Siege of Ta'if

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Campaigns of Muhammad

Ghazwah (battles which he took part)
Caravan Raids – Waddan – Safwan – Al Bawat – Dul Ashir – Badr – Banu Salim – Eid – Zakat – Banu Qaynuqa – Sawiq – Thi Amr – Ghatfan – Bahran – Uhud – Al-Asad – Dhatur-Riqa – Badru-Ukhra – Dumatul-Jandal – Banu Nadir – Trench – Banu Qurayza – Banu Lahyan – Banu Mustaliq – Thi Qerd – Hudaybiyyah – Khaybar – Mu'tah – Mecca – Hunayn – Autas – Ta'if – Hawazan – Tabouk

Sirya (battles which he ordered)
Nakhla –

Campaigns of
Khalid ibn al-Walid

Campaigns in Arabia
Uhud – Mu'tah – Ta'if – Hunayn – Trench – Hudaybiyyah – Mecca – Tabouk

Ridda Wars
Yamama – Zafar – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Buzakha – Ghamra – Naqra

Conquest of the Persian Empire
Chains – River – Walaja – Ullais – Hira – Al-Anbar – Ein-ul-tamr – Daumat-ul-Jandal – Muzayyah – Saniyy – Zumail – Firaz

Conquest of Roman Syria
Firaz – Qarteen – Bosra – Ajnadayn – Marj-al-Rahit – Fahl – Damascus – Maraj-al-Debaj – Emesa – Yarmouk – Jerusalem – Hazir – Aleppo

Campaigns in Roman Anatolia
Iron Bridge – Kahramanmaraş

The Siege of Taif took place in 630 CE, as the Muslims besieged the city of Taif after their victory in the Battle of Hunayn and Autas. However, the city did not succumb to the siege. One of their chieftains, Urwah ibn Mas'ud, was absent in Yemen during that siege.^[1]

1 Battle
2 Aftermath
3 Participants
4 References
5 See also

Battle

Sunni sources state regarding the Siege of Ta'if:

Abu Sufyan ibn Harb lost his first eye in the Siege of Taif. He told Muhammad of his loss for Allah to which Muhammad said “Which would you prefer: An eye in heaven or shall I pray to Allah that he brings it back?” To this Abu Sufyan said he would rather have his eye in heaven. He lost his other eye in the Battle of Yarmouk.^[2]

Aftermath

Although the siege was unsuccessful, the inhabitants of Ta'if, the Banu Thaqif, sent a delegation to Mecca shortly after the siege; this resulted in them adopting Islam.^[1]

Siege of Ta'if

Contents

Battle

Aftermath

Participants

References

See also