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  2. Conquest of Mecca - Wikipedia

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    The date Muhammad set out for Mecca is variously given as 2, 6 or 10 Ramadan 8 AH. [3] The date Muhammad entered Mecca is variously given as 10, 17/18, 19 or 20 Ramadan 8 AH. [3] The conversion of these dates to the Julian calendar depends on what assumptions are made about the calendar in use in Mecca at the time.

  3. History of the Hajj - Wikipedia

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    During medieval times, pilgrims would gather in the capital cities of Syria, Egypt, and Iraq to go to Mecca in groups and caravans comprising tens of thousands of pilgrims. [12] The Muslim rulers would undertake the responsibility of the Hajj, and provide state patronage for organizing such pilgrimage caravans.

  4. European exploration of Arabia - Wikipedia

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    William Gifford Palgrave was the first European to cross Arabia from west to east in 1862. [ 2 ] Charles Montagu Doughty travelled through Arabia from 1876 to 1878 living with the Bedouin tribes [ 3 ] and wrote a book Travels in Arabia Deserta in 1888.

  5. Early Muslim conquests - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 22 December 2024. Expansion of the Islamic state (622–750) For later military territorial expansion of Islamic states, see Spread of Islam. Early Muslim conquests Expansion under Muhammad, 622–632 Expansion under the Rashidun Caliphate, 632–661 Expansion under the Umayyad Caliphate, 661–750 Date ...

  6. Abraham in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Abraham's quarrel with the king has been interpreted by some to be a precursor to Moses's preaching to Pharaoh. Just as the ruler who argued against Abraham claimed divinity for himself, so did the Pharaoh of the Exodus, who refused to hear the call of Moses and perished in the Red Sea. In this particular incident, scholars have further ...

  7. History of Islam - Wikipedia

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    [55] In their view, Mecca was originally dedicated to this monotheistic faith that they considered to be the one true religion, established by the patriarch Abraham. [ 54 ] [ 55 ] According to the traditional account , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 10 ] the Islamic prophet Muhammad was born in Mecca , an important caravan trading center, [ 56 ] around the year ...

  8. Religion in pre-Islamic Arabia - Wikipedia

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    However, according to the most recent research by Tardieu, the prevalence of Manichaeism in Mecca during the 6th and 7th centuries, when Islam emerged, can not be proven. [175] [176] [177] Similar reservations regarding the appearance of Manichaeism and Mazdakism in pre-Islamic Mecca are offered by Trompf & Mikkelsen et al. in their latest work ...

  9. First Pilgrimage - Wikipedia

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    Several armed confrontations followed, along with the Muslims attempting a return pilgrimage to Mecca in 628, as directed by one of the revelations. [2] They were rejected by the Quraysh, but the Meccans did agree to a truce, and the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah had a provision that the Muslims could return peacefully to Mecca for a pilgrimage in 629.