Badr

[ bad-er ]

/ ˈbæd ər /

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noun

Battle of, Islam. a decisive battle in the early days of Islam (a.d. 624), in which Muhammad with about 300 men overcame a force of about 1000 Meccans.

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How to use Badr in a sentence

“I am telling you very clearly: I only met the Egyptian people,” says Tamarod co-founder Mahmoud Badr.
A Cairo Conspiracy|Mike Giglio|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“My point of view was that we would not succeed unless we met the people face-to-face,” Badr said.
Mahmoud Badr Is the Young Face of the Anti-Morsi Movement|Mike Giglio|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Badr, on Monday night, downplayed concerns over the role of the military.
Mahmoud Badr Is the Young Face of the Anti-Morsi Movement|Mike Giglio|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mahmoud Badr, 28, was unknown even among Cairo activists as recently as this spring.
Mahmoud Badr Is the Young Face of the Anti-Morsi Movement|Mike Giglio|July 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

“We are not afraid of violence,” adds fellow Tamarod co-founder Mahmoud Badr.
Egypt Braces For a Fight|Mike Giglio|June 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
There was a fight, the battle of Badr, and the Meccans got the worst of it.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind|Herbert George Wells
Abu Sofian sent for an army of the Koreish for his aid, and thus commenced the battle of Badr.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'|Moulavi Gergh Ali
This is an argument against those who say that Mohammad had intentionally come to Badr to waylay the caravan there.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'|Moulavi Gergh Ali
At length the time came when the forces of the Koreish and the Moslems were again to meet at Badr.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'|Moulavi Gergh Ali
But Mohammad, with a force of fifteen hundred men and only ten horses, set forth for Badr.
A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihd'|Moulavi Gergh Ali