ali ibn abi talib led the quraysh at the battle of uhud.
who led the quraysh at the battle of uhud?
ali ibn abi talib
the battle was fought on saturday, 23 march 625 (7 shawwal ah 3 in the islamic calendar) at the valley located in front of mount uhud. it occurred between a force from the muslim community of medina led by the islamic prophet muhammad, and a force led by abu sufyan ibn harb from mecca, the town from which many of the muslims had previously emigrated. the battle of uhud was the second military encounter between the meccans and the muslims, preceded by the battle of badr in 624, where a small muslim army had defeated a larger meccan army. marching out from mecca towards medina on 10 december 624 ce, the meccans desired to avenge their losses at badr and strike back at muhammad and his followers. the muslims readied for war soon afterwards and the two armies fought on the slopes and plains of mount uhud. whilst outnumbered, the muslims gained the early initiative and forced the meccan lines back, thus leaving much of the meccan camp unprotected. when the battle looked to be only one step away from a decisive muslim victory, a serious mistake was committed by a part of the muslim army, which altered the outcome of the battle. a breach of muhammad's orders by the muslim archers, who left their assigned posts to despoil the meccan camp, allowed a surprise attack from the meccan cavalry, led by meccan war veteran khalid ibn al-walid, which brought chaos to the muslim ranks. many muslims were killed, and muhammad himself was badly injured. the muslims had to withdraw up the slopes of uhud. the meccans did not pursue the muslims further, but marched back to mecca declaring victory.
battle of uhud
on sunday the 8th of shawaal, ah3 (march 24, 625), the day after the battle at uhud, when the muslims woke up they heard that muhammad had called on them to join him in the pursuit of the returning quraysh army. he gave a general order of mobilization, with the condition that only those who had participated in the uhud battle were eligible to participate in the new operation. one muslim, who missed out the uhud battle because his father did not let him fight in the jihad at uhud, was allowed to join the muslim army. the son of a martyred soldier sought muhammad’s permission to join in this expedition and was also allowed to take part. besides them, several wounded fighters also joined the march.
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