Conquest of Mecca
The conquest of Mecca (Arabic: فَتْحُ مَكَّةَ Fatḥu Makkah) was a military campaign undertaken by Muhammad and his companions during the Muslim–Quraysh War. They led the early Muslims in an advance on the Quraysh-controlled city of Mecca in December 629 or January 630 (10–20 Ramadan, 8 AH). The fall of the city to Muhammad formally marked the end of the conflict between his followers and the Quraysh tribal confederation.
| Conquest of Mecca | |||||||||
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| Part of the Muslim–Quraysh War | |||||||||
Muhammad saw entering the Kaaba and destroying the Arabian idols (Bazil's Hamla-i Haydari, 1808) | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Muslims | Quraysh | ||||||||
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| Strength | |||||||||
| 10,000 | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 2 | 13 | ||||||||
Mecca Location within present-day Saudi Arabia | |||||||||
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