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 | | The day before the battle to be fought at Badr, near the point where the northern road leaves the coast to turn eastwards to Mecca, the Moslem army learned that the Meccan succour (some 1000 strong) was near, but that the caravan had escaped. |
 | | A battle was in consequence fought under Mt Uhud (or Ohod), north-west of Medina, wherein Khalid succeeded in inflicting a severe defeat on Mahomet's forces; his uncle Hamza, hero of Badr, was killed on this occasion. |
 | | The battle which ensued, known as the Day of Honain, was near ending disastrously for Islam; some of Mahomet's sturdiest followers fled; but the terrible danger of a defeat in the neighborhood of recently conquered Mecca roused the Prophet and Ali to heroism, and they saved the day. |
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