Complete History of battle of badar

1. In the name of Allah,
The most Beneficent, The most Merciful

2. By 2nd Lt Anas
6 Sind Regiment

3. AIM
TO GIVE AN OVERVIEW ABOUT THE EVE OF BATTLE OF BADR

4. SEQUENCE
 Background
 Events that led to war
 Conduct of Battle
 Military Lessons
 Key Takeaways
 About the Author

5. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
NAME
MIL BACKGR
APPT
 Brig Ghulam Jilani, SI (Mil)
 Commissioned in 34 PR (LAT) in 1987
 Commanded his parent unit and an inf Bde
 Served in faculty of SI&T Quetta, GSO-III in a
Bde, GSO-II in MOD, GSO-I in a strategic fmn
Research Director in AIMH

6. Persecution of
Muslim
Believers
Need of a
leader for
Yathrib
Prophet (PBUH)
as need of hour
Visit of Hazrat
Saad Bin Muaz
and denial
Saad Bin
Muaz’s (RA)
threat
BACKGR

7.  Mecca and
Medina-Islands in
the sea of desert
 Economic centers
of trade on
peninsula.
 Physical, political
and economic
persecution of
Muslims
 Raids-only choice
for Muslims
 Raids or Razzia,
normal feature of
Arab desert life.
 Raids kind of a
sport rather than
war
 Muslims with no
choice except
raids on caravans
 Conduct of raids
by Muslims
BACKGR

8. EVENTS THAT LED TO WAR
 There were two main events that resulted in a face off between Meccan and
Muslim armies at Badr.
The fear of raids on
trade Caravan Al-
Ashira
The raid of Nakhla in
which Amir bin
Hadrami was killed
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9. CARAVAN (AL-ASHIRA)
INTRO
A large trade
caravan of
Quraish set out
along the route
from Syria to
Mecca along the
coastline
COMPOSN
30 to 40 men
along with trade
goods
LEADER
Abu Sufyan

10.  Al-Ashira – a major booster.
 Raising of the largest force by Prophet PBUH)
 Abu Sufyan’s fear of being raided .
 Gathering of info Abu Sufyan.
 Message of Damdam to Meccans.
 Meccans being furious.
 Gathering of force for Battle.
FOLLOW UP

11. RAID AT NAKHLA
News to Prophet (PBUH) about caravan to Yemen
Sending of patrol by Prophet (PBUH)
Siting of caravan near Nakhla
Dilemma of Abdullah (RA) and his companions
Deliberation and Decision
Results of strike on caravan

12.  Killing of man of
Quraish
 Loss of trade to
Meccans
 Blood debt of
killed man
 Resolution to
launch an attk
against growing
strength of Islam
EVENTS THAT LED TO WAR

13. CONDUCT OF BATTLE
 SHAPING OF ENVMT PRIOR TO BATTLE
 INFO GATHERING & PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE
 WHY BATTLE WAS FOUGHT AT BADR
 COMPOSN OF OPPOSING FORCES
 CONDUCT OF BATTLE

14.  Alliance with the jews and entering a pact of friendship and mutual co-
existence.
 Assuage other non Muslim tribes in the region.
 Creating seamless coherence between Mohajirs and Ansars.
 Avoid any direct confrontation with Meccans as long as possible.
 Assemblage of ideas such as martyrdom and Muslim brotherhood.
 Religious bonding amongst the Muslims
SHAPING UP ENVMT
 Before embarking on a mil op against Meccans, Prophet (PBUH) took fol
measures

15. INFO GATHERING
During nineteen months between hijra and
Battle of Badr, seven recce and razzia msns
comprising 12 to 200 men were dispatched
Gather info about terrain
conditions around Medina
Protecting the strength of the
Muslims as a psychological
warfare objective
Cutting the pagan’s trade
routes from Mecca to Syria

16. Prophet (PBUH) sent a
party under the ldrship of
Talha Bin Ubaidullah and
Saad Bin Zaid to collect
info about the caravan led
by Abu Sufyan
The caravan was big enough and
Meccans had their share in
merchandise
The caravan was led by Abu Sufyan
and guarded by 40 people
The value of merchandise was
estimated around fifty thousand dinars
loaded on thousands of camels
INFO GATHERING

17.  Badr was near the sea coast and a place gen visited by
trading caravans because of routes to Syria.
 Mecca and Medina converge at this junction.
 Badr has plenty of water and pasture for large no of
camels and routes marked by thick forest Al Is.
 Medina was the centre of gravity and Badr provides
good logistics and security support to Muslims.
 Muslim army also occupied the critical wells to deny en
any water during fight in intense desert heat.
 Muslim army was also on the higher side of natural
slope.
 It rained a ni before the battle which make the gr on
Muslims side firm and swampy towards Quraish army.
WHY BATTLE WAS FOUGHT AT BADR

18. COMPOSN
COMPARISON MUSLIMS QURAISH
Commander Muhammad (PBUH) Abu Jahl
Infantry 313 men 1000 men
Cavalry 2 horses 200 horses
Services 70 camels 700 camels

20.  Prophet (PBUH) selected
higher gr and water source
for tps
 The best warriors were kept
at front ranks to absorb the
initial shock of attackers
 A command post was
established in depth at
higher gr to control the
battle
 A force under Hazrat Ali
(RA) was earmarked as
reserve
CONDUCT OF BATTLE

21. 17th of Ramazan 2nd Hijri, March 624 AD witnessed the first battle between nonbelievers and Islam
Utba
Shayda
Waleed
Ali (RA)
Hamza (RA)
Ubeida (RA)
Muhammad (PBUH) opened the battle
by picking up handful of rocks to throw
at the en, as an indication to start attk
It was then ( some traditions say it was
Gabriel and his 1,000 angels) a
windstorm come over Meccans and
clouded their vision, disorienting their
army
CONDUCT OF BATTLE

22. MAP OF BATTLE FIELD

23.  Quraish archers
started firing
arrows
 Prophet (PBUH)
used arrows as a
strategic weapon
 He (PBUH) fired
the at explicit en
which was
indentifiable
 This sudden attk
was fatal for
Quraish
CONDUCT OF BATTLE

24.  At this point Prophet
(PBUH) gave orders
for counter attack
 En was given no time
to regroup
 One muslim group
attk the standard
bearers of Meccans
 With the fall of
standards, the
Meccans ran post
haste and ran from
the battlefield
CONDUCT OF BATTLE
RESULT
 Total 14 Muslims
embraced
martyrdom in the
battle.
 Quraish left behind
70 dead and 70
prisoners.

25. MARTYRS OF BADR
Memorial of 14 martyrs
Names of 14 martyrs

26. MILITARY LESSONS
Unity of Command
Professionalism of a Muslim soldier
Superior planning
Organization of force
Tactical approach based on Ground and Weather
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27.  Impeccable character of a leader is a war winning factor.
 Effective diplomacy and intelligence are indelibly linked to wage any war
effect.
 Consultation is important for correct decision making.
 Internal security is key to effectively fight external aggression.
 Divine support is promised by ALLAH, but individual and collective effort
is essential to turn conditions in one’s favor.
 Reading the enemy’s mind and defeating him psychologically holds vital
importance in war.
 Weakness in material resources can be overcome through better
management, org, discipline, training, planning, and deployment of
forces.
 Power is never determined by your size but by the size of your heart and
dreams.
 Kiss of death is better than the charming embrace of slavery.
KEY TAKEAWAYS