Battle of Uhud
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The Battle of Uhud was a major early military engagement between the nascent Muslim community of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca in 625 CE, notable for its initial Muslim success followed by a reversal that offered key lessons in leadership and obedience.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Uhud canonical | 40 |
| غزوة أحد | 2 |
| Battle of Uhud (on the side of the Meccan coalition) | 1 |
| Battle of Uhud vicinity | 1 |
| BattleOfUhud | 1 |
| Ghazwat Uhud | 1 |
| LessonsFromBattleOfUhud | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Uhud
ⓘ
surface form:
Ghazwat Uhud
|
| belligerent |
Quraysh
ⓘ
surface form:
Quraysh of Mecca
Rashidun forces of Medina ⓘ |
| cause |
Quraysh
ⓘ
surface form:
Quraysh aim to weaken Medina
Quraysh desire to avenge defeat at Badr ⓘ |
| combatType | pitched land battle ⓘ |
| commander |
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
ⓘ
Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl ⓘ Khalid ibn al-Walid ⓘ Muhammad ⓘ
surface form:
Prophet Muhammad
|
| conflictBetween |
Muslims
ⓘ
surface form:
Muslims of Medina
Quraysh ⓘ
surface form:
Quraysh of Mecca
|
| date |
3 AH
ⓘ
625 CE ⓘ |
| followedBy | Battle of the Trench ⓘ |
| keyEvent |
Muslim archers leaving their assigned hill position
ⓘ
Quraysh cavalry attack on Muslim rear ⓘ death of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ injury of Prophet Muhammad ⓘ temporary Muslim rout ⓘ |
| lesson |
consequences of abandoning strategic positions
ⓘ
importance of obeying the Prophet’s orders ⓘ steadfastness in adversity ⓘ |
| location |
Mount Uhud
ⓘ
near Medina ⓘ |
| MuslimCasualties | around 70 killed ⓘ |
| MuslimCommunityStatus | nascent Muslim community of Medina ⓘ |
| MuslimForcesStrength | approximately 700 fighters ⓘ |
| notableCasualty |
Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib
ⓘ
Musab ibn Umayr ⓘ |
| notableFor |
initial Muslim success followed by reversal
ⓘ
lessons in leadership and obedience ⓘ |
| partOf | early Muslim–Quraysh wars ⓘ |
| predecessor | Battle of Badr ⓘ |
| primaryOpponentsReligion | polytheist Quraysh ⓘ |
| QurayshCasualties | dozens killed ⓘ |
| QurayshForcesStrength | approximately 3000 fighters ⓘ |
| region | Arabian Peninsula ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | major event in early Islamic history ⓘ |
| result |
Quraysh tactical advantage
ⓘ
strategic stalemate ⓘ |
| scripturalReference | Quran 3:121–180 ⓘ |
| strategicOutcome |
Medina remained independent
ⓘ
Quraysh failed to destroy Muslim community ⓘ |
| theater | Hejaz ⓘ |
Referenced by (47)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ghazwat Uhud
this entity surface form:
BattleOfUhud
this entity surface form:
LessonsFromBattleOfUhud
this entity surface form:
Battle of Uhud (on the side of the Meccan coalition)
subject surface form:
Al-Khandaq
this entity surface form:
غزوة أحد
this entity surface form:
Battle of Uhud vicinity
this entity surface form:
غزوة أحد
subject surface form:
Ali ibn Abi Talib