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Badr

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[bad-er] / ˈbæd ər /

noun

  1. Islam. Battle of, 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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Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi said on Tuesday that he hoped his country and Iran would "soon announce" the temporary corridor.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Habibullah Badr drives us through the streets in an armoured car.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

On Tuesday, Iranian and Omani officials held talks in Oman's capital of Muscat to discuss "the future management of navigation", although Omani Foreign Minister Badr Al-Busaidi said both countries were committed to "toll-free safe passage".

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

Oman recognizes the convention banning tolls on maritime highways and its Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi reiterated in the meeting Thursday with Rubio in Bahrain that any future arrangements for Hormuz wouldn’t include transit fees.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

Abul Ozza, one of the prisoners of Badr, and who was one of the persecutors of the Moslems at Mecca, had besought Mohammad to release him by way of compassion for his five daughters.

From A Critical Exposition of the Popular 'Jihád' Showing that all the Wars of Mohammad Were Defensive; and that Aggressive War, or Compulsory Conversion, is not Allowed in The Koran - 1885 by Cherágh Ali

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