Fijar Wars

Fijar Wars
Date	c. late 6th century
Location	Arabian Peninsula
Result	Hawazin victory in 4 battles Quraysh victory in 1 battle • Reconciliation and restoration of relations later
Belligerents
Quraysh; Supported by:; Kinana	Hawazin; Supported by:; Qays
Commanders and leaders
Harb ibn Umayya; Abd Allah ibn Jud'an; Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib; Awwam ibn Khuwaylid †; Hisham ibn al-Mughirah	Abu Bara

The Fijar Wars (Arabic: حرب الفِجَار, romanized: Ḥarb al-Fījar, lit. 'the Sacrilegious Wars') were a series of battles that took place in the late 6th century mainly between two major tribal confederations of Arabia, the Quraysh and the Hawazin. According to the sources, the fighting took place on eight days over the course of four years.

The conflict takes its name from the fact that its battles took place during the sacred months during which warfare was prohibited—a prohibition that usually enabled commerce to take place without interference from tribal feuds.

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