Ghazwat al‑Ahzab

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battle early Islamic battle military conflict

Ghazwat al‑Ahzab is the famous early Islamic battle in which the Prophet Muhammad and the Muslims of Medina defended the city against a large confederation of tribes by digging a protective trench.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Ghazwat al-Khandaq	3
Ghazwat al-Ahzab	1
Ghazwat al‑Ahzab canonical	1
Ghazwat al‑Khandaq	1
al-Ahzab	1
al-Ahzab (the Confederates)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ early Islamic battle ⓘ military conflict ⓘ
followedBy	Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
hasAlias	Battle of the Confederates ⓘ Battle of the Trench ⓘ Ghazwat al‑Ahzab self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ghazwat al‑Khandaq
hasBelligerent	Meccan Quraysh-led confederation ⓘ Muslim community in Medina ⓘ surface form: Muslim community of Medina allied Bedouin tribes ⓘ
hasCause	Meccan attempt to destroy the Muslim community in Medina ⓘ continuation of conflict after Battle of Uhud ⓘ
hasCommander	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad
hasConsequence	decline of Meccan military initiative ⓘ increased political strength of Muslims in Medina ⓘ paved way for Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
hasDefensiveWork	trench ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	turning point in Muslim–Meccan conflict ⓘ
hasLocation	Medina ⓘ Yathrib ⓘ
hasMilitaryStrategy	defensive warfare ⓘ digging a defensive trench around exposed parts of Medina ⓘ
hasNotableAspect	innovative use of trench warfare in Arabia ⓘ large confederation of tribes united against Medina ⓘ
hasOutcome	Muslim defensive victory ⓘ confederate forces withdrew ⓘ
hasParticipant	Ghatafan tribe ⓘ Muslims of Medina ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ surface form: Prophet Muhammad Quraysh ⓘ various Arab tribes ⓘ
hasPrimaryTactic	preventing cavalry charges by trench ⓘ
hasReligiousSignificance	test of faith and patience for early Muslims ⓘ
hasTimePeriod	5 AH ⓘ circa 627 CE ⓘ
hasType	siege ⓘ
inspiredBy	Persian defensive tactics ⓘ
isDescribedIn	Quran ⓘ
languageOfName	Arabic ⓘ
mentionedInSurah	Surah al-Ahzab ⓘ surface form: Surah al‑Ahzab
nameMeaning	Battle of the Confederates ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Uhud ⓘ
religiousContext	Islam ⓘ
religiousHolidayAssociation	remembered in Islamic historical tradition ⓘ
strategySuggestedBy	Salman al-Farisi ⓘ surface form: Salman al‑Farisi
tookPlaceInCountry	Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
tookPlaceInRegion	Hejaz ⓘ

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of the Trench → hasAlias → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

Battle of the Trench site → associatedWithEvent → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghazwat al-Khandaq

Al‑Khandaq → hasAlternativeName → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

subject surface form: Al-Khandaq

this entity surface form: Ghazwat al-Khandaq

Al‑Khandaq → coalitionName → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

subject surface form: Al-Khandaq

this entity surface form: al-Ahzab (the Confederates)

Al‑Khandaq → hasAlternativeName → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

subject surface form: Al-Khandaq

this entity surface form: Ghazwat al-Ahzab

Ghazwat al‑Ahzab → hasAlias → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghazwat al‑Khandaq

Battle of Khandaq → hasAlias → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghazwat al-Khandaq

Battle of Khandaq → hasAlias → Ghazwat al‑Ahzab ⓘ

this entity surface form: al-Ahzab