Siege of Ta'if

Siege of Ta'if
Part of Muhammad's campaigns
DateDecember 630 (8 AH)
Location
Ta'if, Mecca, Arabia
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
Muslims of Medina Citizens of Ta'if
Commanders and leaders
Muhammad
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Abu Sufyan
Khalid ibn Waleed[citation needed]
Tufayl ibn Amr		 Unknown
Strength
12,000 10,000
Casualties and losses
12 Unknown

The siege of Ta'if took place in 630, as the Muslims under the leadership of Muhammad besieged the city of Ta'if after their victory in the battles of Hunayn and Autas. One of the chieftains of Ta'if, Urwah ibn Mas'ud, was absent in Yemen during that siege.[1] However, the city did not succumb to the siege. Muhammad brought trebuchets[2] and testudos to use against the fortress, but was unable to penetrate it with these weapons.[3]

  1. ^ The Year of Deputations and Abu Bakr's Leadership of the Pilgrimage
  2. ^ Philosophers of War: The Evolution of History's Greatest Military Thinkers [2 Volumes]: The Evolution of History's Greatest Military Thinkers. ABC-CLIO; 21 October 2013. ISBN 978-0-313-07033-4. p. 2.
  3. ^ The life of Mahomet and history of Islam, Volume 4, By Sir William Muir, Pg 145