Badr and its martyrs
Photo: Aboluay, CC BY-SA 4.0

Badr and its martyrs

Seerah journeysCemetery

Site of the Battle of Badr (2 AH), about 150 km south-west of Madinah, with the graves of its martyrs.

History and Seerah

The historic battlefield 150 km southwest of Madinah where the monumental Battle of Badr ('Yawm al-Furqan' - the Day of Criterion) took place on the 17th of Ramadan in 2 AH. The Muslim minority triumphed over the pagan Quraysh, supported by thousands of descending angels.