At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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Overview
The company of archers
The Prophet chose fifty skilled archers and put Abd Allah ibn Jubayr in command of them. He ordered them to station themselves on a small hill south-east of the camp known as the Hill of the Archers, and charged them not to leave their position in victory or in defeat. 1
The book quotes his words to their commander: "Keep the horses away from us with arrows, so that they do not come at us from behind." 1
The right and left wings
He put al-Mundhir ibn Amr over the right wing, and al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam over the left, supported by al-Miqdad. 1
The date
It was the morning of Saturday, the seventh of Shawwal 3 AH according to al-Mubarakfuri; the Gregorian date is derived. 2
This event is part of the Battle of Uhud.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Mount Uhud· Jabal al-Rumma (Archers' Hill / Jabal Aynayn)
- Part of
- The Battle of Uhud
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Abd Allah ibn Jubayr ibn al-Numan al-Ansari· al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam· al-Miqdad ibn Amr
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Uhud· Battle over the Quraysh standard at Uhud· Burial of the Uhud martyrs· Defense of the Prophet at Uhud· Khalid's flanking manoeuvre at Uhud· Muslim withdrawal to the mountain pass at Uhud· The early Muslim community
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.255
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.256
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' post”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/uhud-deployment/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.