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  Medina (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medina is also the name of a fictional town in the popular RPG Chrono Trigger, from whence Magus led the Mystics in the war against Guardia.
the title Earl of Medina in the Peerage of the United Kingdom is held by the Marquess of Milford Haven and is borne as a courtesy title by the heir-apparent to the Marquessate.
Medina is the Hebrew word for Country or State.
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 Medina - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Medina (Arabic: المدينة المنورة or المدينة; also transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Medina was originally known as Yathrib, but later the city's name was changed to Madīnat al-Nabī ("city of the prophet") or Al Madīnah al Munawwarah ("the enlightened city" or "the radiant city"), while the short form Medina simply means "city".
According to tradition, the text - the Medina Charter - that was passed down was agreed to by all tribes in the city.
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 Medina
Medina is the second holy city of Islam, after Makkah (Mecca).
In 622, Medina became the seat of Muhammad's growing movement after the Hegira.
Even when Islamic rule was established Medina remained for some years the most important city of Islam and the de facto capital of the Caliphate.
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 Medina - the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 622, Medina became the seat of Muhammad's growing movement after the
Hijra, Medina formed the base from which Muhammad attacked and was attacked and it was from here that he marched on Makkah, becoming its ruler without battle.
Damascus and the importance of Medina dwindled and became of a religious more than a political nature.
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 Medina   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Medina is the second holiest city of Islam, after Mecca.
According to tradition, the text -- the Medina Charter -- that was passed down was agreed to by all tribes in the city.
In 627, the army of Mecca attacked Medina under the command of Abu Sufyan.
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For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation).'' ---- '''Medina''' ({{lang-arالمدينة المنورة or المدينة}}; alternatively transliterated into English language English as '''Madinah''') is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Medina was originally known as ''Yathrib'', but later the city's name was change to ''Madīnat al-Nabī'' ("city of the Prophet") or ''Al Madīnah al Munawwarah'' ("the enlightened city" or "the radiant city"), while the short form ''Medina'' simply means "city." Medina is the second holiest city of Islam, after Mecca.
Image:Prophet_Mosque_in_Madinah.jpg leftthumb350pxThe Prophet Mosque in Medina; the mosque has the Shrine of the Prophet Muhammad in the middle, also known as Gumbad-e-Khizra or Dome of the ProphetIn 622, Medina became the seat of Muhammad's growing movement after the Hijra_%28Islam%29 Hijra.
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 Medina: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Medina
Medina (population 600,000) is a city in western Saudi Arabia.
After Mecca, Medina is the second holy city of the Islam.
In the ten years following the Hegira, Medina formed the basis form where Muhammad attacked and finnaly conquered Mecca.
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 This article is about the Saudi city of Medina For...
"Medina" (Arabic Arabic: مدينة رسول الله or المدينه, "Madinat Rasul Allah", or "al-Madina"; alternatively transliterated into English English as "Madinah") is a city in the Hejaz Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia.
Medina is the second holy city of Islam Islam, after Makkah (Mecca Mecca).
Even when Islamic rule was established Medina remained for some years the most important city of Islam and the de facto capital of the Caliphate Caliphate.
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 ALI FACTS AND INFORMATION   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Medina, now a large city and the capital of an empire stretching from Africa to Central Asia, fell into chaos.
The rebel army was defeated at the Battle of Basra (also known as the Battle of the Camel); Talha was killed, Zubayr fled and killed later, and Aisha was captured and escorted with all respect to Medina, where she was given a pension.
The capital of the province of Syria, Damascus, was held by Mu'awiyah, the governor of Syria and a kinsman of Uthman, Ali's slain predecessor.
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 Muhammad   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Muhammad came to Medina as a mediator, invited to resolve the feud between the Arab factions of Aws and Khazraj.
However, Medina was also home to a number of Jewish tribes (whether they were ethnically as well as religiously Jewish is an open question, as is the depth of their "Jewishness").
They owned no land in Medina and if they did not raid, they would have to live on charity and whatever wage labor they could find, both of which were in short supply in the small oasis.
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 Medina Article, Medina Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Medina (Arabic :مدينة رسول الله orالمدينه, Madinat Rasul Allah, or al-Madina;alternatively transliterated into English asMadinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Evenwhen Islamic rule was established Medina remained for some years the most important city of Islam and the de facto capital of the Caliphate.
After the death of Ali, the fourthcaliph, Mu'awiyya transferred the capital to Damascus and the importance of Medina dwindled and became of a religious more than a political nature.
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 Medina (disambiguation)
Medina - a city in Saudi Arabia, and holy to the Islam
Medina, New York - a village in the United States
This is a disambiguation page; that is, one that just points to other pages that might otherwise have the same name.
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 Medina (disambiguation) - TheBestLinks.com - Africa, Arab, Islam, Isle of Wight, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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Medina - a city in Saudi Arabia, one of the three holiest in Islam
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 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
---- Medina (; alternatively transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
The long form of the Arabic name means "the enlightened city", while the short form just means "the City".
Its importance as a religious site derives from the presence there the Shrine of the Prophet Mohammad by Masjid al-Nabawi or the Mosque of the Prophet, famously know as Gumbad-e-Khizra, Prophet's Dome or Green Dome, which was built on a site adjacent to Prophet Muhammad's home.
