<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Ghazwah (expeditions where he took part) <Ul> <Li> Abwa </Li> <Li> Buwat </Li> <Li> Safwan </Li> <Li> Dul </Li> <Li> 1st Badr </Li> <Li> Kudr </Li> <Li> Sawiq </Li> <Li> Qaynuqa </Li> <Li> Thi </Li> <Li> Bahran </Li> <Li> Uhud </Li> <Li> Asad </Li> <Li> Nadir </Li> <Li> 2nd Nejd </Li> <Li> 2nd Badr </Li> <Li> Jandal </Li> <Li> Trench </Li> <Li> Qurayza </Li> <Li> Lahyan </Li> <Li> Mustaliq </Li> <Li> Treaty </Li> <Li> Khaybar </Li> <Li> Fadak </Li> <Li> Qura </Li> <Li> Dhat </Li> <Li> Baqra </Li> <Li> Mecca </Li> <Li> Hunayn </Li> <Li> Autas </Li> <Li> Ta'if </Li> <Li> Tabouk </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Ul> <Li> Abwa </Li> <Li> Buwat </Li> <Li> Safwan </Li> <Li> Dul </Li> <Li> 1st Badr </Li> <Li> Kudr </Li> <Li> Sawiq </Li> <Li> Qaynuqa </Li> <Li> Thi </Li> <Li> Bahran </Li> <Li> Uhud </Li> <Li> Asad </Li> <Li> Nadir </Li> <Li> 2nd Nejd </Li> <Li> 2nd Badr </Li> <Li> Jandal </Li> <Li> Trench </Li> <Li> Qurayza </Li> <Li> Lahyan </Li> <Li> Mustaliq </Li> <Li> Treaty </Li> <Li> Khaybar </Li> <Li> Fadak </Li> <Li> Qura </Li> <Li> Dhat </Li> <Li> Baqra </Li> <Li> Mecca </Li> <Li> Hunayn </Li> <Li> Autas </Li> <Li> Ta'if </Li> <Li> Tabouk </Li> </Ul> <P> The Battle of Badr (Arabic: غزوة بدر ‎ ‎), fought on Tuesday, 13 March 624 CE (17 Ramadan, 2 AH in the Islamic calendar) in the Hejaz region of western Arabia (present - day Saudi Arabia), was a key battle in the early days of Islam and a turning point in Muhammad's struggle with his opponents among the Quraish in Mecca . The battle has been passed down in Islamic history as a decisive victory attributable to divine intervention, or by secular sources to the strategic genius of Muhammad . It is one of the few battles specifically mentioned in the Quran . All knowledge of the battle at Badr comes from traditional Islamic accounts, both hadiths and biographies of Muhammad, recorded in written form some time after the battle . There is little evidence outside of these of the battle . There are no descriptions of the battle prior to the 9th Century . </P> <P> Prior to the battle, the Muslims and the Meccans had fought several smaller skirmishes in late 623 and early 624 . Badr, however, was the first large - scale engagement between the two forces . Advancing to a strong defensive position, Muhammad's well - disciplined force broke the Meccan lines, killing several important Quraishi leaders including the Muslims' chief antagonist Abu Jahl . For the early Muslims the battle was the first sign that they might eventually defeat their enemies among the Meccans . Mecca at that time was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Arabia, fielding an army three times larger than that of the Muslims . The Muslim victory also signaled to the other tribes that a new power had arisen in Arabia and strengthened Muhammad's position as leader of the often fractious community in Medina . </P>

Where did the battle of badr take place