The Struggle for the Meccan Banner

الصراع حول لواء المشركين

June 625 CE · Shawwal 3 AH

A series of duels and intense fighting around the Meccan banner, ending with the death of ten banner-bearers from Banu Abd al-Dar.

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Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era · The Rashidun Caliphate

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A fierce fight and single combats around the banner of the Quraysh at the Battle of Uhud, which ended with the extermination of ten of the banner-bearers of the Banu Abd al-Dar. 1

The data needs an additional source: this page overlaps with the fight for the banner of the idolaters, which has the details.

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The Battle of Uhud

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The Battle of Badr· The Withdrawal of Abdullah ibn Ubayy with a Third of the Army· The Consultative Council for the Battle of Uhud· Expedition to Hamra al-Asad· The Martyrdom of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib· Mobilization of the Muslim Army for Uhud· Medina Intelligence on the Uhud Army· Quraysh Preparations for the Battle of Uhud

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  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.259
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islam.museum contributors. “The Struggle for the Meccan Banner”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/uhud-banner-struggle/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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