Most of the Muslims do not know that many of the historic battles of Islam were fought in the month of Ramadan. The month of Ramadan, in the past, had experienced some landmark situations.
Be it be the conquest of Makkah or the longest treaty of the history, the treaty of Baqt or the famous battle of Badr, all took place in Ramadan.
In this article, we have covered only those battles which hold historic importance and in which the Muslims emerged victoriously and those which took place for a short span of time.
1. Battle of Badr: The very famous Battle of Badr took place in the month of Ramadan during 2 AH. The battle has a mention in the Holy Quran and is of great importance as it was the first battle of the Muslims.
Before this battle, Muslims had been engaged in small fights only. The Muslims victory changed the outlook of the Arab world and marked that Muslims are an emerging nation. The battle has great details which have already been covered in a separate article related to the battle of Badr.
2. Battle of Tabuk 631 AD/8 AH: Even though we refer it as a battle, but actually it was no more than an expedition of the Muslim army. The Muslim army which greatly numbered at 30,000 marched towards the region of Tabuk under the leadership of Prophet PBUH to fight the Byzantine army.
Yet the battle did not take place as the enemy did not reach. Do read that how the very expedition of 8 AH was fruitful for the Muslims in our detailed article related to Battle of Tabuk.
3. Battle of Ain Jalut: The Battle was of great importance for the Muslims as they were able to stop the Mongols from destroying their cities after emerging victorious in Battle of Ain Jalut fought in Ramadan during 658 AH. It is said that millions of Muslims were martyred in that war or battle.
Hulagu, who was the grandson of Genghis Khan, was able to conquer Hashshashin of Persia, destroy the Abbasid Caliphate of Baghdad and took over the Ayyubid dynasty in Damascus. He now planned to take over another important Islamic power, the Mamluk.
The Mamluks army was led by Sultan Saif Al-Din Qutuz who was able to let the Muslims take over the enemy by using modern battle techniques. The battle was a major achievement as Muslims were losing one battle after another.
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