The Tragedy of Bi'r Ma'una

مأساة بئر معونة

c. July 625 CE · Safar 4 AH

Medina

In Safar 4 AH, seventy senior Muslim reciters (qurra') led by al-Mundhir ibn Amr (may God be pleased with him) were sent to Najd at the request of Abu Bara' Amir ibn Malik; they were ambushed and massacred at Bi'r Ma'una by Amir ibn al-Tufayl and allied Sulaym clans.

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Era
The Prophetic Era
Region
Arabia
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610620630640 c.
Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate

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Medina

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Had participant
Al-Hakam ibn Kaysan· Amir ibn al-Tufayl· Amr ibn Umayya al-Damri· Haram ibn Milhan· Muhammad
Occurred at
Medina
Part of
The Prophetic Era

People and things also explored

The Letters to Rulers and Kings· The plot of Amir ibn al-Tufayl and Arbad ibn Qays· The Battle of the Trench (al-Ahzab)· The Battle of Uhud· The birth, naming and aqiqa of Hasan ibn Ali· The brotherhood of the Muhajirun and Ansar· The burial of the Prophet· The capture of Thumama ibn Uthal al-Hanafi and his acceptance of Islam

Sources

  • al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • Sahih Muslim
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “The Tragedy of Bi'r Ma'una”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/incident-of-bir-mauna/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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The Letters to Rulers and Kings

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