The Battle of Uhud | Aal-e-Imran:121-180
The Battle of Uhud Aal-e-Imran 3:121 Arabic وَإِذْ غَدَوْتَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ تُبَوِّئُ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ مَقَٰعِدَ لِلْقِتَالِۗ وَٱللَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ The battle of Uhud occurred on a Saturday, in the month of Shawwal on the third year of Hijrah. Ikrimah said that Uhud occurred in the middle of the month of Shawwal, and Allah knows best. The Reason Behind the Battle of Uhud The idolators suffered many casualties among their noble men at the battle of Badr. The caravan that Abu Sufyan led (before Badr) returned safely to Makkah, prompting the remaining Makkan leaders and the children of those who were killed at Badr to demand from Abu Sufyan to, "Spend this money on fighting Muhammad!" Consequently, they spent the money from the caravan on warfare expenses and mobilized their forces including the Ahabish tribes (tribes living around the city). They gathered three thousand soldiers and marched until they camped near Uhud facing Al-Madinah. The Messenger of Alla...