Madinan PeriodTriumph
The Conquest of Makkah
Makkah is entered almost without bloodshed; the Kaʿbah is cleansed.
When (CE)
630 CE
Hijri
8 AH
Where
Makkah
When Quraysh broke the treaty, the Prophet ﷺ marched on Makkah with a great force, and the city was entered almost without bloodshed.
He forgave his former persecutors with the words, 'Go, for you are free,' and the Kaʿbah was cleansed of its idols and restored to the worship of Allah alone.
In the Qur'an
Reflections
- Power exercised with mercy and forgiveness; victory without vengeance.
Source & authenticity · Compiled from standard Seerah works, principally Ar-Raheeq Al-Makhtum (The Sealed Nectar) by S. al-Mubarakpuri. Editorial summaries in our own words; dates per traditional sources. Long-form detail is expanded from vetted sources and under scholarly review.