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Battle of the Trench

5 AH · 627 CE

Madinah المدينة

A confederation of tribes besieges Madinah. On Salman al-Farisi's advice the Muslims dig a trench, and after about a month the siege collapses in a bitter wind.

al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
al-Masjid al-Nabawi, the Prophet's Mosque, Madinah
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Sources

  • Ibn Hisham, al-Sira al-Nabawiyya
  • The Quran (al-Ahzab 33:9–27)
Draft, awaiting scholarly review.