War of the Hijaz (Saint Muhammad)



The War of the Hijaz was an internal religious conflict located within tribal Hijaz in the early and mid-XVII Century. The war was started after the leader of the small Medinan community's leader, Muhammad, was assassinated by a Quaraysh-hired assassin. The Muslim community, forced to flee to Mecca, thus declared war on the Quaraysh.

Precedents
Muhammad begun preaching his version of Christianity in the year 610 after getting a "illumination" from God that told him the "true branch of Christianity". He was able to get a small community of followers (numbering 650 by 615 AD). However, this angered the Quraysh community, who felt the Medinan congregation was a threat to them.