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Jabal al-Rumma (Archers' Hill / Jabal Aynayn)

جبل الرماة (جبل عينين)

A small hill on the southern bank of Wadi Qanat, southeast of the Muslim camp at Uhud, about a hundred and fifty metres from the Muslim army's position. The Prophet appointed Abdullah ibn Jubayr commander of fifty archers on it to protect the Muslims' left flank from the polytheist cavalry. In the Prophet ﷺ's time it was known as Jabal Aynayn, and was later called the Archers' Hill 1.

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Overview

The Mount of the Archers (Mount Ayn) is a small mountain on the south bank of the Qanat valley, south-east of the Muslim camp at Uhud, about a hundred and fifty metres from the army's headquarters. 1

Its part in the battle

The Prophet appointed Abd Allah ibn Jubayr commander of fifty archers on the mountain, to protect the left flank of the Muslims from the polytheist cavalry. 1 The site is linked with two events: the deployment of the army at Uhud and the archers' mistake.

The name

In the Prophet's time the mountain was known as Mount Ayn, and it was later called the Mount of the Archers. 1

An additional source is needed: the coordinates of the site are approximate and have not been fixed precisely.

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Muslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' post· The Archers' Mistake at Uhud
Part of
Mount Uhud

People and things also explored

The Battle of Uhud· Muslim deployment at Uhud and the archers' post· Mount 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· Khalid's flanking manoeuvre at Uhud

Sources

  1. al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.255
  • al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham
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islam.museum contributors. “Jabal al-Rumma (Archers' Hill / Jabal Aynayn)”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/jabal-al-rumma/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.

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