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  Battle of Badr - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Although it is one of the few battles specifically mentioned in the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, virtually all contemporary knowledge of the battle at Badr comes from traditional Islamic accounts, both hadiths and biographies of Muhammad, written decades after the battle.
The Battle of Badr is one of the few battles explicitly discussed in the Qur'an.
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 Islamic History - the Khilafah, its return, Battle of Badr, Battle of Uhud - was Islam spread by the sword?
Battle of Badr Parts I and II by Martin Lings
In the history of the Arabs many a battle had been averted at the last minute, even when the two forces were drawn up face to face.
But the Prophet was now certain that the battle would take place, and that this formidable array was the one of the two parties that he had been promised.
www.shariahprogram.ca /articles/islam_spread_by_sword_khilafah.shtml   (333 words)

  
 Battle of Badr
In Islam, central battle fought by Muhammad in his fight against the Qurayshis of Mecca.
The battle was fought on March 17, 624, at Badr, 125 km south of Yathrib (now Madina).
The great importance of this battle is linked to it being the first real battle over the control of Mecca, thereby also Arabia.
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 Battle of Badr - Free net encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Prior to the battle, the Muslims and Meccans had fought several smaller skirmishes in late 623 and early 624, as the Muslim ghazawāt plundering raids grew increasingly commonplace, but this was their first large-scale battle.
For the early Muslims, the battle was extremely significant because it was the first sign that they might eventually overcome their enemies in Mecca, one of the richest and most powerful pagan cities in Arabia, which fielded an army three times larger than that of the Muslims.
Shortly before he departed Badr, Muhammad also gave the order for over twenty of the dead Quraishis to be thrown into the well at Badr.Al Muslim: Book 040, Number 6870. Multiple hadiths refer to this incident, which was apparently a major cause for outrage among the Quraish of Mecca.
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 Battle of Badr
The battle of Badr was the most important among the Islamic battles of Destiny.
The battle began when Utbah Ibn Rabiah, his son Al Walid and his brother Sheibah (all from the Ommayad clan) stood in front of the pagan army and asked the Prophet (saww) to send to them their equals for a dual.
This battle laid the foundation of the Islamic State and made out of the Muslims a force to be reckoned with by the dwellers of the Arabian Peninsula.
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 The Battle of Badr.
Zubair received several wounds in this battle, the one of the shoulder being so deep that, when healed up, one could pass a finger into it, which was quite a fun for 'Urwa, the little son of Zubair.
Before the commencement of the battle, the Prophet (peace and blessings of allah be upon him) had said that, with the Quraish, there were many who had been forced to join the army against their will.
The battle should have been a nice opportunity for the Muslims to be revenged upon this enemy of God.
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 The first battle of Islam at Badr, Holy War, Muslim Jihad, Victory of Islam
Before the general battle began, a number of duels were fought between the leading warriors on each side.
When the Muslims reached the fertile vale of Badr, a favorite watering place and camping ground on the caravan route, three stations northwards from Mecca, the Prophet (S.A.W) ordered a halt, taking up a suitable position near a stream of fresh water, to await the arrival of the infidel army.
This battle laid the foundation of the Islamic State and made out of the Muslims a force to be reckoned with by the dwellers of the Arabic Peninsula.
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 Battle Of Badr - Free English Encyclopedia from Turkcebilgi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
However, several Muslim scouts were discovered by scouts from the caravanandlt;refandgt;Ibn Ishaq says that Abu Sufyan himself rode ahead to reconoiter the area and discovered the Muslim scouts via the dates left in their camels' droppingsandlt;/refandgt; and Abu Sufyan made a hasty turn towards Yanbu.andlt;refandgt;Martin Lings, p.
Muslim losses are commonly listed at fourteen killed, about 4% of their engaged forces.andlt;ref name=andquot;lings148andquot;/andgt; Sources do not indicate the number of wounded on either side, and the major discrepancies between the casualty totals on each side suggests that the fighting was extremely brief and that most of the Meccans were killed during the retreat.
Shortly before he departed Badr, Muhammad also gave the order for over twenty of the dead Quraishis to be thrown into the well at Badr.andlt;refandgt;[http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/040.smt.html#040.6870 Al Muslim: Book 040, Number 6870].andlt;/refandgt; Multiple hadiths refer to this incident, which was apparently a major cause for outrage among the Quraish of Mecca.
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 USC-MSA Compendium of Muslim Texts
On the day (of the battle) of Badr, the Prophet and his companions had inflicted 140 casualties on the pagans, 70 were taken prisoners, and 70 were killed.
The Prophet said on the day (of the battle) of Badr, "This is Gabriel holding the head of his horse and equipped with arms for the battle.
'Umar appointed Qudama bin Maz'un as ruler of Bahrain, Qudama was one of the warriors of the battle of Badr and was the maternal uncle of Abdullah bin 'Umar and Hafsa.
www.usc.edu /dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/bukhari/059.sbt.html   (16467 words)

  
 Islamic Keywords,Islamic Keyword Phrases,Islamic terms in Arabic
Badr - The Battle of Badr (Arabic ÛÒæÉ ÈÏÑ), fought March 17, 624 CE (17 Ramadan 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz of western Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia), was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammads struggle with the Meccan Quraish.
The battle has been passed down in Islamic history as a decisive victory attributable to divine intervention or the genius of Muhammad.
Although it is one of the few battles specifically mentioned in the Muslim holy book, the Quran, virtually all contemporary knowledge of the battle at Badr comes from traditional Islamic accounts, both hadiths and biographies of Muhammad, written decades after the battle.
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 Badr - Cairo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Badr C at 26.2°E. Badr C © Lyngemark Satellite, last updated 2006-08-23 - http://www.lyngsat.com/badrc.html.
Liana Badr was born in 1950 in Jerusalem to a nationalist family, and was raised...
Badr Al Jadeeda is distinguished for its hills and valleys.
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 The Battle of Badr
At this battle in which the pagan army consisted of 950 fighters and 314 (including the Messenger S.A.W.), the Islamic defense was a combination of three defensive lines :
He (S.A.W.) was to the Muslims the final refuge at Badr and at every battle he attended.
The battle began when Utbah Ibn Rabi-ah, his son Al Walid and his brother Sheibah (all from the Ommayad) stood in front of the pagan army and asked the Prophet (S.A.W.) to send to them their equals for a dual.
www.al-islam.org /history/history/badr.html   (754 words)

  
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The historical background of the Battle of Badr:
Some confrontation did occur between the Muslims and the caravans of the Quraysh before the Battle of Badr, but there was neither any bloodshed nor any looting till the Quraysh, led by Karz bin Jabir Fehri, attacked cattle-field near Madinah and looted and took some of the cattle belonging to Muslims with them.
With this the Muslims realized that a battle with the Quraysh of Makkah is in waiting and ultimately it took place on Friday, Ramadan 17, two years after Hijrah and March 624 AD at Badr, near Madinah.
www.theawaz.com /islam/badr.htm   (921 words)

  
 The Battle of Badr.
The Battle of Badr spoken in the Qur'an.
ith the Battle of Badr begans a remarkable Era in the history of Islam.
This work is an extract of the Second Volume of English Translation of Sirat-un-Nabi originally written in Urdu by the late 'Allama Shibli Nu'mani, a well-known Muslim historian who requires no commendation.
www.geocities.com /badr_313   (231 words)

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