Only miles apart from al-Madina, the Islamic faith’s second city after Makkah, lays Mount Uhud, one of the highly revered mountains in Islamic history.
The slopes and plains of Mount Uhud witnessed the second military encounter between Prophet Muhammad’s followers and a larger Makkah army, for the battle of Uhud.
This video is part of Al Arabiya News Channel’s series in Ramadan, shedding light on the historic significance of the city of Makkah and its holy sites.
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