Expedition of Badr al-Maw'id

Invasion of Badr
Date	October, AD 625
Location	Badr
Result	Muslim victory Muhammad successfully occupies Badr and stays for 8 days; Abu Sufyan and his Quraysh troops flee out of fear;
Belligerents
Muslims	Quraysh
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad; Ali ibn Abi Talib	Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
Strength
1500 fighters and 10 horsemen	2000 footmen and 50 horsemen

The Expedition of Badr al-Maw'id was the third time Muhammad led an expedition in Badr. Modern historians date the event to October 625,^[3] though several alternative dates are found in primary sources.^[4]

A year after the Battle of Uhud, it was time for Muslims to meet the polytheists and start war again in order to determine which of the two parties was worthy of survival, according to Muslim scholar Safiur Rahman al Mubarakpuri.^[5]^[2]

The invasion helped the Muslims regain their military reputation, their dignity and managed to impose their presence over the whole of Arabia after the defeat at the Battle of Uhud.^[2] Quran 3:173-176 was reportedly divinely revealed to Muhammad during this event.^[6] The event and information about the verses is mentioned in the Sahih Bukhari hadith collection.^[7]^[8]

^ Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 192.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Muir, William (1861), The life of Mahomet, Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 220–222.
^ Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. p. 340.
^ J. M. B. Jones (1957). "The Chronology of the "Mag̱ẖāzī"-- A Textual Survey". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (2): 250. doi:10.1017/S0041977X0013304X. JSTOR 610242.
^ Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 192.
^ Muir, William (1861), The life of Mahomet, Smith, Elder & Co, p. 222. See footnote.
^ Tafsir ibn Kathir on 3:172-176 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, tafsir.com
^ Sahih al-Bukhari, 5:59:627

[autogenerated1-1] Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 192.

[autogenerated2-2] Muir, William (1861), The life of Mahomet, Smith, Elder & Co, pp. 220–222.

[3] Watt, W. Montgomery (1956). Muhammad at Medina. Oxford At The Clarendon Press. p. 340.

[4] J. M. B. Jones (1957). "The Chronology of the "Mag̱ẖāzī"-- A Textual Survey". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. 19 (2): 250. doi:10.1017/S0041977X0013304X. JSTOR 610242.

[autogenerated2b-5] Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, Safiur (2005), The Sealed Nectar, Darussalam Publications, p. 192.

[autogenerated3-6] Muir, William (1861), The life of Mahomet, Smith, Elder & Co, p. 222. See footnote.

[Tafsir_ibn_Kathir_on_3:172-176-7] Tafsir ibn Kathir on 3:172-176 Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, tafsir.com

[8] Sahih al-Bukhari, 5:59:627

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