullais was fought in 12 AH during Khalid ibn al-Walid's ...
The Battle of the Bridge was one of the few Muslim military defeats du...
The Battle of Marj al-Saffar was fought in 13 AH / 634 CE near Damascu...
The Battle of Fahl (ancient Pella) was fought in the Jordan Valley in ...
The Battle of Jalula was fought in 16 AH / 637 CE, shortly after the d...
... capital of the Sassanid Persian Empire. After the decisive Battle of al-Qadisiyyah, Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas advanced toward the P...
The Battle of Bab al-Abwab (Gate of Gates, modern Derbent) in 22 AH / ...
The Battle of the Masts (Dhat al-Sawari, 'Battle of the Masts') in 34 ...
The decisive battle between the Muslim army under Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and the S...
...ate was marked by the first civil war (fitna) in Islam. The Battle of the Camel, Battle of Siffin, and the emergence of the Kh...
A major battle between the forces of Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib and Muawiyah...
After the Battle of Siffin, a group broke away from Ali's army, rejecting th...
...00 soldiers and defeated the Visigothic King Roderic at the Battle of Guadalete. Within seven years, most of the Iberian Penin...
...forces of Abd ar-Rahman al-Ghafiqi near Tours, France. This battle marked the furthest extent of Muslim military advance into ...
...ang Dynasty forces at the Talas River in Central Asia. This battle halted Chinese expansion westward and secured Central Asia ...
...n defeated the Byzantine Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes at the Battle of Manzikert. This decisive victory opened Anatolia to Turk...
After his decisive victory at the Battle of Hattin, Salah ad-Din al-Ayyubi recaptured Jerusalem from...
Salahuddin al-Ayyubi decisively defeated the Crusader armies at the Horns of Hattin near Lake Tiberias. The Muslim victory destroyed the main Crusader fighting
The Mamluk army under Sultan Qutuz and General Baybars defeated the Mongol army at Ain Jalut in Palestine. This was the first decisive Mongol defeat and saved E
The Ottoman victory at the Battle of Kosovo established Muslim rule in the Balkans. Over the ...
The Ottoman Sultan Selim I defeated the Safavid Shah Ismail I, establishing the Ottoman-Safavid border and deepening the Sunni-Shia political divide.
Sultan Selim I defeated the Mamluk Sultanate at Marj Dabiq near Aleppo. This victory led to Ottoman control of Syria, Egypt, and the holy cities of Mecca and Me
...Patras. While the Ottomans quickly rebuilt their fleet, the battle marked the beginning of the decline of Ottoman naval domina...
The Ottoman siege of Vienna was broken, marking the beginning of Ottoman territorial retreat in Europe.
A Persian companion who suggested digging the trench at the Battle of al-Khandaq.
...a turning point for early Islam, and he was martyred at the Battle of Uhud.
... who led the migration to Abyssinia and was martyred at the Battle of Mutah.
...o embrace Islam. Talhah was renowned for his bravery at the Battle of Uhud, where he shielded the Prophet with his own body, s...
...raw his sword in defense of Islam and fought in every major battle alongside the Prophet.
...r hadith narrator from the Ansar who participated in twelve battles with the Prophet.
...eader of the youth of Paradise.' Husayn was martyred at the Battle of Karbala, an event of profound significance in Islamic hi...
One of the three commanders at the Battle of Mutah, martyred in that battle.
A female companion who fought to protect the Prophet at the Battle of Uhud.
...qhiyyah, a comparative fiqh manual. Died as a martyr at the Battle of Tarifa.
...phet ﷺ, known as the 'Pharaoh of this Ummah', killed at the Battle of Badr.
... on the Prophet ﷺ during prayer, and was executed after the Battle of Badr.
...am and became a companion. She is known for her role at the Battle of Uhud. Mother of Muawiyah ibn Abi Sufyan and Yazid ibn Ab...
... of only three individuals the Prophet ﷺ killed directly in battle.
...sian tales and mocked its divine origin, executed after the Battle of Badr.
