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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Karbala and Beyond ب, B Bada' بداء: starting point, the beginning/start of something, the onset Badiya باديه: desert or semi-arid environment Badr بدر: Geographically, Badr is a highway station located 200 miles from Mecca and 80 miles from Medina, and it is the site of the early Muslims' first battle in defense of the creed. The Muslims numbered only 313 men who had to fight mostly on foot because they had only 2 horses and 70 camels.

Their enemies, the polytheists of Quraish, numbered between 900 and one thousand men. But the Muslims were fired with holy zeal and enthusiasm, so much so that they defeated their enemies, killing seventy of them and wounding many others. Their losses were: 14 from among the Muhajir fighters and 8 from the Ansar. The battle started on the 17th of the month of Ramadan in 2 A.H., which coincided with March 16, 624 A.D.

Bagha بغى: transgressed, behaved in an aggressive or unfairly hostile way, oppressed Baghidh بغيض: hated, contemptible, abhorred Ba'is بائس: destitute, needy, indigent, distressed, wretch, miserable Bakka'in or Bakka'un or Bakka'oon بكائون: weepers. These were the people who could not accompany the Prophet on his Tabuk campaign because they lacked the resources. They started to weep when they realized that they could not go.

Balagha or Balaaghah بلاغة: wise rhetoric, elocution, mastery of oratory and language Baqi` or Baqee بقيع: the cemetery where some members of the Prophet’s family and many sahaba are buried. It is located in the south-east side of Medina.

The tomb of the Mother of the Faithful Khadija daughter of Khuwaylid, the Prophet's first wife and main supporter in spreading Islam, was also located there before it was demolished by Saudi authorities, and so was the grave of Hamzah, uncle and strong supporter of the Prophet. Only traces of both graves can now be seen at the Baqee’. A number of graves of other sahaba were gradually razed as well.

Bara'a or Baraa'ah براءه: dissociation, rejecting responsibility for; it also is one of the Chapters of the Holy Qur'an and it has another name: Surat at-Tahreem, Chapter of Prohibition (Ch. 9). It was revealed to ban non-Muslims from entering the Haram of the Ka`ba in Mecca up to a certain perimeter. It is the only Qur’anic chapter which does not start with the basmala.