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| Mount Uhud | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,077 metres (3,533 ft) |
| Prominence | 377 metres (1,237 ft) |
| Coordinates | 24°30′37″N039°36′50″E / 24.51028°N 39.61389°E /24.51028; 39.61389 (Mount Uhud) |
| Geography | |
  Mount Uhud Location in Saudi Arabia Show map of Saudi Arabia Mount Uhud Mount Uhud (Middle East) Show map of Middle East Mount Uhud Mount Uhud (West and Central Asia) Show map of West and Central Asia | |
| Location | Medina,Hejaz,Saudi Arabia |
| Province | Al Madinah Region |
Mount Uhud (Arabic:جَبَل أُحُد,romanized: Jabal Uḥud,Hejazi Arabic pronunciation:[dʒa.balʔʊ.ħʊd]) is a mountain north ofMedina, in theHejazi region ofSaudi Arabia. It is 1,077 m (3,533 ft) high and 7.5 km (4.7 miles) long. It was the site of the second battle between theIslamic prophetMuhammad and thepolytheists of histribe ofQuraysh. TheBattle of Uhud was fought on 19 March, 625 CE, between a force from the small Muslim community of Medina and a force fromMecca, in north-westernArabia.
The battle was fought on March 19, 625CE (3Shawwal 3AH in theIslamic calendar) at the valley located in front of Mount Uhud, in what is now northwesternArabia.[1] It occurred between a force from theMuslim community ofMedina led byMuhammad, and a force led byAbu Sufyan ibn Harb from Mecca, the town from which many of the Muslims hadpreviously emigrated. The Battle of Uḥud was the second military encounter between the Meccans and the Muslims, preceded by theBattle of Badr in 624, where a small Muslim army had defeated the much larger Meccan army.
Marching out from Mecca towards Medina on March 11, 625, the Meccans desired to avenge their losses at Badr and strike back at Muhammad and his followers. The Muslims readied for war soon afterward and the two armies fought on the slopes and plains of Mount ‘Uḥud.
Whilst heavily outnumbered, the Muslims gained the early initiative and forced the Meccan lines back, thus leaving much of the Meccan camp unprotected. When the battle looked to be only one step far from a decisive Muslim victory, a serious mistake was committed by a part of the Muslim army, which shifted the outcome of the battle. A breach of Muhammad's orders by the Muslimarchers, who left theirassigned posts to despoil the Meccan camp thinking the war ended, allowed a surprise attack from the Meccancavalry, led by Meccan war veteranKhalid ibn al-Walid, which brought chaos to the Muslim ranks. Many Muslims were killed, includingHamza ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib, Muhammad's uncle and foster brother. Muhammad himself got injured. The Muslims had to withdraw up the slopes of ‘Uḥud. The Meccans did not pursue the Muslims further, but marched back to Mecca, declaring victory. The two armies would meet again in 627 at theBattle of the Trench.[2]
| Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque | |
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جَامِع سَيِّد ٱلشُّهَدَاء | |
 The mosque in 2023 | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Islam |
| Ecclesiastical or organisational status | Mosque |
| Year consecrated | 2017 |
| Status | Active |
| Location | |
| Location | Uhud,Al-Madinah,Hejaz |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
 Location of the mosque inSaudi Arabia | |
 Interactive map of Sayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque | |
| Administration | Saudi government |
| Coordinates | 24°30′12.66″N39°36′45.78″E / 24.5035167°N 39.6127167°E /24.5035167; 39.6127167 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Mosque |
| Style | Islamic |
| Specifications | |
| Dome | 1 |
| Minaret | 2 |
TheSayyid Ash-Shuhada Mosque [ar] (Arabic:جَامِع سَيِّد ٱلشُّهَدَاء,romanized: Jāmiʿ Sayyid Ash-Shuhadāʾ) is a mosque built in 2017. It is located approximately 3 kilometers from the cemetery where seventy companions of the Prophet who were killed in the battle are buried.[3]
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Note: Mountains are sorted in alphabetical order, unless where it concerns ranges. The highest confirmed mountains in each country are indicated with 'HP', and those with the highest peak are indicated with 'HP', bearing in mind that in the UAE, the highest mountain and the mountain with the highest peak are different.Outcrops are indicated with 'OC', andoutliers with 'OL', andanticlines with 'AC'.Volcanoes are indicated with 'V',volcanic craters with 'VC',lava fields with 'LF', andvolcanic fields with 'VF'. Other notes:
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