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AL-KAFI #1166: IKTIBAR PEPERANGAN TAIF
What is the story of the Battle of Taif and the siege of the city of Taif led by the Prophet SAW?
Short answer
The Battle of Taif took place in Shawwal of the 8th year of Hijrah after the Battle of Hunain, when part of the Hawazin army took refuge in the fortress of Taif.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
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Summary
The Battle of Taif took place in Shawwal of the 8th year of Hijrah after the Battle of Hunain, when part of the Hawazin army took refuge in the fortress of Taif. The Muslim army besieged the fortress and used new equipment such as the manjaniq and the dhababah, but the walls were hard to breach and many Muslims were wounded or martyred. Historians differ on the length of the siege: 20 nights according to Ibn Hisham, with other views of 18 days or 15 days. In the end the Prophet SAW ended the siege and prayed that the Banu Thaqif be guided.
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Peperangan Taif berlaku selepas daripada Peperangan Hunain atau juga dikenali dengan Peperangan Hawazin.
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1166: IKTIBAR PEPERANGAN TAIF”, 24 March 2019. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/3226-al-kafi-1166-iktibar-peperangan-taif. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/story-of-battle-of-taif-and-siege/