The Prophet's uncle and one of the greatest warriors of early Islam, martyred at Uhud.
One of the ten companions promised Paradise and a leading figure among the early Muslims.
...n leader who tortured Bilal ibn Rabah and was killed at the Battle of Badr.
...ims, mocked the Prophet in poetry, and was killed after the Battle of Badr.
...rophet Muhammad ﷺ and commander of the Muslim forces at the Battle of Mu'tah, where he was martyred in 8 AH. He was the only C...
... pledged at al-Aqabah. The Prophet said his single voice in battle was worth a thousand men.
...ah (one of the Ten Promised Paradise) who was killed at the Battle of the Camel. Known for her wisdom and narrations.
...acing Islam after Hudaybiyyah. Distinguished himself at the Battle of Yamama against Musaylima. He challenged Muawiyah's appoi...
...pire, who fled east as the Muslim armies advanced after the Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (15 AH). He was assassinated in 32 AH in M...
...ander-in-chief of the Sassanid Persian army at the decisive Battle of al-Qadisiyyah (15-16 AH), where he was killed. His death...
...nifa tribe of Yamama and claimed prophethood. Killed at the Battle of Yamama in 12 AH by Wahshi ibn Harb — the same man who ha...
...nst Abu Bakr. He was defeated by Khalid ibn al-Walid at the Battle of Buzakha. He then genuinely converted to Islam and fought...
...byssinian slave who killed Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at the Battle of Uhud on behalf of his master Jubayr ibn Mut'im. He was f...
... Muslim forces in Iraq appointed by Abu Bakr, killed at the Battle of the Bridge (Jisr) in 13 AH when he refused to retreat wh...
... of Persia with Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas and was martyred at the Battle of Nihawand.
...ion and one of the three Sahabah who stayed behind from the Battle of Tabuk. He was a poet who composed verses defending Islam...
...Makkah and became a gallant warrior. He was martyred at the Battle of Ajnadayn in 13 AH during the conquest of Syria.
...t ﷺ gave him time to consider and loaned him armour for the Battle of Hunayn.
...or her deep faith, wisdom, and courage. She participated in battles, tending the wounded and supplying water. Her sister was U...
...ed an important role in delegations. He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama in 12 AH fighting Musaylima.
...nsari Muslims, fought at Badr, and was present at all major battles with the Prophet ﷺ.
...for extraordinary bravery in combat, he participated in the battles against Musaylima and the conquest of Iraq and Syria under...
... of early Islamic history. He played a decisive role in the Battle of Qadisiyyah, where his tactical reinforcements turned the...
...der. Umar ibn al-Khattab appointed him to lead the decisive Battle of Nihawand (21 AH), the final major battle that broke Pers...
... forces. Khalid ibn al-Walid defeated and killed him at the Battle of Dhat al-Salasil (Battle of the Chains) in 12 AH, which o...
A senior Persian general who commanded at the Battle of the Bridge (13 AH), inflicting the worst defeat on the M...
...ompanion who was the first Muslim warrior to be martyred in battle at the Battle of Badr in 2 AH. When the Prophet ﷺ described...
...companion who played a pivotal intelligence role during the Battle of the Trench (Khandaq). He secretly defected from the Conf...
... his tawbah and verse was revealed. He participated in most battles with the Prophet ﷺ.
...r Abu Salamah's death). He died from wounds received at the Battle of Uhud.
...cism. He was the first Muslim to die in Madinah (before the Battle of Badr) and the first Muslim buried in al-Baqi' cemetery. ...
...) which captured a Qurayshi caravan. He was martyred at the Battle of Uhud in 3 AH. His body was mutilated along with Hamza ib...
...sari companion of the Banu Harithah who participated in the Battle of Badr and many subsequent battles. He is one of the compa...
...ribe. He later emigrated to Madinah and was martyred at the Battle of Ajnadayn in Syria in 13 AH.
...epting Islam became devoted and is noted for weeping during battle at Hunayn from his fervor.
