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Badr, Saudi Arabia


Badr (full name: Badr Hunayn) (Arabic: بدر حنین‎‎) is a town in Al Madinah Province, in the western part of Saudi Arabia. It is located at around 23°46′48″N 38°47′26″E / 23.78000°N 38.79056°E / 23.78000; 38.79056 about 130 km (81 mi) from the Islamic holy city of Medina.

It was the location of the famous Battle of Badr between the Quraish of Mecca and the Muslims of Medina in 624.

According to Muslim sources, Quraish leader Abu Jahl said:

Akhnas ibn Shariq al-Thaqifi and the Banu Zuhrah were with the Meccan as part of the escort that preceded the Battle of Badr, but since he believed the caravan to be safe, he did not join Quraish on their way to a festival in Badr. He returned with Banu Zuhrah returned so the two clans present in the battle


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