Badr City and Badr Battlefield Area | Saudi Tourism

The Battle of Badr (Arabic: غزوة بدر‎), fought on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz region of western Arabia (present-day Saudi Arabia), was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Prophet Muhammad's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) struggle with his opponents among the Quraish in Mecca. The battle has been passed down in Islamic history as a decisive victory attributable to divine intervention, or by secular sources to the strategic genius of Prophet Muhammad's (صلى الله عليه وسلم). It is one of the few battles specifically mentioned in the Quran. Badr was the first large-scale engagement between the two forces. Advancing to a strong defensive position, Prophet Muhammad's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) well-disciplined force broke the Meccan lines, killing several important Quraishi leaders, including the Muslims' chief antagonist Abu Jahl. For the early Muslims, the battle was the first sign that they might eventually defeat their enemies among the Meccans. Mecca at that time was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Arabia, fielding an army three times larger than that of the Muslims. The Muslim victory also signaled to the other tribes that a new power had arisen in Arabia and strengthened Prophet Muhammad's (صلى الله عليه وسلم) position as leader of the often fractious community in Medina. References: Wikipedia 08-01-2020. Video # 31 on Route KSA    • Video