Events

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• The battle took place in 3 A.H (625 C.E)

• The Quraysh sought revenge for the events that happened at Badr.

• The Makkan army numbered 3000 led by Abu Sufyan, whilst the Muslims were around 1000;

• The Prophet consulted his companions whether to fight outside or inside the city;

  • Some of the elder Muslims, and Abdullah lbn Ubayy lbn Salul, were of the opinion that they should not leave Medina.
  • However, many of the Companions who had not had the honor of fighting at Badr wished to go out, saying, "O Messenger of God (pbuh), take us out against our enemies, lest they think us too cowardly or weak to confront them."

• Shortly before the battle started Abdullah ibn Ubayy deserted the army with 300 of his people;

• The Muslims decided to meet the Makkan army at Uhud;

• The Prophet posted Abdullah Ibn Jubayr in charge of 50 archers on a hill to protect them from being attacked from behind;

  • The Prophet instructed them to only leave the hill only with the Prophet's permission.

• Khalid bin Walid tried to break the Muslims from behind three times but the archers held him off;

• The Muslims were successful in driving back the Makkans, and started to collect the spoils of war;

• On seeing this some of the archers left their post on the hill to join those collecting the spoils, leaving behind 10 archers + Abdullah ibn Jubayr;

• Khalid bin Walid noticed this and used the opportunity to attack the Muslims from the rear;

  • He killed all the remaining archers on the hill;

• The Quraysh army on seeing this turned back and renewed the battle;

• Many Muslims fled;

  Indeed, those ˹believers˺ who fled on the day when the two armies met were made to slip by Satan because of their misdeeds. But Allah has pardoned them. Surely Allah is All-Forgiving, Most Forbearing. (Surah Ali 'Imran, 3:152)

• The Prophet was surrounded by nine Madinans, and only Talha bin Ubaydallah and Sa’d bin Abi Waqqas survived;

• The Prophet was pelted with stones until he fell on his side, one of his molar teeth was broken, and he suffered a gash in the face;

• Remaining Muslims were disheartened on hearing a rumour that the Prophet had been killed;

  • However, Ka'ab bin Malik recognized he ﷺ was alive.

• The Prophet and Muslims retreated to the Uhud mountain;

• The Makkans mutilated the dead bodies of the Muslims, including Hind who chewed on the liver of Hamza;

  • In the battle Hamza was killed by Wahshi, who earned his freedom through this act;