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The Prophet entered Mecca as a conqueror, humble before God. He gave the people of Mecca safety and said to them: Go, for you are free.
In Ramadan of the eighth year after the Hijra the Prophet ﷺ entered Mecca with ten thousand Muslims, and he came in humble before God. He cleansed the Kaaba of idols, and told the people of Mecca: Go, for you are free. It was a day of mercy and forgiveness.
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In Ramadan of the eighth year after the Hijra, after Banu Bakr and Quraysh broke the truce of al-Hudaybiyya, the Prophet ﷺ marched with ten thousand fighters and entered Mecca with his head bowed in humility before God. He divided the army into four columns, cleansed the Kaaba of idols, and proclaimed a general pardon for the people of Mecca with the words: Go, for you are free. In the Sahih the Prophet is reported to have declared the sanctity of the city on that day. The reports give different numbers of idols and different lengths of stay, so each number needs a source. This entry presents the conquest as a day of pardon, as the sources transmit it.
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- Had participant
- al-Abbas ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Abdullah ibn al-Zib'ara· Abu Lubaba ibn Abd al-Mundhir· Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· al-Aqra' ibn Habis al-Tamimi· Bilal ibn Rabah· Bujayr ibn Zuhayr· Hakim ibn Hizam· Hind bint Utba· Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Uthman ibn Talha· Uyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari· The early Muslim community· Quraysh· Muhammad· al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam· Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
- Has part
- The conversion of Abu Quhafa· The conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Ali sent to Banu Jadhima to correct Khalid's error· The cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idols· The proscribed persons on the day of the Conquest· The Prophet's sermon at the Kaaba and general amnesty· The skirmish of al-Khandama· The killing of Ibn al-Anwa' and the sermon on Mecca's sanctity· The Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-Watir· Umm Hani gives protection to two men on the day of the conquest· The march of the Conquest of Mecca
- Caused by
- Abu Sufyan's mission to Medina· The Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-Watir· Khuza'a's appeal to Medina
- Led to
- The Battle of Hunayn· The Demolition of al-Uzza and Major Idols· The pilgrimage led by Abu Bakr· The Year of Delegations
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Mentioned in
- Hassan ibn Thabit's poem enumerating the Ansar's campaigns with the Prophet· Hatib's letter to Quraysh· Bukhari 3189 — No hijra after the conquest; the sanctity of Mecca· Muslim 1864 — No emigration after the conquest, but jihad and intention· Muwatta 415· Muwatta 416· Muwatta 806· Muwatta 807
People and things also explored
Mecca· Muhammad· The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Hunayn· The Battle of Uhud· Abu Sufyan ibn Harb· Quraysh· Khalid ibn al-Walid
Sources
- Sahih al-Bukhari , 3189
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih Muslim
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
- Asma al-Matalib fi Sirat Ali ibn Abi Talib, vol. 1 — Ali Muhammad al-Sallabi
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/conquest-of-mecca/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-25.