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Mount Uhud
Highest point
Elevation	1,077 metres (3,533 ft)
Prominence	377 metres (1,237 ft)
Coordinates	24°30′37″N 039°36′50″E / 24.51028°N 39.61389°E / 24.51028; 39.61389 (Mount Uhud)
Geography
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Location	Medina, Hejaz, Saudi Arabia
Province	Al Madinah Region

Mount Uhud (Arabic: جَبَل أُحُد, romanized: Jabal Uḥud, Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [dʒa.bal ʔʊ.ħʊd]) is a mountain north of Medina, in the Hejazi region of Saudi Arabia. It is 1,077 m (3,533 ft) high and 7.5 km (4.7 miles) long. It was the site of the second battle between the Islamic prophet Muhammad and the polytheists of his tribe of Quraysh. The Battle of Uhud was fought on 19 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina and a force from Mecca, in north-western Arabia.

Battle of Uhud

The battle was fought on March 19, 625 CE (3 Shawwal 3 AH in the Islamic calendar) at the valley located in front of Mount Uhud, in what is now northwestern Arabia. It occurred between a force from the Muslim community of Medina led by Muhammad, and a force led by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb from Mecca, the town from which many of the Muslims had previously emigrated. The Battle of Uḥud was the second military encounter between the Meccans and the Muslims, preceded by the Battle of Badr in 624, where a small Muslim army had defeated the much larger Meccan army.

Marching out from Mecca towards Medina on March 11, 625, the Meccans desired to avenge their losses at Badr and strike back at Muhammad and his followers. The Muslims readied for war soon afterward and the two armies fought on the slopes and plains of Mount ‘Uḥud.

Whilst heavily outnumbered, the Muslims gained the early initiative and forced the Meccan lines back, thus leaving much of the Meccan camp unprotected. When the battle looked to be only one step far from a decisive Muslim victory, a serious mistake was committed by a part of the Muslim army, which shifted the outcome of the battle. A breach of Muhammad's orders by the Muslim archers, who left their assigned posts to despoil the Meccan camp, allowed a surprise attack from the Meccan cavalry, led by Meccan war veteran Khalid ibn al-Walid, which brought chaos to the Muslim ranks. Many Muslims were killed, including Hamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle and foster brother. Muhammad himself got injured. The Muslims had to withdraw up the slopes of ‘Uḥud. The Meccans did not pursue the Muslims further, but marched back to Mecca declaring victory. The two armies would meet again in 627 at the Battle of the Trench.

Mosque

Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque
Jāmiʿ Sayyid Ash-Shuhadāʾ (جَامِع سَيِّد ٱلشُّهَدَاء)
Religion
Affiliation	Islam
Province	Al-Madinah
Region	Hejaz
Deity	Allah (God)
Status	Active
Location
Location	Uhud, Medina
Country	Saudi Arabia
Location in Saudi ArabiaShow map of Saudi ArabiaMount Uhud (Middle East)Show map of Middle EastMount Uhud (West and Central Asia)Show map of West and Central Asia
Administration	Saudi government
Geographic coordinates	24°30′12.66″N 39°36′45.78″E / 24.5035167°N 39.6127167°E / 24.5035167; 39.6127167
Architecture
Type	Mosque
Style	Islamic
Specifications
Direction of façade	Qiblah
Dome(s)	1
Minaret(s)	2

Near the mountain is the Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque [ar] (Arabic: جَامِع سَيِّد ٱلشُّهَدَاء‎, romanized: Jāmiʿ Sayyid Ash-Shuhadāʾ).

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Al-Hijaz	Al-Madinah Medina Al-Fadeekh Al-Fuqair Al-Ghamama Al Jum'ah al-Qiblatayn Al-Rayah Al-Saqiya Anbariya an-Nabawi ash-Shajarah As-Sabaq As-Sajadah Atban Bin Malik Bani Bayadhah Bani Haram Bani Harithah Fas'h Manartain Quba Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Seven Makkah Jeddah Al-Mimar Al-Rahmah King Saud Mecca Aisha al-Haram Al-Ijabah Al-Khayf Al-Mash'ar Al-Haram al-Namirah Bay'ah Jinn Taif Al Qantara ʿAbdullah ibn ʿAbbas ʿAddas
Al-Yamamah, Najd	Ar-Riyadh Riyadh Imam Turki bin Abdullah
Ash-Sharqiyyah	Al-Ahsaʾ Al-Hasaʾ Jawatha
Category List Islam in Saudi Arabia Mosques by country

See also

• Middle East
• List of battles of Muhammad

References

1. Watt (1974) p. 136
2. Cambridge History of Islam 1A (1977) pp. 47-48
3. "ThePlace: Sayed Al-Shuhada Mosque, a vital historic landmark in Madinah". Arab News. 2022-07-24. Retrieved 2023-03-30.

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Iraq	Imam Ali Shrine Al-Sahlah Mosque Al-Hannanah Mosque Wadi-us-Salaam Imam Husayn Shrine Al Abbas Mosque Al-Askari Shrine Great Mosque of Kufa Maytham al-Tammar Al-Mada'in Al-Kadhimiya Mosque
Iran	Imam Reza shrine Fatima Masumeh Shrine Jamkaran Mosque Shah Cheragh Shah Abdol-Azim Shrine Bibi Shahr Banu Shrine Imamzadeh Seyed Morteza Imamzadeh Hamzeh, Kashmar Tomb of Ali ibn Hamzah, Shiraz Tomb of Hassan Modarres Tomb of Seyed Alaeddin Husayn Imamzade Hossein, Qazvin Imamzadeh Ja'far, Borujerd
Syria	Sayyidah Zaynab Mosque Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque Al-Nuqtah Mosque Uwais al-Qarni Mosque
Lebanon	Al-Nabi Shayth
Palestine	Al-Aqsa

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