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Summary
A mountain overlooking Mecca, at whose foot the Khandama skirmish took place — the only clash in which weapons were used on the morning of the conquest day, between Khalid ibn al-Walid's column and a body of Quraysh and Banu Bakr 1.
The battle
For young visitors
A rocky mountain at Mecca where some men of Quraysh tried to fight to keep the Muslims from entering, but the fighting ended quickly and all surrendered.
Connections
- Site of
- The skirmish of al-Khandama
- Located in
- Mecca
People and things also explored
The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)· Khalid ibn al-Walid· The skirmish of al-Khandama· Mecca· The Battle of Hunayn· The Demolition of al-Uzza and Major Idols· The Expedition of Banu al-Mustaliq (al-Muraysi')· The Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-Watir
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/49-50
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/49
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936) , 4/50
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islam.museum contributors. “al-Khandama”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/al-khandama/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-12.