Conquest of Mecca

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Conquest of Mecca
Part of the Muslim–Quraysh War
Muhammad entering the Kaaba and destroying the Arabian idols (Bazil's Hamla-i Haydari, 1808)
Date December 629 – January 630 Location Mecca (present-day Saudi Arabia) 21°25′21″N 39°49′24″E / 21.42250°N 39.82333°E / 21.42250; 39.82333 Result Muslim victory Territorial changes Muhammad's followers capture the city of Mecca
Belligerents
Muslims	Quraysh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad Ali ibn Abi Talib Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah Zubayr ibn al-Awwam Khalid ibn al-Waleed	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb Abu Quhafa ibn Amir Ikrima ibn Amr Suhayl ibn Amr Safwan ibn Umayya
Strength
10,000	Unknown
Casualties and losses
2[1]	13[2]
Mecca class=notpageimage| Location within present-day Saudi Arabia

The conquest of Mecca (Arabic: فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ Fatḥu Makkah, alternatively, "liberation of Mecca") was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quraysh-controlled city of Mecca in December 629 or January 630^[3][4] (10–20 Ramadan, 8 AH).^[3] The fall of the city to Muhammad formally marked the end of the conflict between his followers and the Quraysh tribal confederation.