At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
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In time
In space
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Overview
When about thirty of his Companions had gathered around the Prophet, he began an orderly withdrawal to the ravine of the mountain of Uhud, making his way between the attacking polytheists. 1
On the way
The report says that the Prophet killed Ubayy ibn Khalaf with his own hand during the withdrawal. The data describe him as reaching the Prophet in the ravine saying "I shall not be saved if he is saved", and the Prophet struck him in the collarbone, and he died at Sarif. 1
Talha ibn Ubayd Allah raised the Prophet onto a rock he could not climb. 2
The last attack
The polytheists tried to climb the mountain under Abu Sufyan and Khalid. Umar fought with a group of the Emigrants until they brought them down. 1
In the ravine
The Prophet settled in the ravine. Fatima washed his wound and stopped the blood with a piece of burnt mat. Ali poured water over the wound with a shield. 1
Muhammad ibn Maslama brought sweet water, and the Prophet drank from it and prayed for him. The Prophet prayed the noon prayer sitting, because of the wounds. 1
The data say that Ka'b ibn Malik was the first to recognise the Prophet and call out to him from afar. 2
This happened in the afternoon of Saturday, the seventh of Shawwal 3 AH according to al-Mubarakfuri. 1 The event is part of the Battle of Uhud.
Connections
- Occurred at
- Mount Uhud
- Part of
- The Battle of Uhud
- Had participant
- Muhammad· Talha ibn Ubaydullah· Umar ibn al-Khattab· Ubayy ibn Khalaf· Ali ibn Abi Talib· Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· Battle over the Quraysh standard at Uhud· Defense of the Prophet at Uhud· The Battle of Uhud· Burial of the Uhud martyrs· Muslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' post· Quraysh· Mus'ab ibn Umayr
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.278
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
- Sahih al-Bukhari
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim withdrawal to the mountain pass at Uhud”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/uhud-withdrawal-to-shib/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.