Expedition of Badr al-Maw'id Expedition of Badr al-Maw'id The Expedition of Badr al-Maw'id was the 3rd time Muhammad led an expedition in Badr. Modern historians date the event to April 626, though several alternative dates are found in primary sources. A year after the Battle of Uhud, it was time for Muslims to meet the polytheists and start war again in order to determine which of the two parties was worthy of survival, according to Muslim scholar Saifur Rahman al Mubarakpuri. The invasion helped the Muslims regain their military reputation, their dignity and managed to impose their presence over the whole of Arabia after
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb to intercept it. The Muslim contingent failed to intercept the caravan. They arrived after the caravan had already passed by Medina. Abu Sufyan had learned of the Muslims' plan from scouts he had deployed, and in response, sent a crier to Mecca to rally the Quraysh to arms against the Muslims. The Muslims ended up engaging this Meccan army, a force of around 1000 men, at the plains of Badr several days after they had failed to intercept the caravan. This conflict, the Battle of Badr, ultimately resulted in a Muslim victory. The death of most Quraysh leaders in the