Historic routes

Journeys of the Prophet ﷺ, as far as the sources allow.

• Route to Badr

  From Madinah to Badr: the route to the first major battle, fought in Ramadan of 2 AH (624 CE), with the wells and valley of Badr, the Prophet's ﷺ shelter (arish) and the martyrs' cemetery.

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• Route of the Hijra

  The Prophet's ﷺ migration from Makkah to Madinah: departure from the house, three nights in the Cave of Thawr, the coastal road past Umm Ma'bad's tent, arrival at Quba and Madinah. 1 AH / 622 CE.

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• Route to al-Hudaybiyyah

  From Madinah via Dhu l-Hulaifa (entering ihram) to al-Hudaybiyyah: in 6 AH (628 CE) the pledge under the tree (Bay'at ar-Ridwan) and the Treaty of al-Hudaybiyyah; on the way back Surat al-Fath is revealed.

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• Route to Ta'if and Nakhlah

  From Makkah to Ta'if and back via Nakhlah; about the end of the decade before the Hijra (around 619 CE, approximate). In Ta'if the rejection and mistreatment, the garden where Addas met him, at Nakhlah the jinn listening to the Quran, and the return under the protection of al-Mut'im ibn Adi.

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• Route to Uhud

  From Madinah to Uhud: the route to the battle of Shawwal 3 AH (625 CE), with the archers on Jabal al-Rumat, the martyrs' site and the slope of Mount Uhud.

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