What was the Battle of Hunayn?

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The battle of Hunayn, 8 AH / 630 CE, followed the conquest of Mecca. The Muslims faced Hawazin and Thaqif. At first they were thrown into confusion by their numbers, then God granted them victory, and they took the spoils and captives as far as al-Ta'if. ¹

Disputing the count of raids and sariyas

The maghazi arithmetic disputes: Ibn Ishaq's twenty-six raids versus the twenty-seven that split Wadi'l-Qura from Khaybar; nine pitched battles common to both lists with al-Waqidi adding Wadi'l-Qura and al-Ghaba for eleven; and the sariya counts ranging from thirty-five to al-Waqidi's forty-eight (in al-Tabari's chain) to sixty-six.

What was the Battle of Hunayn?

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Disputing the count of raids and sariyas