Battle of the Confederates/Khandaq

What is special about this Battle

• Muslims dug trenches

• The Prophet sent archers up the hill

• The Muslims were attacked from behind

Who gave the idea of the trenches?

• Abu Bakr

• Umar

• Ali

• Salman

Where were these trenches commonly used as defence?

• Persia

• Rome

• India

• Arabia

What was the number of soldiers on either side?

• 10,000 vs 3000

• 3000 vs 700

• 313 vs 1000

What was different about this from the previous ones?

• The enemies had surrounded Madinah

• The Muslims were fighting in the mountains

Was the trench helpful?

• No, because the Quraish jumped over it

• Yes, as the Quraish could not move into Madinah

• Yes, because the enemy fell into it.

• No, because the enemy filled sand into the trenches

Did the trench cover all of Madinah?

• Yes

• No, just area where the mountains were not stopping the army