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Region: Arabia
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Overview

Waddan is a site between Mecca and Medina, near al-Abwa'. Its distance from Rabigh on the Medina side is twenty-nine miles. The Prophet made his first raid to it in the year 2 AH. ¹

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Mentioned in: Hassan ibn Thabit's poem enumerating the Ansar's campaigns with the Prophet

People and things also explored

The Battle of Badr· The Battle of Hunayn· The Conquest of Khaybar· The Battle of Uhud· The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)· The Expedition of Dhu Qarad (Ghazwat al-Ghaba)· The expedition to Tabuk· The Ansar

Sources

al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri , p.198

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islam.museum contributors. “Waddan”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/place/waddan/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-22.

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The Battle of Badr

The first major battle between the Muslims of Medina and the Quraysh of Mecca, fought at the wells of Badr on 17 Ramadan 2 AH.