<P> The battle was fought on Saturday , 22 December 624 ( 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 . </P>
<P> The battle was fought on Saturday , 22 December 624 ( 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 . </P>
who led the quraysh at the battle of uhud
who led the quraysh at the battle of uhud
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb