The Battle of Uhud

Uhud is a mountain close to Madinah. It was here on the 7th Shawwaal 3 A.H. that this battle took place. The qabar (grave) of Hadhrat Haroon عليه السلام (peace be upon him) is also situated here. After the defeat at Badr, the disbelievers were extremely disgraced. After returning to Makkah, they earnestly began planning their revenge. After one year, they prepared an army of three thousand youth with all the necessary equipment and set out to Madinah. They had seven hundred pieces of armour, two hundred horses and three thousand camels. They also took fourteen women to encourage the men not to flee from the battlefield.

Nabi’s ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle, Hadhrat Abbaas رضي الله عنه (may Allah be pleased with him) had accepted Islaam but remained in Makkah. He informed Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) of the intentions of the Quraish. Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) sent two Sahaabah رضي الله عنهما (may Allah be pleased with them both) to investigate the matter. They returned and informed Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) that the Quraish were outside Madinah. Rasulullah ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) appointed some Sahaabah to stand guard around Madinah as he feared an attack from them.

After consulting with the Sahaabah, Nabi ﷺ (peace and blessings be upon him) left Madinah with an army of one thousand soldiers. Abdullah bin Ubayy and three hundred of his followers were part of the Muslim army. On the way they deserted the Muslims and returned to Madinah. The Muslim army was now left with only seven hundred soldiers.