Battle of Hunayn The Battle of Hunayn was fought between Muhammad and his followers against the Bedouin tribe of Hawazin and its subsection the Thaqif in 630 in a valley on one of the roads leading from Mecca to al - Ta ' if . The battle ended in a decisive victory for the Muslims , who captured enormous spoils . The Battle of Hunayn is one of only two battles mentioned in the Qur ' an by name , in Sura Tawba . Preparations . Background . The conquest of Mecca astounded both the Arabs and other tribes , who realized that they were doomed and had to submit . Some of the fierce , powerful , and proud tribes did not submit to Islam and favoured resistance . Ahead of these were the sects of Hawazin and Thaqif . Nasr , Jashm , Sa ‘ d bin Bakr , and people of Bani Hilal . According to the Muslim scholar Shafi - Ur - Rahman Mubarakpuri ( India ) " They thought that they were too mighty to admit or surrender to such a victory " . So , they met Malik bin ‘ Awf An - Nasri and made up their minds to proceed fighting against the Muslims . Spy . The Hawazin and their allies , the Thaqif , began mobilizing their forces when they learnt from their spies that Muhammad and his army had departed from Medina to begin an assault on Mecca . The confederates apparently hoped to attack the Muslim army while it besieged Mecca . Muhammad , however , uncovered their intentions through his own spies in the camp of the Hawazin , and marched against the Hawazin just two weeks after the conquest of Mecca with a force of 12 , 000 men . Only four weeks had elapsed since quitting Medina . Course of the battle . On Wednesday night , the tenth of Shawwal , the Muslim army arrived at Hunain . Malik bin ‘ Awf , who had previously entered the valley by night , gave orders to his army to hide inside the valley and lurk for the Muslims on roads , entrances , and narrow hiding places . His orders to his men were to hurl stones at Muslims whenever they caught sight of them and then to make one - man attacks against them . When Muslims started camping , arrows began showering intensely at them . Their enemy ’ s battalions started a fierce attack against the Muslims , who had to retreat in disorder and utter confusion . It is reported that only a few soldiers stayed behind and fought , including Ali bin Abu Talib , the standard bearer , Abbas , Fazal bin Abbas , Usamah , and Abi Sufyan bin Hirith " Come on , people ! I am the Messenger of Allâh . I am Muhammad , the son of Abdullah . " Then Muhammad said " O , Allâh , send down Your Help ! " , later Muslims ’ returned to the Battlefield . Muhammad , then Picking up a handful of earth , he hurled it at their faces while saying : " May your faces be shameful . " Their eyes were thick with dust and the enemy began to retreat in utter confusion , according to the Muslim scholar Safi - ur - Rahman Mubarakpuri Enemy Flees , 70 killed . After the enemy was defeated . About seventy men of Thaqif alone were killed , and the Muslims captured all their riding camels , weapons and cattle . The Quran verse 9 : 25 was also revealed in this event according to Muslim scholars : Some of the enemies fled , and Muhammad chased after them . Similar battalions chased after other enemies , Rabi ‘ a bin Rafi ‘ caught up with Duraid bin As - Simmah who was an old man , and killed him . . This is mentioned by the Muslim jurist Tabari as follows : Aftermath . Because Malik ibn Awf al - Nasri had brought the families and flocks of the Hawazin along , the Muslims were able to capture huge spoils , consisting of 6 , 000 women and children were taken prisoners and 24 , 000 camels were captured . Some Bedouins fled , and split into two groups . . One group went back , resulting in the Battle of Autas , while the larger group found refuge at al - Ta ' if , where Muhammad besieged them . Islamic Primary sources . The event is mentioned in the Sunni Hadith collection Sahih Bukhari as follows : The event is also in Imam Maliks Al - Muwatta as follows :