The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Location

Medina

Also known as Yathrib, Madinah, Yatreb

  • city
  • early Islamic community architecture

The oasis city of refuge where Mahomet formed the first Muslim community after leaving Mecca. It became the seat of his death, burial, and the earliest succession of the faith.

Type
city
Style
early Islamic community architecture
First appears
Book 1 · Ch. 5
Books
1

History

  1. BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)

    The oasis city of refuge where Mahomet formed the first Muslim community after leaving Mecca. It became the seat of his death, burial, and the earliest succession of the faith.

Key events

  1. Book 1
    Ch. 226
    Rise of IslamIn the early 7th century, Muhammad received revelations that formed the basis of Islam; after his death, his followers rapidly conquered Arabia and then the Middle East, North Africa, and beyond.

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