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 Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
570 in Mecca (Makkah) and died June 8, 632 in Medina (Madinah); both Mecca and Medina are cities in the Arabian Peninsula.
In 622 he was forced to flee from Mecca and settle in Yathrib (now known as Medina) with his followers, where he was the leader of the first avowedly Muslim community.
Muhammad is said to have drafted a document now known as the Constitution of Medina (circa 622-623, possibly the earliest surviving written constitution), which laid out the terms on which the different factions could co-exist.
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 Medina disambiguation - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
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 Medina: Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
For other uses, see Medina (disambiguation) (Medina (disambiguation): more facts about this subject).
The first mosque of Islam is also located in Medinah and is known as Masjid al-Quba, the Quba Mosque (Quba Mosque: the quba mosque (quba masjid or masjid al-quba) just outside medina, saudi arabia,...
In 622 (622: more facts about this subject), Medina became the seat of Muhammad's growing movement after the Hijra.
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 River Medina - TheBestLinks.com - Isle of Wight, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, Solent, TheBestLinks.com:Perfect ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
River Medina, Isle of Wight, River, TheBestLinks.com:Find or fix a stub, Solent...
The River Medina is small river that runs from the hills in the south of the Isle of Wight, through the capital Newport, towards the Solent at Cowes.
The river is bridged at Newport, with a chain ferry at Cowes to East Cowes.
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 Medina - Gurupedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Medina is the second holy city of Islam, after Makkah (
Under the first four Caliphs, known as the Righteous Caliphs, the Islamic empire expanded rapidly and came to include centres of learning such as Jerusalem, Ctesiphon, and
After the death of Ali, the fourth caliph, Mu'awiyya transferred the capital to
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 622   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
The Hijra (هِجْرَة), or withdrawal, is the emigration of Muhammad and his followers to the city of Medina in 622.
For other uses, see Mecca (disambiguation) Mecca or Makkah (in full: Makkah al-Mukarramah;) is the capital city of Saudi Arabia's Makkah province, in the historic Hijaz region.
Medina (; alternatively transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
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 Medina - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Medina (Arabic: المدينة المنورة or المدينة; alternatively transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the Hejaz region of western Saudi Arabia.
Medina is located at 24.50° N 39.5833° E.
The Prophet Mosque in Medina; the mosque has the Shrine of the Prophet Muhammad in the middle, also known as Gumbad-e-Khizra or Dome of the Prophet
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 Medina del Campo - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Medina del Campo
Medina del Campo has medieval streets and an ancient castle, seat of the Castilian court during the 15th century.
Medina Sidonia, Alonso Pérez de Guzmán, duque de
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
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Template:Islam This article is about the Saudi city of Medina.
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 Medina Definition / Medina Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Medina (Arabic: مدينة رسول الله or المدينه, Madinat Rasul Allah, or al-Madina; alternatively transliterated into English as Madinah) is a city in the HejazHejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz) is a region in the northwest of present-day Saudi Arabia; its main city is Jeddah, but it is probably better-known for the holy city of Mecca.
As a region, The Hijaz, as it is often referred to, because of being the site of Islam's holy places, has significance in the Arab and Islamic historical and political landscape....
Medina is a census-designated place located in Zapata County, Texas.
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In 622 Muhammad was invited to come and live in Yathrib (the old name of Medina) andact as a sort of governor.
Different clans and religions were eternally quarrelling andbickering and Muhammad brought unity to the city.
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For other prominent people called Muhammad, see Muhammad (disambiguation)'' '''Muhammad''' {{AudioAr-muhammad.ogglisten}} '''({{lang-arمحمد}}''', also Arabic transliteration transliterated '''Mohammad''', '''Mohammed''', '''Muhammed''', and sometimes '''Mahomet''' (Latin '''Mahometus'''), following the Latin language Latin or Turkish language Turkish), is believed by Muslims to be God's final prophets of Islam prophet sent to guide mankind with the message of Islam.
In 622, he was forced to Hijra flee from Mecca and settle in ''Yathrib'' (now known as Medina) with his followers, where he was the leader of the first avowedly Muslim community.
In Medina, he married Hafsah, daughter of Umar ibn al-Khattab Umar (who would eventually become Abu Bakr's successor).
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 Battle of Hunayn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
They owned no land in Medina and if they did not raid, they would have to live on charity and whatever wage labor they could find.
`Umar was part of the first emigration (Hijrah) to Yathrib (renamed Medīnat an-Nabī, or simply Medina shortly thereafter) in 622 C.E. He was present at Badr, Uhūd, Khaybar, and the raid on Syria, as well as many other engagements.
In 638, he extended and renovated the Grand Mosque in Mecca and the Mosque of the Prophet in Medina.
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 Muhammad - meaning of word   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
In 622 he was forced to Hijra and settle in ''Yathrib'' (now known as Medina) with his followers, where he was the leader of the first avowedly Muslim community.
570 C.E. in Mecca (Makkah) and died June 8, 632 C.E. in Medina (Madinah); both Mecca and Medina are cities in northern Arabia.
Anyway, I replaced a phrase that stated King Johns was the first, which we know from the Constitution of Medina to be untrue, but I've read from varying sources that Muhammads was the first.
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 Hijra - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Hijra (Hegira/Hijrah/Hejira) is an Arabic term referring to the migration of the Prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina in 622.
Hejira is an album by Joni Mitchell, used in the sense of exodus or flight, see above.
This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
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