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Archers' Hill

جبل الرماة

A hill southeast of the Muslim camp at Uhud, where the Prophet ﷺ stationed fifty archers to prevent the Meccan cavalry from flanking them.

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Arabia
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Overview

A hill lying south-east of the Muslim camp at Uhud. The Prophet assigned fifty archers to guard it, to prevent the cavalry of the polytheists from circling round. 1

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Site of
Tactical Deployment of the Muslim Army at Uhud
Part of
Mount Uhud

People and things also explored

The Battle of Uhud· The farewell prayer over the martyrs of Uhud· Battle over the Quraysh standard at Uhud· Burial of the Uhud martyrs· Defense of the Prophet at Uhud· Muslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' post· Khalid's flanking manoeuvre at Uhud· Martyrdom of Hamza ibn Abd al-Muttalib at Uhud

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.255
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islam.museum contributors. “Archers' Hill”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/archers-hill/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-19.

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The Battle of Uhud

A battle near Mount Uhud in which the Quraysh gained the upper hand and Hamza, the Prophet's uncle, was killed.