Battle of Khandaq

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The Battle of Khandaq was a pivotal siege in early Islamic history near Medina, where Muslim forces defended the city against a large confederate army by digging a protective trench.

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Battle of Khandaq canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
event in early Islamic history ⓘ
siege ⓘ
associatedWith confederate tribes alliance (Ahzab) ⓘ
category 627 in Asia ⓘ
Battles involving Muhammad ⓘ
Sieges of the Middle East ⓘ
cause Quraysh desire to eliminate Muslim community in Medina ⓘ
continuation of conflict after Battle of Uhud ⓘ
commander Abu Sufyan ibn Harb ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib ⓘ
Amr ibn Abd Wudd ⓘ
Khalid ibn al-Walid (on Meccan side) ⓘ
linked to: Khalid ibn al-Walid

Muhammad ⓘ
conflictIn Arab–Byzantine and Arab–tribal wars context ⓘ
Muhammad’s military campaigns ⓘ
date 627 ⓘ
dateApproximate 5 AH ⓘ
durationApproximate about two to four weeks ⓘ
estimatedStrengthSide Muslim forces approximately 3,000 ⓘ
confederate forces approximately 10,000 ⓘ
followedBy siege and punishment of Banu Qurayza ⓘ
hasAlias Battle of the Trench ⓘ
Ghazwat al-Khandaq ⓘ
linked to: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab

al-Ahzab ⓘ
linked to: Ghazwat al‑Ahzab

al-Khandaq ⓘ
linked to: Al‑Khandaq
historicalImpact paved way for Treaty of Hudaybiyyah ⓘ
weakened Quraysh political and military position ⓘ
mentionedIn Qur’an Surah al-Ahzab ⓘ
linked to: Surah al-Ahzab
notableTactic digging of a defensive trench around exposed parts of Medina ⓘ
partOf early Muslim–Meccan conflicts ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Uhud ⓘ
primaryBelligerent Jewish tribe of Banu Qurayza (as alleged conspirators with confederates) ⓘ
Muslims of Medina ⓘ
Quraysh of Mecca ⓘ
linked to: Quraysh

confederate pagan Arab tribes ⓘ
religiousSignificanceIn Islam ⓘ
result Muslim defensive victory ⓘ
failure of Meccan-led confederate siege ⓘ
strategicOutcome secured Medina from large-scale Meccan attack ⓘ
shifted balance of power in favor of Muslims ⓘ
tacticInspiredBy Persian defensive warfare methods ⓘ
tacticSuggestedBy Salman al-Farisi ⓘ
tookPlaceIn Arabian Peninsula ⓘ
Hejaz ⓘ
tookPlaceNear Medina ⓘ
typeOfWarfare siege warfare ⓘ
weatherCondition strong winds and cold used in Islamic tradition as divine aid ⓘ

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Ali ibn Abi Talib → participatedIn → Battle of Khandaq ⓘ
Ali ibn Abi Talib → participatedIn → Battle of Khandaq ⓘ
subject linked to: Caliph Ali ibn Abi Talib
Jabir ibn Abd Allah → battleParticipatedIn → Battle of Khandaq ⓘ
Bilal al-Habashi → participatedIn → Battle of Khandaq ⓘ
Saʿd ibn Abi Waqqas → participatedIn → Battle of Khandaq ⓘ