The first major military clash between early Muslims of Madinah and the heavily armed Quraysh army of Makkah. Despite being outnumbered three-to-one (313 Muslims against 1,000 Makkan soldiers), the Muslims achieved a miraculous and decisive victory. The victory was spearheaded by the unmatched valor of Imam Ali, who personally slew 36 of the 70 Makkan casualties, and Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, aided by divine angelic intervention.
The first major military clash between early Muslims of Madinah and the heavily armed Quraysh army of Makkah. Despite being outnumbered three-to-one (313 Muslims against 1,000 Makkan soldiers), the Muslims achieved a miraculous and decisive victory. The victory was spearheaded by the unmatched valor of Imam Ali, who personally slew 36 of the 70 Makkan casualties, and Hamzah ibn Abd al-Muttalib, aided by divine angelic intervention.Al-Irshad (Sheikh al-Mufid), Vol. 1, p. 70, Qum Al-Albayt Edition
Validated the survival of the Muslim community, shattered the military prestige of Quraysh, and firmly established the Muslims as a major power in Arabia.