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{{History of Early Islam}}

'''The Battle of Uhud''' (غزوة اُحُد) was a famous [[Ghazwa]] of [[Prophet Muhammad (s)]] against the [[polytheists]] of [[Mecca]] in 3 A.H. [[Quraysh]] marched out toward [[Medina]], as they desired to avenge their losses in [[the battle of Badr]] while [[Abu Sufyan]] was the commander of the army. Prophet Muhammad (s) and senior members of [[Ansar]] and [[Muhajirun]] planned to fight against Quraysh within Medina and never leave the city; on the other hand young Muslims and also [[Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib]], Prophet's uncle, were willing to fight outside the city. Finally Prophet Muhammad (s) decided to accept the wishes of the latter. At first, Muslims defeated Meccans, but a part of Muslim archers having Abd-Allah ibn Jubayr as their commander on [[Mount Aynayn]] on the left flank of Uhud, left their assigned posts and faced a surprise attack from Meccans which led to defeat of Muslims. They faced a serious defeat with approximately 70 martyred Muslims including Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib who got mutilated, even Prophet Muhammad (s) was badly injured on his face and his tooth.