The Conquest of Mecca (Fath Makka)
فتح مكة (الفتح الأعظم)
c. 11 January 630 CE · 20 Ramadan 8 AH
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'.
At a glance
- Era
- The Prophetic Era
- Region
- Arabia
- Review
- Draft Completeness 2/5 · Help complete it
In time
In space
Map: Natural Earth, public domain · places and route from the graph
BattlesPeace-making and coexistenceWars and campaigns
Sides
Muslim Army
The early Muslim community · The Muhajirun · The Ansar
Commanders: Muhammad · Khalid ibn al-Walid · al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam
Connections
- Had participant
- al-Abbas ibn Abd al-MuttalibAbdullah ibn al-Zib'araAbu Lubaba ibn Abd al-MundhirAbu Sufyan ibn HarbBilal ibn RabahBujayr ibn ZuhayrHakim ibn HizamHind bint UtbaIkrama ibn Abi JahlIkrima ibn Abi JahlKhalid ibn al-WalidUmar ibn al-KhattabUmm Hakim bint al-HarithUthman ibn TalhaThe early Muslim communityQurayshMuhammadal-Zubayr ibn al-AwwamAbu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah
- Has part
- The conversion of Abu QuhafaThe conversion of Abu Sufyan ibn HarbThe cleansing of the Kaaba and destruction of idolsThe proscribed persons on the day of the ConquestThe Prophet's sermon at the Kaaba and general amnestyThe skirmish of al-KhandamaThe killing of Ibn al-Anwa' and the sermon on Mecca's sanctityThe Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirThe march of the Conquest of Mecca
- Caused by
- Abu Sufyan's mission to MedinaThe Bakr–Khuza'a clash at al-WatirKhuza'a's appeal to Medina
- Led to
- The Battle of HunaynThe Demolition of al-Uzza and Major IdolsThe pilgrimage led by Abu BakrThe Year of Delegations
- Occurred at
- Mecca
- Part of
- The Prophetic Era
- Mentioned in
- Hatib's letter to Quraysh
People and things also explored
MeccaMuhammadThe Battle of BadrAbu Sufyan ibn HarbQurayshThe Battle of UhudThe early Muslim communityThe Treaty of Hudaybiyya
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
- Sahih al-Bukhari
- Sahih Muslim
- Zad al-Ma'ad — Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya
- al-Sira al-Nabawiyya — Ibn Hisham, al-Saqqa edition (1355/1936)
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