The Battle of Badr: A Teaching Presentation from Bbc News

Starter Questions

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Think about our topic on war and conflict
last year and think about how you feel
about these questions:

1. Why do wars and conflicts start?
2. When do you think it is okay to go to
   war?
3. What impacts do wars & conflict have
   on people?

The Battle of Badr: 624 CE

LO: To know and understand the events
and significance of the Battle of Badr

Aims of This Lesson

By the end of this lesson:

1. - All of you should be able to Say where
   the battle of Badr took place and in
   what year?
2. - Most of you will be able to explain
   why it took place?
3. - Some of you will be able to explain the
   reason why Muslims believe the Muslim
   army won, & be able to explain why you
   think the Muslims were right or wrong in
   fighting the Makkans?

Key Words

Victory - the
success of
defeating
one's
enemies
Battle
of Badr

Paranoid -
someone who
worries and
fears what
people say or
think about
him/her. Or
what they
might do to
them.

Persecution:
being
targeted and
treated badly
because of
your beliefs

Battle - to
fight
against
another
person or
team

The Battle of Badr Explained

TMV

What is the Battle of Badr?

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In the year 624CE the Muslims of
Medina heard about a caravan
going to Mecca (Makkah) from
Syria full of goods, including
weapons to be used against the
Muslims. This caravan was
accompanied by a leader of the
Makkans. The Muslims decided to
raid the caravan and stop the
weapons from reaching Mecca.
The Caravan leader sent a
message to Mecca to warn them.

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Battle Routes

Medina
.
Badr
Red
Sea
Makkah
Route of the Muslims
Route of the Quraish
Route of Abu Sufyan's caravan

So when the Makkans heard that Muslims
planned on stopping their caravan and
possibly even attacking it - the Makkans
decided they need to teach the Muslims a
lesson!

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They gathered an army of a 1000
soldiers with lots of camels and horses
and marched towards Medina.

This led to the first
ever battle between
the Muslims of Medina
and the non Muslims
of Makkah. The battle
of Badr occurred in
the second year after
the Prophet had left
Makkah at a place
called 'Badr' which
was just outside of
Madinah.

The Muslims
were not
expecting such
a large army to
come to attack -
but the
Makkans were
so paranoid
about the
Muslims.

مِنَكُهَابَنَا واقر باينا ولا تُ زَ الضعفاء فَالصَّت النبى عليه السَلم الحِ هِلِ وَقَال ◌َاءَوَارٌ بَيْلِ اللّهَ وَادُ وا حَقْوِى الله تعالىَ حْثُ إِ لَّمَسُولَ وَحْتُ وَذَا

When the Muslims heard that the Makkans
were coming to fight them - The Muslims
decided that they had to defend
themselves. The only way to do this was to
meet the Makkans and fight them.
The Muslims had only over
313 soldiers in total and
the Makkans were 1000.

Battle Map

Map
showing
how the
fight
took
place.
Prophet's camp
Al-Udwatul Dunya
1
Mount
Al-Asfal
Definert welle
11
Al. Udwatul
Quswa
Quraish heavy infantry
Quraish camp
Road to Meera

Both armies met at Badr. The war had
begun.
The Muslims had only 3 horses and 70
camels between the 313 men, whereas
the Makkans had many many more.

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They began firing arrows at each other.
The Makkans were not too enthusiastic
about fighting anymore after their long
journey from Makkah and were hungry
and tired. So once the battle begun
many of them started fleeing (running
away) because they were scared.

The battle itself
only lasted a few
hours and was
over very soon.
The Muslims had
won.

Task 1: Fill in the Missing Word

• The battle of
  took place in the year
  4CE.
• The number of soldiers in the
  narmy
  were over a 1000. and the
  s had only
  313.
• The battle only lasted a_e_hours.
• The Makkans had
  _s_ the war even though
  they had wanted it in the first place.
• They used bows and
  w to fight as well as
  swords.
• This was the
  t war to take place between the
  Makkans and the
  S.

Why Did the Muslims Win?

For every 1 Muslim
soldier there were 3
Makkans to fight - so
how did the Muslims
win
?

1. Muslims believe that
   God helped the
   Muslim army win as
   he was on their side.

2 - In the Quran
God says how
thousands of
angels came to
help the Muslims
fight so that the
message of
believing in one
God would spread
over Arabia.

What Were the Results of the Battle of Badr?

• 1 - It was the first victory for
  the Muslims against the
  Makkans.
• 2 - The Muslims were now
  known over Arabia for their
  loyalty to the message that
  Muhammad was teaching.
• 3 - That believing in God helped
  the Muslims to win against such
  a large army.
• 4 - Muhammad was now truly
  accepted as the major leader of
  Madinah.

Task 2: What Would You Do?

Task 2: Use the lesson content and some
research to write detailed paragraph response
to these questions.

1. Why did the Battle of Badr begin and what
   happened?
2. What was the significance of the Battle?
3. Were the Muslims right in defending
   themselves? Why?
4. Would you have done the same if someone
   attacked you and your town? if not - why?

Recap of Today's Lesson (Quiz)

• What was the first battle that took
  place between the Muslims and non
  Muslims?
  The battle of:
  a) Bard b) Badr c ) Brad
• Why did the war take place?
  a) The Makkans wanted to have a food
  fight
  b) The makkans were scared (paranoid)
  that the Muslims wanted to attack
  them
  c) The Muslims wanted to have fun.
• Where did it take place?
  a) Madinah b) Makkah c) Badr
• How many Muslims fought in the
  battle?
  a)300
  b) 350
  c)313
• How many Makkans were there?
  a)1000
  b) 2000
  c) 900
• How long did the battle last for?
  a) A few days b) a few hours c) a week