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Battle of Uhud
	Part of the Muslim–Mushrikite war
	; Muhammad and the Muslim Army at the Battle of Uhud
Date	23 March 625 (7 Shawwal, AH 3 (in the ancient (intercalated) Arabic calendar)
Location	Valley by Mount Uhud, north of Medina, Arabia24°30′N 39°37′E / 24.5°N 39.61°E
Result	Mushrikite victory
Belligerents
Early Muslims	Mushrikites
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad (WIA); Ali ibn Abi Talib; Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib †; Abdullah ibn Jubayr †; Mundhir ibn Amr; Al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam; Abd Allah ibn Ubayy (Defected) ; 'Ubadah ibn al-Samit;	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb; Hind bint Utba; Ikrimah bin Abu Jahl; Amr ibn al-As; Khalid ibn al-Walid;
Strength
754 total 700 Infantry; 50 archers; 4 cavalry;	3,200 total 3,000 infantry; 3,000 camels; 200 cavalry;
Casualties and losses
62–75 killed	22–35 killed
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Saudi Arabia

The Battle of Uhud was fought between the early Muslims and the Mushrikites during the Muslim–Mushrikite wars in a valley north of Mount Uhud near Medina on Saturday, 23 March 625 AD (7 Shawwal, 3 AH).

After suffering defeat at the Battle of Badr and having their caravans endlessly raided by the Muslims, the Quraysh finally saw the necessity to take strong measures. Their chief, Abu Sufyan, then set out for Medina with 3,000 troops to confront Muhammad.

The early phase of the fighting saw the Muslims gaining the initiative. The Quraysh vanguard began faltering and retreated, leaving their camps vulnerable. However when Muslim victory seemed near, the Muslim rear guard who were tasked to defend a hill to protect against a possible encirclement, abandoned their positions to collect spoils of war left by the fleeing enemy. This turn of events was exploited by the Quraysh general Khalid ibn al-Walid who launched a daring cavalry strike in the undefended rear and encircled the Muslims, thus turning the tide of battle.

The battle was seen as a significant setback for the Muslims and a minor victory for the Quraysh as they would return with an even larger force in the Battle of the Trench.

^ Miniature from volume 4 of a copy of Mustafa al-Darir’s Siyar-i Nabi (Life of the Prophet). "The Prophet Muhammad and the Muslim Army at the Battle of Uhud", Turkey, Istanbul; c. 1594 Leaf: 37.3 × 27 cm Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine David Collection.
^ Lapidus 2012, p. 42.
^ Karsh 2013, p. 14.
^ ^a ^b ^c Najeebabadi, Akbar Shah, History of Islam, Vol.1, p. 171
^ Gil, Moshe (27 February 1997). Ibn Sa'd, 1(1), 147 VII(2), 113f, Baladhuri, Tarikh Tabari, 1 2960, Muqaddasi, Muthir, 25f; Ibn Hisham, 311. Cambridge University press. p. 119. ISBN 0521599849. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ Karen Armstrong (2001), Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Phoenix, p. 185, ISBN 978-1-84212-608-0
^ Lesley Hazleton, The First Muslim.
^ Karen Armstrong (2001), Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Phoenix, p. 186, ISBN 978-1-84212-608-0
^ ^a ^b Karen Armstrong (2001), Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Phoenix, p. 187, ISBN 978-1-84212-608-0

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[1] Miniature from volume 4 of a copy of Mustafa al-Darir’s Siyar-i Nabi (Life of the Prophet). "The Prophet Muhammad and the Muslim Army at the Battle of Uhud", Turkey, Istanbul; c. 1594 Leaf: 37.3 × 27 cm Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine David Collection.

[FOOTNOTELapidus201242-2] Lapidus 2012, p. 42.

[FOOTNOTEKarsh201314-3] Karsh 2013, p. 14.

[Najeebabadi_171-4] Najeebabadi, Akbar Shah, History of Islam, Vol.1, p. 171

[5] Gil, Moshe (27 February 1997). Ibn Sa'd, 1(1), 147 VII(2), 113f, Baladhuri, Tarikh Tabari, 1 2960, Muqaddasi, Muthir, 25f; Ibn Hisham, 311. Cambridge University press. p. 119. ISBN 0521599849. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[6] Karen Armstrong (2001), Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Phoenix, p. 185, ISBN 978-1-84212-608-0

[7] Lesley Hazleton, The First Muslim.

[9] Karen Armstrong (2001), Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Phoenix, p. 186, ISBN 978-1-84212-608-0

[Karen_Armstrong_187-10] Karen Armstrong (2001), Muhammad: A Biography of the Prophet, Phoenix, p. 187, ISBN 978-1-84212-608-0

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