The Battle of the Trench was a 30-day battle fought in Madinah between Arabian and Jewish tribes. The Muslim commanders were Prophet Muhammad, Ali ibn Abi Talib, and Salman Farsi, while the enemy commanders were Abu Sufyan, Amr ibn Abd Al Wud, and Tulayha. The battle began when Jewish tribes allied with the Quraysh tribe to attack Madinah in revenge for expelling other Jewish tribes. Salman Farsi advised Prophet Muhammad to dig a trench around Madinah to protect the city, which took 6 days to complete with Muslims working in groups. Although outnumbered, the Muslims suffered few casualties while most of the

1. BATTLE OF THE TRENCH

2. FOUGHT BETWEEN ?
• The battle of the Trench is also known as Ghazwa Khandaq; it was the 30-day-long
fight
of Yathrib between Arabian and Jewish tribes.
LEADERS OF EACH SIDE
• The commanders of Muslims in this battle were Prophet Muhammad PBUH, Ali Ibn
Abi Talib (RA), and Salman Farsi (RA). And on the enemy’s side, the commanders
were Abu Sufyan, Amr Ibn Abd Al Wud, and Tulayha.
REASON FOR THE BATTLE
• The reason for starting the Battle of the Khandaq (Trench) was to protect Madinah
from the attack that was led by Banu Qaynuqa and Nazir tribes who were in alliance
with the Quraish tribe to attack as an act of revenge for expelling them from Medina
during the invasion of Banu Nadir and Banu Qanquya

3. • A group of Jews, Sallam ibn Abi al-Huqayq and Huyayy ibn Akhtab,
together went to the Quraish Tribe and told them they have Jews’
full support to attack Makkah and start a war against Prophet
Muhammad PBUH.
• The Jews group went to Ghatafan and Qays Aylan tribes and urged
them to start a war against Prophet Muhammad PBUH and gave
them the same support.

4. REACTION OF THR PROPHET (PBUH)
• When Prophet Muhammad PBUH heard about the news , he started taking
suggestions from his companions. Salman Farsi (RA) was the one who told
Prophet Muhammad PBUH to start digging a Trench around Madina.
DETAILS OF THE TRENCH
• It took Muslims 6 whole days of hard work to dig it. Prophet Muhammad PBUH
divided Muslims into groups of 10 and dug the trench alongside them.
• Due to trenches, Enemy forces were unable to enter the city of Madinah.
HOW LONG WAS THE BATTLE OF THE TRENCH?
Approximately 27 days passed during the Battle of the Trench.

5. THE OUTCOME OF THE BATTLE OF THE TRENCH
Muslims won this battle very easily, Although Muslims were just 3,000 and enemy forces
were 10,000 yet Muslims only suffered 1 to 5 casualties while the opponents ended up
losing 80% of their army.
FACTS ABOUT THE BATTLE OF THE TRENCH
• The battle of Trench took place in Shawwal 5 AH.
•The miracle of the sheep took place at Jabir RA’s house.
•Mount Dhubab (Also known as Mount Ra’yah) was the place where Prophet Muhammad
PBUH was stuck under a large rock, which was broken down into pieces and emitted light.
After seeing this light, Prophet PBUH congratulated Muslims on the upcoming victory over
Persia, Yemen, and Syria. It was the place where Masjid Ra’yah is located.
•To the south, Muslim Women and Children were attacked by Banu Qurayaza. Their houses
were horsed by Banu Qurayaza.
•When Prophet Muhammad PBUH came to know that Muslim women and children are
being attacked in the south, he sent the army to protect them, which also defeated the
Banu Qurayaza there.