At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
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In time
Overview
A qasida by Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari on the day of Hunayn and the army's march to besiege al-Ta'if. It describes God's victory for His Prophet, the defeat of idolatry and the demolition of the fortresses of al-Ta'if. 1
It relates to the Battle of Hunayn and mentions the siege of al-Ta'if. The museum's data dates it to Shawwal 8 AH; this is a derived date tied to the transmission. 1
The museum does not reproduce the text of the verses.
Connections
- Authored by
- Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari
- Part of
- The Battle of Hunayn
- Mentions
- The siege of Ta'if
People and things also explored
The Battle of Hunayn· Hawazin· Thaqif· al-Aqra' ibn Habis al-Tamimi· Ka'b ibn Malik al-Ansari· Khalid ibn al-Walid· Malik ibn Awf al-Nasri· Uyayna ibn Hisn al-Fazari
Sources
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
Cite this page
islam.museum contributors. “Ka'b ibn Malik's ode on Hunayn and the march to Ta'if”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/work/kaab-ibn-malik-hunayn/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.