Battle of Abraq
| Battle of Abraq أبرق | |||||||||
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| Part of Wars of Apostasy | |||||||||
 Map showing all the battles during the Wars of Apostasy in the Arabian Peninsula, where Abraq, not visible, is near "Zhu Qissa." | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Rashidun Caliphate | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abu Bakr Al-Nu'man ibn Muqrin Suwaid ibn Muqrin Abdullah ibn Muqrin |
Hibal ibn Khuwailid Awf ibn Fulan ibn Sinan † Al-Harith ibn Fulan † Al-Hutay'ah (POW) | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown, but fewer than the enemy | Unknown, but more than the enemy | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
The Battle of Abraq occurred in the Abraq area, situated approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 miles) north of Al Hinakiyah. It is within the Nejd region, a central-western part of Saudi Arabia, and the battle took place in mid-August of the year 632. It battled the forces of the Rashidun Caliphate, led by Caliph Abu Bakr, against rebellious Arab tribes led, according to Agha Ali Ibrahim Akram, by General Hibal ibn Khuwailid.
This victory for the Rashidun Caliphate marked the end of defensive operations for Medina, and the beginning of large-scale offensive attack throughout the Arabian Peninsula by Abu Bakr and the regrouping of the defeated tribes that fled the battle into a unified force at Buzakha.