Battle of Abraq

Battle of Abraq
أبرق
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."
DateMid-August 632[1],[note 1]
Location24°50′23″N 39°30′12″E / 24.8398°N 39.5034°E / 24.8398; 39.5034
Result Decisive Rashidun victory[2],[1],[3]
Territorial
changes
Abraq and its surroundings return under the control of the Rashidun Caliphate[2],[1],[3]
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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