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Badr is a town in the Hijaz southwest of Medina, near the wells around which the Battle of Badr turned in 624 CE.
Badr, a town in the Hijaz southwest of Medina, near the wells around which the Battle of Badr turned in 624 CE; its rough coordinates are 23.77 north, 38.79 east. Among the museum's recorded events that took place there: the great battle of Badr and the Badr duel (624 CE), the expedition of Badr al-Maw'id (626 CE), and al-Qulayb, the burial of the fallen polytheists of Badr.
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Badr, a town in the Hijaz southwest of Medina, near the wells around which the Battle of Badr turned in 624 CE; its rough coordinates are 23.77 north, 38.79 east. The museum's materials on the place include four recorded events and five people who died there: the great battle of Badr (624 CE), the Badr duel (624 CE), the expedition of Badr al-Maw'id (626 CE), and al-Qulayb — the burial of the fallen polytheists of Badr.
Overview
A town in the Hijaz, south-west of Medina, near the wells around which the battle of Badr took place in the year 624 CE.
Location
Its approximate coordinates are 23.77 N and 38.79 E 1.
In the museum
The museum's material on this place includes: events that took place here: 4, people who died here: 5.
Events that took place here
- The Great Battle of Badr (624 CE)
- The duel of Badr (624 CE)
- The expedition of Badr al-Mawid (626 CE)
- The well — the burial of the polytheists' dead at Badr
People who died here
What this page covers
This page gathers what the museum links to the place: events, people and buildings. It is not a full historical account of the place; a description of the place and its history from original sources will be added in later batches.
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Connections
- Place of death of
- Abu Jahl (Amr ibn Hisham)· al-Nadr ibn al-Harith· Talha ibn Abi Talha· Umayya ibn Khalaf· Uqba ibn Abi Mu'ayt· Utba ibn Rabi'a
- Site of
- After Badr: the dead, the captives, the spoils, and the news in Mecca and Medina· The day of Badr: the lines, the duels and the victory· The duel at Badr· The build-up to Badr: Abu Sufyan's caravan, Mecca's muster and the Prophet's march· The Qulayb at Badr· The Battle of Badr· The death of Abu Jahl at Badr· The Expedition of Badr al-Maw'ida
- Mentioned in
- Qur'an 3:123
People and things also explored
The Battle of Badr· Muhammad· Quraysh· The Prophetic Era· Ali ibn Abi Talib· Mecca· The duel at Badr· The departure night of the Hijra
Sources
- GeoNames gazetteer
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Badr”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/badr/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-26.