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Had participant: Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah Ikrima ibn Abi Jahl Khalid ibn al-Walid

People and things also explored

The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)The early Muslim community Mecca The Battle of Badr The Battle of Uhud Banu Makhzum Quraysh Muhammad

Sources

Tarikh al-Rusul wa'l-Muluk — al-Tabari (ed. Abu al-Fadl Ibrahim)

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The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)

In Ramadan 8 AH (January 630 CE), following Banu Bakr and Quraysh's breach of the Hudaybiyya peace at al-Watir, the Prophet mobilized 10,000 Muslims and entered Mecca in triumphant humility; dividing the army into four columns, the city was taken almost without resistance; the 360 idols around the Kaaba were shattered, and the Prophet announced a general amnesty to the populace: 'Go, for you are free'.