Places

أماكن

Cities, routes, and sites where the story unfolds.

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Badr 2 links The plain and wells southwest of Madinah where the Battle of Badr was fought. Events here: The Battle of Badr BattlefieldsMedinan period Baqi al-Gharqad (Jannat al-Baqi) 12 links Al-Baqi', the cemetery of Madinah; resting place of most of the wives & Companions. Events here: The Death of the Prophet ﷺ Medinan period Cave of Hira (Ghar Hira) 5 links Ghar Hira on Jabal al-Nour, where the first revelation descended. Events here: The Beginning of Revelation (Iqra) Cave of Thawr (Ghar Thawr) 6 links Ghar Thawr, south of Mecca, where the Prophet ﷺ & Abu Bakr hid three days. Events here: The Hijrah (Emigration to Madinah) Medinan period Dar al-Arqam (House of al-Arqam) 7 links The House of al-Arqam; secret meeting-place & first school of the Muslims. Meccan period Hunayn 4 links The valley between Makkah and Ta'if; site of the last battle against Arabian idolatry. Events here: The Battle of Hunayn · The Siege of Ta'if BattlefieldsMedinan period Jerusalem (Bayt al-Maqdis / al-Masjid al-Aqsa) 12 links Bayt al-Maqdis / al-Aqsa; first qibla; destination of the Night Journey. Events here: Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj (The Night Journey & Ascension) · The Change of the Qibla · The Death of the Prophet ﷺ · The Letters to the Kings SanctuariesMeccan period The Ka'bah 19 links The first House of worship; its rebuilding and the Black Stone. Events here: Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj (The Night Journey & Ascension) · Hilf al-Fudul (Pact of Virtue) · Rebuilding of the Ka'bah · The Battle of Hunayn Sanctuaries Khaybar 14 links The fertile Jewish oasis north of Madinah; refuge of the exiled Banu Nadir. Events here: Expeditions Between Uhud and Khandaq (Second Badr & Dhat al-Riqa) · The Battle of Khandaq (al-Ahzab) · The Battle of Khaybar · The Expulsion of Banu Nadir Medinan period Masjid al-Nabawi (The Prophet's Mosque) 17 links The Prophet's Mosque; first institution of the Madinan community. Events here: The Hijrah (Emigration to Madinah) · The Incident of Masjid al-Dirar · The Judgment of Banu Qurayza MosquesMedinan period Masjid Quba 5 links The first masjid in Islam, built on arrival at Quba. Events here: The Incident of Masjid al-Dirar MosquesMedinan period Mecca 51 links Birthplace of the Prophet ﷺ; the sanctuary (al-Haram) of Quraysh. Events here: Al-Isra' wal-Mi'raj (The Night Journey & Ascension) · Hilf al-Fudul (Pact of Virtue) · Rebuilding of the Ka'bah · The Battle of Khandaq (al-Ahzab) SanctuariesMeccan period Madinah (Yathrib) 69 links Yathrib renamed al-Madinah; the second Haram; capital of the first Muslim state. Events here: Expeditions Between Badr and Uhud · The Assassination of Ka'b ibn al-Ashraf · The Battle of Hunayn · The Battle of Khandaq (al-Ahzab) SanctuariesMedinan period Najran 6 links The Christian province of the 60-man delegation and the Mubahala; a jizya treaty, not war. Events here: The Hajj of Abu Bakr & the Verse of the Sword · The Year of Delegations Medinan period Tabuk 4 links The far-northern oasis; furthest point and namesake of the final ghazwa. Events here: The Expedition of Tabuk Medinan period Ta'if 8 links The fortified plateau-city of Thaqif; of the stoning and of the later siege. Events here: The Battle of Hunayn · The Siege of Ta'if · The Year of Delegations Meccan periodMedinan period Mount Uhud 9 links The mountain north of Madinah; site of the Battle of Uhud and the martyrs' graves. Events here: The Battle of Uhud Medinan period