Battle of Abraq
| Battle of Abraq أبرق | |||||||||
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| 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." | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abu Bakr As-Siddiq Suwaid ibn Muqrin Al-Nu'man ibn Muqrin Abdullah ibn Muqrin |
Hibal ibn Khuwailid 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 occurred in the Abraq area, which is situated approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north of Al Hinakiyah. This location is in the Nejd region, in the central-western part of Saudi Arabia, and the battle took place in mid-August of the year 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.
This victory for the Rashidun Caliphate marked the end of defensive operations for Medina, the beginning of large-scale offensive planning throughout the Arabian Peninsula by Abu Bakr as-Siddiq, and the regrouping of the defeated tribes, fleeing the battle, into a unified force at Buzakha.