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  2. Holiest sites in Islam - Wikipedia

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    Al-Masjid an-Nabawi is located in Medina, making the city the second-holiest site in Islam, after Mecca. Medina is the final place-of-residence of Muhammad, and where his qabr is located. [1] In addition to the Prophet's Mosque, the city has the mosques of Qubāʾ [17] and Al-Qiblatayn ("The Two Qiblahs"). [18]

  3. Destruction of early Islamic heritage sites in Saudi Arabia

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    House of Muhammed in Medina, where he lived after the migration from Mecca. [21] Dar Al-Arqam, the first Islamic school where Muhammad taught. [22] It now lies under the extension of the Masjid Al-Haram of Mecca. [citation needed] Qubbat al-Thanaya, the burial site of Muhammed's incisor that was broken in the Battle of Uhud. [8]

  4. Medina - Wikipedia

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    Medina, [a] officially Al-Madinah al-Munawwarah (Arabic: المدينة المنورة, romanized: al-Madīnah al-Munawwarah, lit. 'The Luminous City', Hejazi Arabic pronunciation: [al.maˈdiːna al.mʊˈnawːara]) and also commonly simplified as Madīnah or Madinah (المدينة, al-Madina), is the capital of Medina Province (formerly known as Yathrib) in the Hejaz region of western Saudi ...

  5. Mecca Province - Wikipedia

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    It is located in the historic Hejaz region, and has an extended coastline on the Red Sea. Its capital is Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, and its largest city is Jeddah, which is Saudi Arabia's main port city. The province accounts for 26.29% of the population of Saudi Arabia [3] and is named after the Islamic holy city of Mecca.

  6. The Seven Mosques - Wikipedia

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    Located in the south of Fathimah Az-Zahra Mosque on a small hill. This mosque is 8.5 metres (28 ft) long and 6.5 metres (21 ft) wide. It is narrated that Ali joined the Battle of the Trench here. Today, local government of Medina is renovating this mosque while maintaining the original shape, and building a large park surrounding it as a ...

  7. Al-Abwa' - Wikipedia

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    Al-Abwā' [1] (Arabic: ٱَلْأَبْوَاء) is a Hejazi village between Mecca and Medina belonging to the area of Rabigh, on the western coast of Saudi Arabia. The Islamic Prophet Muhammad entered it before the Battle of Badr , in 2 Safar A.H .

  8. List of mosques in Medina - Wikipedia

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    Located on the outskirts of Medina. Initially, the mosque was built 9 km (5.6 mi) off Medina in the village of Quba, before Medina expanded to include this village. c. 677 CE: Al-Masjid an-Nabawī (Arabic: ٱلْمَسْجِد ٱلنَّبَوِيّ) Established when the Islamic prophet Muhammad arrived in the ancient city of Medina after Hijrah.

  9. Mount Uhud - Wikipedia

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    The battle was fought on March 19, 625 CE (3 Shawwal 3 AH in the Islamic calendar) at the valley located in front of Mount Uhud, in what is now northwestern Arabia. [1] It occurred between a force from the Muslim community of Medina led by Muhammad, and a force led by Abu Sufyan ibn Harb from Mecca, the town from which many of the Muslims had previously emigrated.