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Medina means "city". It is used as shorthand for Medinat an-Nabi, which means City of the Prophet. It has this name because Prophet Mohammed established the first Umma or Muslim community in Medina.
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Which continent is madinah in?
In Asia. Madinah in English is called Medina.
What is the name of the journey of Muhammad from mekkah to madinah?
This journey is called Hijrah .
What are facts about Madina?
madinah was one called yathrib. it is the secound holiest site in islam.
Where is madinah?
Madinah is a city in Saudi Arabia.In Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Where did Prophet Muhammad travel?
Yahthrib (or Medina) in the currently called the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
When did Muhammad lead his followers to Madinah?
Muhammad lead his followers to madinah in about 622 C.E.
Why was the founder of Islam accepted in Medina?
Muhammad preached to people from Madinah who had come to Makkah on pilgrimage and they accepted Islam. Thus Islam began to spread rapidly in madinah. The Muslims were facing torture in makkah and so the people of Madinah decided to inivte the Muslims to madinah to protect them. They approached Muhamamd with their offer who accpted their offer and emigrated to the madinah. Thus he was accepted there because the people of Madinah had themselves invited him.
Which city is the prophet Mohammad's mother die?
She died in a place called Al Abuaa, a place on the way from Makkah to Al Madinah, coz she died on her way back from her visit to Prophet Muhammad's relatives in Al Madinah
When was Al-Madinah International University created?
Al-Madinah International University was created in 2006.
How was everybody in madinah treated?
I suppose it depends when... In one way they were blessed - Around 622AD Madinah citizens asked the prophet Muhammad to run their affairs. He stayed and so Madinah was the place where the Holy Qur'an was compiled, and Madinah became the centre of the first Islamic state. But they also had it rough - Madinah (also called Medina) was subjected to one of the longest sieges in history. From 1916 to 1919 Fakhri Pasha defended the city against the forces of Caliph Hussain. Before the end, they faced starvation and all the other problems associated with sieges and warfare.
What is the Arabic word for 'City'?
It is called in Arabic مدينة (Madinah)
What is the name of rirst mosque of the world?
do you mean first?If you do then the first mosque in Islam is Masjid Qubaa which is situated in Madinah.
