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BATTLE OF HUNAYN & TABUK

The  Battle of Hunayn  ( Arabic :  غَـزوة حُـنـيـن ‎,  Ghazwat Hunayn ) was fought by the Islamic Prophet  Muhammad  and his followers against the  Bedouin  tribe of  Hawazin  and its subsection the  Thaqif , in 630  CE , in the Hunayn valley, on the route from  Mecca  to At- Ta’if . Arab after victories of Muslims in Mecca accepted Islam except Banu Thaqeef tribe who lived in Ta'if and Banu Hawa Zan tribe as they thought that their positions became down so they prepared army for battle. Prophet first confirmed then prepared army against them. Muslim army was twelve  thousand.  After victory in Mecca, prophet commanded his companions to destroy all idols from all areas located near to Medina. Hazrat Khalid bin Waleed went toward Nakhla for destroying idols. Banu Hawazan was name of tribe wherein many tribes were combined and lived in near of Mecca to Yemen. Banu Thaqeef lived in Ta'if was also one branch ...

BATTLE OF MECCA

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The  conquest of Mecca  ( Arabic :  فتح مكة ‎  fatḥ makkah ) refers to the event when  Mecca  was conquered by Muslims led by Muhammad  on 11 January, 630 AD, ( Julian ), 20  Ramadan , 8  AH . Muhammad started the journey on 6  Ramadan , entered Mecca on 18 Ramadan. Accornding to huddabiyya treaty, Mecca people could not fight with Muslims who had alliance with Medina Muslims. Tribe of Banu Khaza was not Muslim but few people among them had accepted Islam and they lived near to Mecca city called Waqeer. They had alliance with Medina Muslims. Tribe of Banu Bakar was enemy of tribe of Banu Khaza. Mecca did help of Banu Bakar against killing few people of Banu Khaza. Mecca broke those conditions written at the time of huddabyya treaty. Medina Muslims were not bound to abide the treaty which had been broken. Prophet prepared largest army wherein all allianced tribes were also include...

BATTLE OF MU’TAH

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The  Battle of Mu'tah  ( Arabic :  معركة مؤتة , غزوة مؤتة ‎) was fought in September 629 C.E. (1  Jumada al-awwal  8 A.H.), near the village of  Mu'tah , east of the  Jordan River  and  Karak  in  Karak Governorate , between the forces of the  Islamic prophet ,  Muhammad  and  the forces  of the  Byzantine Empire . After victory in Khyber, Muslim army had got much power and prophet sent letters regading acceptance of Islam to emperors who had their realm near to borders of Arab. You sent letters to Hibsha where Najashe had his regin, Iran, Egypt and Byzantine. Haris bin Abi Shaber had regin in Arabistan  worked under Byzantine. Prophet sent Haris Bin Umair for giving letter to Haris bin Abi Shaber. When he reached then met with Sharjeel bin Umro worked under Haris bin Abi Shabeer who arrested him and afterward he was murdered. Prophet sent message to Haris bin Abi Shabeer that one messenger was sen...

THE BATTLE OF KHYBER

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The  Battle of Khaybar  was fought in the year 628 between  Muslims  and the  Jews  living in the oasis of  Khaybar , located in the  north-western part of the Arabian peninsula , in modern-day  Saudi Arabia . After treaty of Hudaybiyyah, prophet tried to follow the conditions which were imposed in treaty for sake of peace between both Mecca and Medina. After this treaty, both Mecca and Medina did not attack on each other but Khyber was still blocking ways of Muslims trade. You tried for peace treaty between Khyber and Medina but Jews did not accept this peace treaty. Prophet compelled to take his troops against Khyber and Jews also knew that we would be next target of Muslim army; therefore, they had prepared their army and stored food in huge quantity in their forts. Khyber consisted on eight forts. Muslim army had only bows, arrows and swords so they could not get victory from these battle equipments. Prophet led his troops and told new te...

THE BATTLE OF THE TRENCH

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After above battle, you decided to fight against Domta Al-Jandal those had blocked ways for Muslim due to which Muslim faced great trouble. During this, you also got news that Mecca cavalry were gathering ten thousand men for battle against Medina. Instead of great number of army, they wanted to fight in absence of prophet as they knew about your battle skills. You decided to fight against Domta Al-Jandal located near to Medina and Mecca cavalry did not start their journey. While journey toward said city, you passed near to tribe Gutfan and decided to talk with them so that they could remain neutral. While talking, you got news about jouney of Mecca cavalry which were near to Medina then you decided to go back Medina. Jews and munfaqeen knew that you would not come back until you fought with Domta Al-Jandal but they surprised after seeing you. You soon commanded Muslim to dig trunch around Medina as ten thousand Mecca cavalry with bat...

BATTLE OF BANU MUSTALIQ

The Banu al Mustaliq, allied to the  Quraish  of  Mecca , were the subject to an attack by Muhammad in the month of Sha'ban of the year 626 (5 AH). Mecca government located in north of Medina made battle alliance with Jews of Khyber located in south of Mediana and with two more tribes called Banu Faraza and Banu Ghutfan resided also in desert located south of Medina. They also made alliance with tribe namely Banu Saleem resided in east of Medina. These alliances soon changed into economic alliances. One vital city namely Domta Al-Jandal also stopped Muslim of Medina from passing that place from where Muslim can go toward Syria and there was no other way except said city. These alliances made holy prophet worried as Muslims were in trouble due to it. After alliances, Mecca government made plan with Jews and munafeqeen that they would kill all Muslim in Medina when holy prophet would go outside of city. One day you got news about one tribe namely Banu Mastliq leaded by Hari...

BATTLE OF UHD

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The  Battle of Uhud  ( Arabic :  غزوة أحد ‎  Ġhazwat 'Uḥud ) was a battle between the early Muslims and their  Quraish  Meccan enemies in AD 624 in the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula. Abu Sufyan alongwith four hundred companions reached Medina as Jews promised to help him against Muslim but they could not do so as time required for this purpose. Therefore Abu Sufyan in wrath returned back but he looted some homes of Muslim and killed two ones. In way, they threw the begs of barley (satu) which robbed for making their speed fast which was why it is also called battle of barley or Gazwat-e-Saweeq. After that, Abu Sufyan prepared one big army consisted on three thousand men. Among them, two hundred men consisted on horse cavalry leaded by Khalid Bin Waleed. Abu Sufyan along with his army reached at Uhd centered in south instead of north of Medina due to locality of desert where stones made difficult to movement of camels. After reaching at said locality...

BATTLE OF BADR

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The  Battle of Badr  ( Arabic :  غزوة بدر ‎), fought on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17  Ramadan , 2 AH in the  Islamic calendar ) in the  Hejaz  region of western  Arabia  (present-day  Saudi Arabia ). Non-Muslim of Mecca had blocked all means of trade of Medina thus our holy prophet commanded to stop the ways of them who passed from Medina after trading for going towards Mecca. One informer informed about one trade group of Mecca who had 2000 camels and 50,000 dinar and would pass near to Medina. Holy prophet prepared his army comprises on 313 best warriors in which 140 ones were ansar. Those warriors had 70 camels and 2 horses. Our holy prophet waited with them at the valley of badr but said group of men did not pass from this way as informer already informed them so they had changed their route and also sent one man towards Mecca for help against Muslim. You got news of 950 warriors of Me...