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The Prophet's Mosque, showing the green dome built above the tomb of Muhammad, Medina, Saudi Arabia.
At the Battle of Uhud in 625, a Meccan army of 3,000 men defeated the Muslim forces near Medina. The engagement is characterized as a setback for the early Muslim community, during which Muhammad himself was wounded.12
The defeat occurred because the Muslim forces were undisciplined and chose to sally out to meet the enemy in a traditional fashion, a tactical error that Muhammad later avoided during the Battle of the Ditch by opting for defensive fortifications instead. Despite this loss, the event remained an isolated setback in the broader context of the community's development and its eventual success in challenging the hegemony of the Quraysh tribe.12