Battle of Badr: Why was the battle considered one of the decisive wars of the world?

In Saudi Arabia, about 130 km away from Madinah, there is the field of Badr Hunain, where a battle took place about fourteen hundred years ago, considered one of the decisive battles of the world.

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The surprising thing is that, from a military point of view, the number of people involved in this war was minimal, but the importance of this war was so high that in the holy book of Muslims, this day is also called Yum al-Furqan, i.e. the day of judgment.

How important was this war for the new Muslim state of Medina politically, militarily, and economically, before that, do you know why the field of Badr was important and how it got its name?

Battle Field of Badr

About 80 miles from Madinah, Badr is an oval-shaped plain four and a half miles wide, surrounded by mountains.

This field already had a historical and economic status, that is the trade route from Yemen to Syria passed through this field, on which the caravans used to travel, and the roads to Mecca and Medina also met at this point. The coast of the Red Sea is about ten miles from here.

There are several reasons for naming this place Badr. The first reason is that a man named Badr Bin Yakhlid had dug a well here, the water of which was extremely transparent.

There is a tradition that the reflection of the moon was also seen in this well and since the moon is also called Badr, hence the name of this place got Badr due to both the relationships.

According to Daria Maarif Islamiyah, in the pre-Islamic period of Jahiliyyah, a big festival was held at this place every year from the 1st of Dhul-Qad to the 8th of Dhul-Qad.

Factors of the Battle of Badr

Even before the migration to Madinah, the rulers of Makkah were against the Muslims, but there was more than one factor involved in the atmosphere of war between Makkah and Madinah.

In Rajab two Hijri, a Makkah leader Umro bin Al-Hazrami was killed by the Muslims. According to local traditions, the Prophet of Islam paid the blood for this accidental killing, but the Quraysh chiefs living in Makkah were enraged by this killing.