Battle of Uhud

Na dem fight de **Battle of Uhud** (Arabic: غزوة أحد, romanized: *Ghazwat ʾUḥud*) between de early Muslims den de Quraysh during de Muslim–Quraysh wars insyd a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3 AH).

Following de Muslim emigration to Medina, na hostilities plus de Quraysh intensify, largely secof Muslim raids on Meccan trade caravans. Insyd 624, na de Quraysh suffer a major defeat at de Battle of Badr, during wich na dem kill chaw of dema leaders. De year wey dey follow, na Abu Sufyan ibn Harb lead a force of approximately 3,000 men toward Medina make he avenge de loss. Na de two sides meet near Mount Uhud, just north of de city. At de outset of de engagement, na de Muslims gain de upper hand wey dem force de Meccan lines make dem retreat. Na a group of Muslim archers wey naMuhammad station on a nearby hill in order make dem protect de army ein rear den guard against a cavalry attack. However, na dem believe dem win de battle, na chaw of dem lef dema positions make dem collect spoils from de Meccan camp. Na dis lapse allow de Meccan cavalry, wey na Khalid ibn al-Walid lead, make he launch a counterattack from de rear, wey dey reverse de momentum of de battle, den dey disrupt de Muslim lines. Na de resulting chaos lead to heavy losses on de Muslim side, wey dey include de death of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib.

Na dem see de battle as a significant setback give de Muslims den a minor victory give de Quraysh as dem go return plus an even larger force insyd de Battle of the Trench.

## Background

Na Muhammad initially spread ein new religion insyd Mecca, wer na he find no opposition from de local people til na he attack dema polytheistic beliefs. As na tensions plus de Meccans increase, Muhammad bring ein followers make dem migrate to Medina after ein successful negotiations plus Banu Aws den Khazraj make dem mediate dema tribal conflicts. Francis Peters dey propose say na dese raids probably be a quick remedy by Muhammad for de poverty of ein people insyd de new land, wey lack agricultural skills den capital for trade. Tariq Ramadan dey agree plus dis reasoning, buh sanso dey add dat na dem initiate The Battle of Badr in particular make e impress de Meccans, wey na dem increasingly cam be hostile towards Medina.

Insyd March 624, after na dem gain rich plunder from attacking a caravan at Nakhla, na Muhammad receive information about a large Quraysh trade caravan wey dey contain about 1,000 camels den 50,000 dinars dey on ein way from Gaza to Mecca, wey na he order ein followers make dem ambush am. De very cautious Abu Sufyan, wey lead de caravan, get wind of ein plan wey na he send messengers on a quick trip to Mecca for help, wey na he divert de caravan to anoda route. Na de reinforcements then camp at Badr, wer dem later meet up plus de Muslims. Na a battle ensue, den plus great charisma den powers of suggestion, na Muhammad manage make he get ein troops to defeat de Quraysh reinforcements, wich na dem be larger in number.

Na dis defeat be a major catastrophe give de people of Mecca. Na dem kill a number of ein influential den experienced men, wey dey include Amr ibn Hisham. Na dem shake dema prestige. Na dema old enemies, such as de Hawazin, san begin dey set dema sights on dem. On Muhammad ein part, na dis victory draw all eyes to am. Na de use dis victory as proof of ein prophethood. Na those wey na dem support den participate insyd ein raids cam be chaw. Abu Sufyan, wey na dem choose as de successor of de leader of de Quraysh, vow vengeance. Chaw months later, na he accompany a party of 200 men to Medina. Der, na he meet ein old paddie, de Banu Nadir chief, wey he then provide am plus a meal den sam background information about de area, buh nothing more. Na he den ein party then lef Medina, wey na dem burn two houses den lay waste to sam fields in fulfillment of ein vow.

Na further skirmishes between de Meccans den de Muslims go occur thereafter. A few months later, na Abu Sufyan mobilize an invasion force of over 3,000 men make dem retaliate against de Muslims for de losses at Badr.
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* Watt, W. Montgomery (1974).  *Muhammad: Prophet and Statesman*, Oxford University Press 
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*Abu Ammaar Yasir Qadhi
*The Battle of Uhud