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the day of al-Buqayʿ — the surprise strike while they drank

يوم البقيع — ظفر الواغل على الشاربين

c. 610 CE

Medina

At Baqīʿ al-Gharqad the Aws and Khazraj fought hard, and the day went to «the intruder» — the side that fell on the other while they were drinking 1.

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In time

600610620 c.
Pre-Islamic Arabia · The Prophetic Era

In space

Medina

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Sides

Aws

Khazraj

Summary

The Day of al-Buqay was one of the days of the Ansar. Al-Aws and al-Khazraj met at Buqay al-Gharqad and fought a fierce battle. The victory went to the uninvited intruder who enters a gathering while its people are drinking. 1

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Occurred at
Medina

People and things also explored

Mosque of the Two Qiblas· Prophet's Mosque· The Sanctuary of Medina· Judaism in Arabia before Islam· Medina's society at the Hijra· The utum (tower-fortresses) of Yathrib· Restoration of the Abbasid Khutba in the Two Harams in 479· Abu Bakr leads the prayers during the final illness

Sources

  1. al-Kamil fi'l-Tarikh of Ibn al-Athir , p. 505
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