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Practice these MCQs in the appQuick fact: The murder of Amr ibn al-Hadrami became the cause of the Battle of Badr.
Amr ibn al-Hadrami was a member of the Quraysh who was killed during the Nakhla expedition led by Abdullah ibn Jahsh. This incident occurred during a sacred month (Rajab), which the Quraysh used as a pretext to rally support against the Muslims. The Quraysh exploited this killing to justify their military campaign, which ultimately led to the confrontation at the Battle of Badr in 2 AH.
The Nakhla expedition was the first expedition in which the Muslims shed the blood of the Quraysh and took captives. Amr ibn al-Hadrami was the first person killed by the Muslims in direct combat with the Quraysh. The Quraysh used his death as a rallying cry, and the caravan of Abu Sufyan that the Muslims had originally intended to intercept became the immediate trigger for the Battle of Badr, where 313 Muslims faced around 1,000 Quraysh and achieved a decisive victory.
