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Event war Middle East

Battle of Badr

624 CE

The first major military victory of Islam, where Prophet Muhammad's outnumbered followers defeated the Quraysh near Medina.

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Standing in 624 CE

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617 CE Tang Unification Wars 622 CE Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet's Mosque) 622 CE Mosque of the Prophet 629 CE Byzantine–Arab Wars 630 CE Great Mosque of Sana'a 632 CE Early Muslim Conquests