Medina
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- proper noun
- Pilgrims often visit Medina to pay their respects at the Prophet Muhammad's tomb.
- Medina and Mecca
- Muhammad in Medina
- Medina, where Islam
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Watch on YouTubeMoawiyar moves the capital from Medina to Damascus.
- Moawiyar moves the capital from Medina to Damascus.
- That's when the Hajj took place in Mecca and Medina, right?
- Mikey, yeah, that was studying in Medina.
- But that's the kind of scene that we can imagine as the Western equivalent of Medina.
- But beyond that, the King's actual title is king and custodian of the two holy mosques, Mecca and Medina, both mosques, right?
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Muhammad was sent or commissioned to the inhabitants of Medina and then to the whole world.
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What he does at Medina also is to preach that the religious loyalty is more important than loyalty to the tribal group.
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When he returns to Medina, Ali will take over.
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When Muhammad came to Medina, he concluded a contract with them.
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Muhammad has left Medina with 300 men to take this caravan.
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In the Arabian city of Medina, the Prophet Muhammad lies dead.
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Moawiyar moves the capital from Medina to Damascus.
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The Jews of Medina had invited the Quraish and Ghatafan tribes to attack Muhammad.
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The Prophet himself, after occupying Mecca in 630 A.D., returned to Medina to rule.
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As the Muslims relocated to Medina (623-26), God permitted Muslims only to fight in a defensive war.
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Synonyms
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A city in western Saudi Arabia that Muslims regard as Islam's second most holy place and contains Muhammad's tomb
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Etymology
Medina comes from the Arabic madīnah, which means 'city'. Its full name is al-Madinah al-Munawwarah, meaning 'the Enlightened City', and that fits because it is a holy place and where the Prophet Muhammad is buried.