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Battle of Abraq أبرق | |||||||||
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Part of Wars of Apostasy | |||||||||
Map showing all the battles during the Wars of Apostasy in the Arabian Peninsula, where Abraq, not visible, is near "Zhu Qissa." | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Rashidun Caliphate | |||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Suwaid ibn Muqrin Al-Nu'man ibn Muqrin[note 3] Abdullah ibn Muqrin |
Hibal ibn Khuwailid[note 4] Awf ibn Fulan ibn Sinan † Al-Harith ibn Fulan † Al-Hutay'ah (POW) | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
Unknown, but fewer than the enemy | Unknown, but more than the enemy | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Abraq took place in the Abraq area, located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Al Hinakiyah, in the Nejd region, in the central-western part of Saudi Arabia, in mid-August 632. It pitted the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate, led by Caliph Abu Bakr As-Siddiq, against rebellious Arab tribes led, according to Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram, by General Hibal ibn Khuwailid.[4][note 5]
This victory for the Rashidun Caliphate marked the end of defensive operations for Medina,[1] the beginning of large-scale offensive planning throughout the Arabian Peninsula by Abu Bakr as-Siddiq,[5][2][6] and the regrouping of the defeated tribes, fleeing the battle, into a unified force at Buzakha.[1][2][7]
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