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{{Short description|Mount in Medina, Saudi Arabia}}
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'''Mount Uhud''' ({{langx|ar|جَبَل أُحُد|Jabal Uḥud}}, {{IPA|acw|dʒa.bal ʔʊ.ħʊd}}) is a mountain north of [[Medina]], in the [[Hejaz]]i region of [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is {{convert|1,077|m|0|abbr=on}} high and {{convert|7.5|km|mile|abbr=on}} long. It was the site of the second battle between the [[Prophets of Islam|Islamic prophet]] [[Muhammad]] and the [[Shirk (Islam)|polytheist]]s of his [[Tribes of Arabia|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 [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]].

== Battle of Uhud ==
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{{Main|Battle of Uhud}}

The battle was fought on March 19, 625 [[Common Era|CE]] (3 [[Shawwal]] 3 [[Hijri year|AH]] in the [[Islamic calendar]]) at the valley located in front of Mount Uhud, in what is now northwestern [[Arabian Peninsula|Arabia]].<ref name="W136">Watt (1974) p. 136</ref> It occurred between a force from the [[Muslim]] community of [[Medina]] led by [[Muhammad in Islam|Muhammad]], and a force led by [[Abu Sufyan ibn Harb]] from Mecca, the town from which many of the Muslims had [[Hijra (Islam)|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 [[Archery|archers]], who left their [[Al Romat Mountain|assigned posts]] to despoil the Meccan camp thinking the war ended, 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]].<ref name="CHI">Cambridge History of Islam 1A (1977) pp. 47-48</ref>

[[File:Mount Uhud Panorama.jpg|thumb|center|750px|Panorama]]

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Near the mountain is the {{ill|جامع سيد الشهداء|lt=Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque|ar}} ({{langx|ar|{{Script|Arab|جَامِع سَيِّد ٱلشُّهَدَاء}}|Jāmiʿ Sayyid Ash-Shuhadāʾ}}).<ref name="ArabNews_07-2022">{{cite news |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2128676/saudi-arabia |title=ThePlace: Sayed Al-Shuhada Mosque, a vital historic landmark in Madinah |newspaper=[[Arab News]] |date=2022-07-24 |access-date=2023-03-30}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Middle East]]
* [[List of battles of Muhammad]]

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

== External links ==
{{Portal|Saudi Arabia}}

{{Mountains in the Arabian Peninsula}}
{{Holiest sites in Shia Islam}}
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[[Category:Mountains of Saudi Arabia|Uhud]]
[[Category:Burial sites of the Senussi dynasty]]