Mount Uhud, near Medina, ArabiaMedieval
625Battle of Uhud
The Prophet's army faces a bitter setback
At the foot of Mount Uhud near Medina, the Muslim army under the Prophet Muhammad suffered a painful defeat at the hands of the Quraysh of Mecca. The battle, which saw Muhammad himself wounded, was a sobering reversal after the Muslim victory at Badr the previous year. Uhud taught the early Muslim community lessons about discipline and faith in adversity that became foundational to Islamic tradition and military thought.
625 AD