...mpanion who struck the killing blow against Abu Jahl at the Battle of Badr. He and Muawwidh ibn Afra are credited with mortall...
...long with his brother Muadh ibn Amr, struck Abu Jahl at the Battle of Badr. He was martyred at Badr itself, making him one of ...
An Ansari companion who fought at Badr and all subsequent battles. He was among the last surviving companions of Badr, dying...
...rated to both Abyssinia and Madinah. He was martyred at the Battle of Yamama fighting Musaylima, where he died alongside Salim...
...nd companion who carried the banner of the Muhajirun at the Battle of Yamama. The Prophet ﷺ ordered that the Quran be learned ...
...Ansari companion known for her extraordinary courage at the Battle of Uhud, where she fought to protect the Prophet ﷺ with a s...
...Zahra, and granddaughter of the Prophet ﷺ. She survived the Battle of Karbala (61 AH) and delivered a historic speech before Y...
... Abi Waqqas. He commanded the Muslim forces at the decisive Battle of Jalula (16 AH) after Qadisiyyah, completing the conquest...
...y of Yazid that confronted them. He was later killed at the Battle of Khazir.
...far as the city of Tours. He was defeated and killed at the Battle of Tours (Poitiers) by Charles Martel, a battle considered ...
...bi Sufyan. His caliphate was marked by profound crises: the Battle of Karbala in 61 AH where Husayn ibn Ali and his companions...
...the Second Fitna and defeated the Companions' forces at the Battle of Marj Rahit. His son Abd al-Malik succeeded him.
Son of Abu Ubayd ibn Masud who was killed at the Battle of the Bridge. He led the uprising of the 'Penitents' (Taww...
A Jewish woman from Banu Nadir captured after the Battle of Banu Qurayza. Islamic sources differ on whether she beca...
An Ansari companion who fought at Badr and subsequent battles. He is particularly known for narrating the hadith in whic...
...70 who pledged allegiance at Aqabah. He participated in the Battle of Badr and all subsequent campaigns with the Prophet. He w...
...as killed along with much of his army by the Khazars at the Battle of Marj Ardabil (112 AH), one of the most devastating defea...
... first horsemen in Islam. Famous for his bold speech at the Battle of Badr — the Prophet ﷺ praised him highly for it.
One of the first seven Muslims, participated in all major battles including Badr while riding a horse.
Female warrior companion who protected the Prophet ﷺ at the Battle of Uhud with her sword and bow.
...mander who led the Muslim forces to victory at the decisive Battle of Nahavand.
...formation about their lineage, conversion, participation in battles, narration of hadith, and personal qualities. An indispens...
...report about the Prophet's life, characteristics, miracles, battles, and companions. The sheer volume of material makes it an ...
The first major battle in Islamic history: 313 Muslims against 1,000 Quraysh, and ...
The second major battle: the reversal of fortune, the wounding of the Prophet, and ...
The siege of Medina: Salman al-Farisi's trench strategy, the coalition of enemies, and the decisive divine intervention.
The military genius who never lost a battle, from his early opposition to Islam to becoming the most ce...
... Christianity to Islam, and whose idea saved Madinah at the Battle of the Trench.
The first major battle in Islam, where 313 Muslims defeated over 1,000 Quraysh war...
The decisive Mamluk victory that halted the Mongol advance and preserved the western Islamic world from destruction.
The campaign against the fortresses of Khaybar, the heroism of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the resulting treaty, and its lessons in dealing with hostility.
The ambush at Hunayn valley, the initial retreat of Muslim forces, the Prophet's steadfastness, and the Quranic commentary on the lesson of overconfidence.
...halid ibn al-Walid's strategy, and the role of women in the battle.
The Muslim victory over Sassanid Persia led by Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas, the exchange with Rustam, and the fall of the Persian Empire.
Salahuddin al-Ayyubi's unification of Muslim lands, the Battle of Hattin, the liberation of Jerusalem, and his legendary c...
The Companion who took up arms to defend the Prophet at the Battle of Uhud, sustaining twelve wounds, and her legacy as a symb...